Information Retrieval and Organization (5cr)

Objective

The student knows how key concepts and theoretical basis of information retrieval

The student can take advantage of the most important open network search services
Source criticism and different source types and channels
Basics of information organization

Content

Boolean logic
Other reconciliation methods
Theoretical foundations of information retrieval
Memory organizations in society
Source criticism
Key search services
Information organization

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student has sufficiently participated in contact studies and completed the assignments included in the course and passed a possible exam
The student is able to describe orally and in writing the theoretical basis of information retrieval.
The student knows the basic use of different search methods
The student is able to be source-critical to different materials
The student knows the key functions of different memory organizations
The student knows the basics of information organization

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Student’s participation has been active in contact studies and part-time studies the student is able to use different application methods fluently
The student is able to take an analytical and source-critical approach to different materials
The student is able to apply theories in practice
The student is able to utilize memory organizations in a variety of ways in information retrieval
The student is able to apply the basics of information organization in practice

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student has actively participated in the course and its various forms of work
The student has a good overall understanding of the theoretical foundations of information retrieval and is able to apply them in practice
The student is able to search for information in a variety of ways using different tools
The student is able to take a critical and analytical approach to different source materials and consider the motivational basis for their production
The student masters the construction of memory organizations and is able to use them fluently in different search situations

The student is able to apply the organization of knowledge in a variety of ways, both in theory and in practice

Materials

Haasio: Löydä. Avain 2024. (ilm. 8/2024.)