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Probabilistic Graphical Models 10-708,
Fall 2006 |
Grading
- Final grades will be based on homework (5 assignments, 50%), final project (30%), and take home final exam (20%).
Homework
resources and collaboration policy
- Homeworks are due at the begining of class
· Important Note: As we often reuse problem set questions from previous years, covered by papers and webpages, we expect the students not to copy, refer to, or look at the solutions in preparing their answers. Since this is a graduate class, we expect students to want to learn and not google for answers. The purpose of problem sets in this class is to help you think about the material, not just give us the right answers. Therefore, please restrict attention to the books mentioned on the webpage when solving problems on the problem set. If you do happen to use other material, it must be acknowledged clearly with a citation on the submitted solution.
- Homeworks will be done individually: each student must hand in their own answers. It is acceptable, however, for students to collaborate in figuring out answers and helping each other solve the problems. We will be assuming that, as participants in a graduate course, you will be taking the responsibility to make sure you personally understand the solution to any work arising from such collaboration. You also must indicate on each homework with whom you collaborated.
- The final project may be completed by teams of up to two students.
- The final take home exam should be done individually, with no
discussions with other students.
Late homework
policy
- You will be allowed 3 total late days without penalty for the entire semester. For instance, you may be late by 1 day on three different homeworks or late by 3 days on one homework. Once those days are used, you will be penalized according to the policy below:
- Homework is worth full credit at the beginning of class on the due date.
- It is worth half credit for the next 48 hours.
- It is worth zero credit after that.
- You must turn in all of the 5 homeworks, even if for zero credit, in order to pass the course.
- Turn in all late homework assignments to Monica Hopes.
Homework regrades
policy
If you feel that we have made an error in grading your homework, please turn
in your homework with a written explanation to Monica Hopes
Homework
assignments
- HW1: pdf code (CMU Only: solutions coding solution)
- Out: Sep 13th, Due: Sep.27th
- HW2: pdf code (CMU Only: solutions coding solution)
- Out: Sep 27th, Due: Oct 13th
- HW3: pdf code (CMU Only: solutions coding solution)
- Out: Oct 13th, Due: Oct 27th
- HW4: pdf code (CMU Only: solutions coding solution)
- Out: Oct 29th, Due: Nov 15th
- HW5: pdf code lbp and labels (CMU Only: solutions)
- Out: Nov 16th, Due: Nov. 29th
Final project
- Details out on Oct 4th
- Project description due on Oct 11th
- Project milestone due on Nov 8st
- Poster session on Dec 1st 3-6pm
- There will be a best project award based on popular vote during the poster session
- Paper due on Dec 8th
For project milestone, roughly half of the project work should be completed. A short, graded write-up will be required, and we will provide feedback.
Exam Schedule
- Final: Take home pdf
- Out: Dec 1st
- Due: Dec 15th by 2pm electronically to 10708-instr@cs.cmu.edu, or paper version to Monica Hopes.
Note to people outside CMU
Feel free to use the slides and materials available online here. Please email the instructors with any corrections or improvements.