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Information Retrieval CENG 555. Spring 2011-2012. Course Web Page. Authoritative source of administrivia In-class announcements generally reflected on Web page http://academic.cankaya.edu.tr/~agorur Syllabus , policies Announcements Handouts Due dates. Educational approach.
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Information RetrievalCENG 555 Spring 2011-2012
Course Web Page Authoritativesource of administrivia • In-class announcements generally reflected on Web page • http://academic.cankaya.edu.tr/~agorur • Syllabus, policies • Announcements • Handouts • Duedates
Educationalapproach Will be between a • lecture, • seminar, and • laboratory(codingprojects)
Objectives of the Course • a basic theoretical understanding of IR • Representing and indexing text • Retrieval models • Implementing querying efficiently • major application areas and recent research topics in IR • evaluation of IR systems.
Grading • Homework (20%) • ResearchProject(s)(30%) • Seminar(s)(25%) • Final (25%)
Homeworks Everyhomeworkwill be submitted as a technicalreport. • practical and theoretical concepts • fouror fivein number – 20% of grade
Research Project Aimis to research and develop an idea or area you would like to explore in depth; Deliverablesinclude • Writtenreport • Presentation
Information Retrieval • Field concerned with the organization, storage, and retrieval of information • Especially text • Also retrieval of semi- structured data (XML), video images, speech, music • Requires algorithms and data structures • For manipulating natural language • To efficiently store and process data • Related fields • Natural Language Processing, • Library Science • Computational Linguistics • Digital Libraries