LIBR 202-12
Information Retrieval
Spring 2007 Greensheet
Richard V. Jackson
E-mail
Phone: (562) 920-9450
Office hours: by appointment
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Students must self-enroll for the Blackboard site for this course. An access code for enrolling in the class Blackboard site will be distributed through my.sjsu to students who are registered for the class.
Course Description
Principles of information retrieval and their application to information systems and services. Emphasizing models of user information seeking behavior, human information processing, and their relationship to retrieval models in information systems.
Course Prerequisites: Demonstrated computer literacy
Course Objectives
Student Learning Outcomes:
- Students will be able to design, query, and evaluate a database information retrieval system, using an appropriate user model
- Students will be able to articulate the fundamental concepts of information retrieval and information-seeking behavior, and employ them in the design and evaluation of systems
- Students will understand the problems inherent in the representation of information in a retrieval system, and be aware of the dominant models used in information retrieval, such as MARC, AACR2, LC Classification, LCSH, and Dublin Core
- Students will understand principles of good interface design and be able to evaluate interfaces using those principles
LIBR 202 supports the following SLIS Core Competencies:
- design, query and evaluate information retrieval systems;
- understand the system of standards and methods used to control and create information structures and apply basic principles involved in the organization and representation of knowledge;
- describe the fundamental concepts of information-seeking behaviors.
Textbooks and Readings
Required Text and Readings
Please order the textbook in time to have it by at least the second week of class.
- Chowdhury, G. G. (2004). Introduction to Modern Information Retrieval. 2nd ed. London: Facet Publishing. (Available at http://www.neal-schuman.com/db/4/384.html, SLIS e-Bookstore , etc.)
- “Supplemental Readings” on electronic reserve
Course Requirements
Complete the New Student Technology Course
This is a mandatory short, self-paced online course on Blackboard that must be completed by all new SLIS students before the first day of classes. The access code for this course will be sent to new students via MySJSU. If you have questions about this course, e-mail Debbie Faires or Dale David.
For more information, see http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/slis/blackboardintro.htm
Blackboard Information
Blackboard is the means by which information about the class (assignments, handouts, announcements, etc.) will be disseminated. It also serves as a forum for communication among students, and between students and the instructor, outside of class time. Students are expected to monitor the Blackboard site regularly for announcements and discussion postings, and are encouraged to post questions and comments there. An access code for enrolling in the class Blackboard site will be distributed through my.sjsu to students who are registered for the class.
Assignments
The assignments for this course, and their corresponding point values, are:
| Attribute elicitation exercise | 80 points |
| Classification exercise | 130 points |
| Assignment #1: Description and Database Design (in groups) | 220 points |
| Assignment #2: Subject Analysis (in groups) | 270 points |
| Midterm | 150 points |
| Final | 150 points |
| Total | 1,000 points |
Late Assignments
Points will be deducted for work turned in late.
Extra Credit
At the end of the course, up to 10 points of extra credit may be given for exceptional contributions to class discussion and learning.
Course Calendar
The class meets from 9:00 to 4:00 on the following Saturdays:
- Feb. 3, 10, 24;
- Mar. 10, 24;
- Apr. 14, 28
The first 3 meetings will be in room PLS 50 at Cal State Fullerton; the remaining meetings will be in room PLS 61.
Attendance at all class meetings is required. A detailed class schedule will be posted on Blackboard.
Grading
The standard SJSU SLIS Grading Scale is used:
| 97-100 % | (970-1000 points) | A |
| 94-96 % | (940-969 points) | A- |
| 91-93 % | (910-939 points) | B+ |
| 88-90 % | (880-909 points) | B |
| 85-87 % | (850-879 points) | B- |
| 82-84 % | (820-849 points) | C+ |
| 79-81 % | (790-819 points) | C |
| 76-78 % | (760-789 points) | C- |
| 73-75 % | (730-759 points) | D+ |
| 70-72 % | (700-729 points) | D |
| 67-69 % | (670-699 points) | D- |
| below 67% | (less than 670 points) | F |
Academic Integrity
Your own commitment to learning, as evidenced by your enrollment at San José State University, and the University's Academic Integrity Policy requires you to be honest in all your academic course work. Faculty members are required to report all infractions to the Office of Student Conduct and Ethical Development. The policy on academic integrity can be found at http://sa.sjsu.edu/student_conduct.
Reasonable Accommodation of Disabilities
If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability,
please e-mail me as soon as possible. Presidential Directive 97-03 requires
that students with disabilities register with the Disability Resource Center
(DRC) to establish record of their disability.
No matter where students reside, they should contact the SJSU DRC to register. The DRC Web site: http://www.drc.sjsu.edu/
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