BÄ°L681 - INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS

Course Name Code Semester Theory
(hours/week)
Application
(hours/week)
Credit ECTS
INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS BÄ°L681 Any Semester/Year 3 0 3 8
Prequisites
Course languageTurkish
Course typeElective 
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-Face 
Learning and teaching strategiesLecture
Discussion
 
Instructor (s)Department Responsible (bbm-bologna@cs.hacettepe.edu.tr) 
Course objectiveTo introduce the Information retrieval systems 
Learning outcomes
  1. To have information abour IRS
Course ContentIRS, models, search engines, indexing, querying, matching, performance metrics 
ReferencesSelected 10 articles from literature 

Course outline weekly

WeeksTopics
Week 1What is IRS
Week 2Boolean Retrieval
Week 3Vector Space Model
Week 4Vector Space Model
Week 5Distance calculations
Week 6Midterm exam
Week 7Indexing
Week 8Indexing
Week 9Matching and ordering
Week 10Matching and ordering
Week 11Midterm exam
Week 12Search Engines
Week 13Search Engines
Week 14Paper review
Week 15Final exam study
Week 16Final exam

Assesment methods

Course activitiesNumberPercentage
Attendance00
Laboratory00
Application00
Field activities00
Specific practical training00
Assignments00
Presentation00
Project00
Seminar00
Midterms225
Final exam150
Total75
Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes050
Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes050
Total100

WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION

Activities Number Duration (hour) Total Work Load
Course Duration (x14) 14 3 42
Laboratory 0 0 0
Application000
Specific practical training000
Field activities000
Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect)14456
Presentation / Seminar Preparation000
Project000
Homework assignment14342
Midterms (Study duration)23060
Final Exam (Study duration) 14040
Total Workload4580240

Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes

D.9. Key Learning OutcomesContrubition level*
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1. Graduates should have a mastery of computer science as described by the core of the Body of Knowledge.  X  
2. Graduates need understanding of a number of recurring themes, such as abstraction, complexity, and evolutionary change, and a set of general principles, such as sharing a common resource, security, and concurrency.   X  
3. Graduates of a computer science program need to understand how theory and practice influence each other.  X  
4. Graduates need to think at multiple levels of detail and abstraction.  X   
5. Students will be able to think critically, creatively and identify problems in their research.  X  
6. Graduates should have been involved in at least one substantial project.    X 
7. Graduates should realize that the computing field advances at a rapid pace.   X  
8. Graduates should conduct research in an ethical and responsible manner.  X   
9. Graduates should have good command of technical terms in both Turkish and English. X   
10. Graduates should understand the full range of opportunities available in computing.  X  
11. Graduates should understand that computing interacts with many different domains.    X 
12. Graduates should develop the knowledge acquired at master level and apply scientific methods in order to solve scientific problems.    X 

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