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Information retrieval 2 (5 cr)

Code: 4A00CU28-3004

General information


Enrollment
11.11.2024 - 15.01.2025
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
02.01.2025 - 25.05.2025
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 cr
Local portion
0 cr
Virtual portion
5 cr
Mode of delivery
Distance 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
Groups
KTDIPL24S
Kirjasto- ja tietopalvelualan korkeakouludiplomi
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.: Löydä! Avain 2024.
Haasio, Harviainen & Savolainen: Johdatus tiedonhankintatutkimukseen. Avain 2019,

Teaching methods

Verkkoluennot, itsenäinen työskentely Moodlessa, kirjallisuus

Student workload

135 h

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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