LIBR 202-02
Information Retrieval
Spring 2008 Greensheet
Dr. Edna Reid
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This course will be delivered entirely online through Blackboard. Students must self-enroll for this course on Blackboard between January 23 – January 24. You will be required to use a password access code which I will send via the MYSJSU Messaging system on January 22. The class begins on Wednesday, January 23. Except for the first week, weekly sessions run from Monday through Friday.
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 fundamental concepts of information-seeking behavior and employ them in the design and evaluation of systems
- Students will be able to define a set of terms reflecting fundamental concepts of information retrieval and use them in discussions of their projects for the class.
- Students will understand metadata, both structure and representation, and be aware of dominant models such as the MARC record, LC Classification, Dublin Core, and NISO 39-19.
- 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.
- Use the basic concepts and principles related to the creation, evaluation, selection, acquisition, preservation, and organization of specific items or collections of information
- Demonstrate proficiency in the use of current information and communication technologies, and other related technologies, as they affect the resources and uses of libraries and other types of information providing entities
Textbooks and Readings
Required Text and Readings
- Chowdhury, G.G. (2004) Introduction to Modern Information Retrieval, 2nd ed. London: Facet Publishing.
- “Supplemental Readings”
http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/courses/202/welcome202.html
Go to SLIS eBookstore.
Course Requirements
Complete the New Student Technology Workshop
This is a mandatory short, self-paced online workshop 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
Elluminate Synchronous Sessions (Optional)
There will be three Elluminate sessions. The sessions provide an opportunity for students to ask questions and discuss course topics. They will be recorded.
Students must complete - Elluminate Orientation for Students http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/software/elluminate/students/
Virtual Office (Optional)
Chat Session via Blackboard: every other Thursday 7-7:30pm Pacific time. Session will be recorded.
Assignments
The deliverables for this course and their point values are listed below. Three group assignments will be done using the text-based database management system called Inmagic DBTextworks http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/courses/202/index.html.
| IR Assignments | |
| Assignment (group) 1: Attribute Eliciatation | 20 points |
| Assignment (group) 2: Database Description & Design | 100 points |
| Assignment (group) 3: Vocabulary Design & Evaluation | 100 points |
| Assignment (individual) 4: Evaluation of IR Interfaces | 65 points |
| Class Participation: Exercise - Metadata (group) Discussion Board (7 discussion forums - individual) |
10 points 70 points |
| Quiz (individual) | 10 points |
| Midterm Exam (individual) | 50 points |
| Final Exam (individual) | 75 points |
| Total Points | 500 points |
Grading Scale
The standard SJSU SLIS Grading Scale is utilized for all SLIS courses:
| 97-100 | A |
| 94-96 | A- |
| 91-93 | B+ |
| 88-90 | B |
| 85-87 | B- |
| 82-84 | C+ |
| 79-81 | C |
| 76-78 | C- |
| 73-75 | D+ |
| 70-72 | D |
| 67-69 | D- |
| Below 67 | F |
In order to provide consistent guidelines for assessment for graduate level work in the School, these terms are applied to letter grades:
- C represents Adequate work; a grade of "C" counts for credit for the course;
- B represents Good work; a grade of "B" clearly meets the standards for graduate level work;
- A represents Exceptional work; a grade of "A" will be assigned for outstanding work only.
Students are advised that it is their responsibility to maintain a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.0.
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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