This course is on Data Science (DS) and Process Modelling (PM), and is part of the (dutch) bachelor program Informatica & Economie of Leiden University.

From Spring 2021 onwards, the setup and content of this course will change substantially. The majority of this 7 ECTS course will actually be in the form of the precise contents of the 6 ECTS Data Science course by dr. Suzan Verberne. In addition, lectures (see schedule below) and exam questions about Process Modelling will be provided through this course. The book by van der Aalst used until 2020, is no longer mandatory.


Course information

Boek Lectures: Follow Data Science schedule and see below
Werkcolleges: Follow Data Science schedule and see below
Lecturer: dr. Frank Takes (f.w.takes@liacs.leidenuniv.nl, room 157b) and dr. S. Verberne (s.verberne@liacs.leidenuniv.nl)
Literature (not mandatory): W. van der Aalst, Process Mining: Discovery, Conformance and Enhancement of Business Processes, 2nd edition, Springer, 2016.
Examination: exam (60%) and three practical assignments (together 40%)
Spoken language: Dutch
Study points: 7 ECTS


Timetable (online)

  Date Time Topic Literature
... ... ... Follow Data Science course schedule ...
1. Mon, March 1, 2021 15:30 - 16:15 Lecture 1: Introduction v/d Aalst Chapter 1
... ... ... Follow Data Science course schedule ...
3. Wed, May 26, 2021 14:15 - 16:00 Lecture 2: Process Modelling
Petri nets werkcollege
v/d Aalst Chapter 3, 4, 5
4. Wed, Jun 2, 2021 14:15 - 16:00 Lecture 3: Process Mining
Petri nets werkcollege and answers
v/d Aalst Chapter 6, 8, 9
... ... ... Follow Data Science course schedule ...
Wed, Jun 16, 2021 14:00 - 17:00 Exam
Study as you would for the Data Science (DS) course. In addition, for the process modelling (PM) part of this course, study the DSPM lecture slides and practice materials. The book is not mandatory since 2021, but does explain the concepts in detail. Practice: 2015 exam & answers, 2016 exam & answers and 2017 exam & answers, 2018 exam and answers and 2019 exam and answers (2020 was online/individual due to COVID-19)
Note that since 2021 only the process modelling part of the exam may be representative for the 2021 exam (in content, not in quantity/proportion to data science topics)
Wed, Jul 7 14, 2021 14:00 - 17:00 Retake exam
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