Schedule
Last updated: 14 Apr 2021 to fix the poster and presentation deadlines.
Note that our class will be in the physical venue of LT19. Recordings will take place where possible by Zoom and are available via LumiNUS.
Note in the Readings column:
- (SLP2) Dan Jurafsky and James Martin, Speech and Language Processing, 2nd edition. We are only using this previous edition for the first chapter, since it is not finished in the 3e draft.
- (SLP3) Dan Jurafsky and James Martin, Speech and Language Processing, 3rd edition
- (E) Jacob Eisenstein, Natural Language Processing (2018)
| Date | Description and Optional Readings | Deadlines and Mark Weightage |
|---|---|---|
| NUS Week 01 Fri, 15 Jan | Administrivia and Introduction · SLP2, Ch 1. | |
| Week 02 22 Jan | Words · SLP3, Ch 2. | · Assignment 1 out. |
| Week 03 29 Jan | Language Models · SLP3, Ch 3. | |
| Week 04 5 Feb | Text Classification · SLP3, Ch 4. · E, Chs 2–4. | · Assignment 1 due (10% of Final Marks; Due: Thu, 4 Feb 23:59 SGT). · Assignment 2 out. · Students to fill out team formation form. |
| Week 05 12 Feb (Class to be recorded or rescheduled in light of Lunar / CNY Holiday) | Connectionist Machine Learning · SLP3, Ch 5. | · Teams finalised by CS4248 staff. |
| Week 06 19 Feb | Embeddings and Midterm (Fri, 19 Feb 9:00-10:00 SGT) | · Midterm (20%) · SLP3, Ch 6. · E, Ch 14. |
| Week Recess 26 Feb | · Assignment 2 due (15%; Thu, 25 Feb 23:59 SGT). | |
| Week 07 5 Mar | Sequences · SLP3, Ch 8. · E, Ch 7. | · Assignment 3 out. · Project Proposal (5%; Thu, 4 Mar 23:59 SGT). |
| Week 08 12 Mar | Encoder–Decoder · SLP3, Ch 9. | |
| Week 09 19 Mar | Trees · SLP3, Chs 12, 13, 15. · E, Chs 9, 10. | · Peer Review of Project Proposals due (Tue, 16 Mar 23:59 SGT). · Assignment 3 due (15%; Thu, 18 Mar 23:59 SGT) |
| Week 10 26 Mar | Semantics | · Project Consultations (varies) |
| Week 11 2 Apr (Class to be recorded or rescheduled in light of Good Friday Holiday) | Classification Applications · SLP3, Ch 25. | · Project Consultations (varies) |
| Week 12 9 Apr | Sequence Applications · SLP3, Ch 25. · E, Ch 18. | · Project Consultations (varies) |
| Week 13 16 Apr | Ethics and Advanced Topics · SLP3, Ch 26. · E, Ch 19. | · Assignment 4 out. · Project Poster (8%; Fri, 16 Apr 7:59 SGT). · Project Presentation (8%; Fri, 16 Apr 7:59 SGT). |
| Reading Week | 100% Continuous Assessment (due to COVID-19). No final exam1. | · Assignment 4 due (5%; Thu, 22 Apr 23:59 SGT). · Project Report due (14%, Fri, 23 Apr 23:59 SGT). · Peer Reviews of Project Posters and Presentations due (Thu, 22 Apr 23:59 SGT). |
1Exam considerations were decided at the beginning of April 2020 for the entire academic year. At that time, we thought it was safer not to require a physical final exam venue. Fortunately, we can have class in place, but the exam considerations needed to be moved to online continuous assessment only at that time. We regret any inconvenience.