Unit name | Dialogue and Narrative |
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Unit code | COMSM0023 |
Credit points | 10 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Dr. Simpson |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Engineering Mathematics and Technology |
Faculty | Faculty of Engineering |
This unit presents the theoretical foundations for interactions that are narratively structured, reflecting the human bias towards organising our experiences as (language, logical and visual) narratives. Understanding the narrative structure requires a deep understanding of Natural Language Processing (NLP) components going from low-level text mining and segmentation to discourse-level analysis and summarisation. The unit builds upon these to teach core concepts in dialogue management, argumentation theory, and computational modelling of narratives.
Upon successful completion of this unit students will be able to:
Teaching will be delivered through a series of mostly synchronous sessions, including lectures, seminars, practical activities, discussion groups and self-directed exercises.
1 Summative Assessment, 100% - Coursework. This will assess all ILOs.
Selected literature, references and online material will be provided at the start of the unit.