TDM 20100
Assignment Schedule
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Only the best 10 of 14 projects will count towards your grade. |
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Topics are subject to change. While this is a rough sketch of the project topics, we may adjust the topics as the semester progresses. |
Project 1 - Introduction to Large Language Models |
Aug 24, 2026 |
Sep 2, 2026 |
Syllabus Quiz |
Aug 24, 2026 |
Sep 4, 2026 |
Academic Integrity Quiz |
Aug 24, 2026 |
Sep 4, 2026 |
Project 2 - Introduction to Text Embeddings and Cosine Similarity |
Aug 31, 2026 |
Sep 9, 2026 |
Project 3 - Introduction to Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) |
Sep 7, 2026 |
Sep 16, 2026 |
Project 4 - Assessment of Online Data and Scraping Data from the Web |
Sep 14, 2026 |
Sep 23, 2026 |
Outside Event 1 |
Aug 24, 2026 |
Sep 25, 2026 |
Project 5 - Fine Tuning Large Language Models |
Sep 21, 2026 |
Sep 30, 2026 |
Project 6 - Understanding Agent-Based Models |
Sep 28, 2026 |
Oct 7, 2026 |
Project 7 - Creating a Single-Agent Model |
Oct 5, 2026 |
Oct 16, 2026 |
Fall Break |
Oct 12, 2026 |
Oct 13, 2026 |
Project 8 - Introduction to AI Tools for Image Processing |
Oct 9, 2026 |
Oct 21, 2026 |
Outside Event 2 |
Aug 24, 2026 |
Oct 23, 2026 |
Project 9 - Using AI to Implement Image Processing |
Oct 19, 2026 |
Oct 28, 2026 |
Project 10 - Introduction to Containerization and APIs |
Oct 26, 2026 |
Nov 4, 2026 |
Project 11 - Container Builds and API Connectivity |
Nov 2, 2026 |
Nov 11, 2026 |
Project 12 - Introduction to Streaming Databases |
Nov 9, 2026 |
Nov 18, 2026 |
Outside Event 3 |
Aug 24, 2026 |
Nov 20, 2026 |
Project 13 - Implementing Streaming Databases with Spark SQL |
Nov 16, 2026 |
Dec 2, 2026 |
Project 14 - Reflections and Summative Assessment |
Nov 23, 2026 |
Dec 9, 2026 |
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Projects are released on Mondays, and are due 1 week and 2 days later on the following Wednesday, by 11:59pm. There are a few exceptions to these dates; please refer to the schedule. Late work is not accepted. We give partial credit for work you have completed — always submit the work you have completed before the due date. If you do not submit the work you were able to get done, we will not be able to give you credit for the work you were able to complete. Always double check that the work that you submitted was uploaded properly. See here for more information. Each week, we will announce in Piazza that a project is officially released. Some projects, or parts of projects may be released in advance of the official release date. Work on projects ahead of time at your own risk. These projects are subject to change until the official release announcement in Piazza. |