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Information retrieval 2 (5 cr)

Code: 4A00CU28-3001

General information


Enrollment
16.04.2022 - 07.09.2022
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
05.09.2022 - 13.11.2022
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 cr
Local portion
3 cr
Virtual portion
2 cr
Mode of delivery
Blended learning
Unit
SeAMK Library and Information Services
Campus
SeAMK Seinäjoki, Frami
Teaching languages
Finnish
Degree programmes
Bachelor of Business Administration, Library and Information Services
Teachers
Ari Haasio
Course
4A00CU28

Evaluation scale

1-5

Objective

The student knows how key concepts of information retrieval and a deeper theoretical foundations

The student can make use of different databases for search tasks

Content

Databases and their use in information retrieval

Evaluation criteria

Materials

Haasio, A. Harviainen, J. T.& Savolainen, R. 2019. Johdatus tiedonhankintatutkimukseen. Helsinki: BTJ.
Haasio, A. & Ojaranta, A. & Mattila, M. 2018. Valheen jäljillä. Helsinki: Avain.

Teaching methods

Lectures, excercises, online excercises & essay

Exam schedules

No exam

Student workload

135 h lectures & online excercises

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 key theories of information retrieval the student knows the basic use of different databases

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Student’s participation has been active in contact studies and part-time studies
The student is able to use different databases fluently
The student is able to apply information retrieval theories in practice
The student is able to evaluate the strategy and implementation of each piece of information on a situation-by-situation basis

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 information retrieval theories and is able to apply them in practice
The student is able to use databases and other search methods fluently and in a versatile way based on the situation
The student is able to make extensive, diverse and strategically well-planned information searches.

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