COMP4691/8691 Optimisation

Timeline

The following table provides an overview of what weeks the assessments are released or are due. It also contains the week in which the quizzes will take place. This is preliminary, and may be tweaked (with notice) throughout the semester. See each individual assessment piece for definitive dates and times.

Week	Dates	Due	Released	Quiz
1	22/7 - 26/7		Seminar (COMP8691-only)
2	29/7 - 2/8
3	5/8 - 9/9			Quiz-1
4	12/8 - 16/8		Assignment 1
5	19/8 - 23/8			Quiz-2
6	26/8 - 30/8	Assignment 1
7	16/9 - 20/9	Seminar: Group and Topic Selection
8	23/9 - 27/9			Quiz-3
9	30/9 - 4/10		Assignment 2
10	7/10 - 11/10			Quiz-4
11	14/10 - 18/10
12	21/10 - 25/10	Assignment 2 Seminar: Video delivery		Quiz-5

Assignments

General instructions

• Assignment 1: LPs and MILPs due: Friday 30-08-2024 18:00
• Assignment 2: Meta-heuristics, due: Week 12

Seminar (COMP8691 only)

Seminar instructions

• Week 1: Seminar project released
• Week 7: Group and topic selection deadline: 20-09-2024 18:00
• Week 12: Video delivery deadline: 25-10-2024 18:00

Quizzes

The quizzes will take place at the end of the Friday lectures during the weeks marked in the timeline table.

Each quiz will take about 30-45 minutes and will be done in-person in the classroom. The material covered will encompass all the material of the course so far with a focus on the material from the Friday of the previous quiz until the lecture before the current quiz.

Assessment marks

Assessment	COMP4691	COMP8691
Final Exam	50% (40% hurdle)	50% (40% hurdle)
Assignment 1	10%	10%
Assignment 2	10%	10%
5 Quizzes	30%	20%
Seminar	–	10%