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This document outlines an Information Retrieval course that aims to teach students the fundamentals of information retrieval systems. The course covers topics like retrieval models, query processing, indexing and scoring techniques, and evaluation methods. It is a 3-credit course with prerequisites in data structures and algorithms. The course assessments include two in-class tests and a final exam consisting of long-form questions covering all modules.

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IR Syllabus

This document outlines an Information Retrieval course that aims to teach students the fundamentals of information retrieval systems. The course covers topics like retrieval models, query processing, indexing and scoring techniques, and evaluation methods. It is a 3-credit course with prerequisites in data structures and algorithms. The course assessments include two in-class tests and a final exam consisting of long-form questions covering all modules.

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Course Code Course Name Credit

CSDC7023 Information Retrieval 03

Prerequisite: Data structures and algorithms

Course Objectives: The course aims students :


1 To learn the fundamentals of Information Retrieval
2 To analyze various Information retrieval modeling techniques
3 To understand query processing and its applications
4 To explore the various indexing and scoring techniques
5 To assess the various evaluation methods
6 To analyze various information retrieval for real world application
Course Outcomes: Learner will be able to: -
1 Define and describe the basic concepts of the Information retrieval system.
2 Design the various modeling techniques for information retrieval systems.
3 Understand the query structure and various query operations
4 Analyzing the indexing and scoring operation in information retrieval systems
5 Perform the evaluation of information retrieval systems
6 Analyze various information retrieval for real world application

Module Detailed Content Hours


1 Introduction to Information Retrieval
1.1 Introduction to Information Retrieval, Basic Concepts,
Information Versus Data, Trends and research issues in
information retrieval. 4
1.2 The retrieval process, Information retrieval in the library, web and
digital libraries.
2 Modeling in Information Retrieval
2.1 Taxonomy of Information Retrieval models, Classic Information
Retrieval, Alternate set: Theoretical model, Alternative Algebraic
8
models, Alternative Probabilistic models
2.2 Structured text Retrieval models, Models for browsing
3 Query and Operations in Information Retrieval
3.1 Query structures, Keyboard based querying, Pattern matching,
Structured queries 8
3.2 User relevance feedback, Automatic local analysis, Automatic global
analysis
4 Indexing and Scoring in Information Systems
4.1 Introduction, Inverted Files, Other Indices for Text, Boolean queries
and Introduction to Sequential searching 8
4.2 Scoring, term weighting and the vector space model, Parametric and
zone indexes, Weighted zone scoring, Learning weights, The optimal
weight, Term frequency and weighting, Inverse document frequency,
Tf-idf weighting.
The vector space model for scoring, Queries as vectors, Computing
vector scores, Efficient scoring and ranking, Inexact top K document
retrieval
5 Evaluation of Information Retrieval Systems
5.1 Information retrieval system evaluation, Standard test collections,
Evaluation of unranked retrieval sets, Evaluation of ranked retrieval
results, Assessing and justifying the concept of relevance 6
5.2 System quality and user utility, System issues, Refining a deployed
system
6. Applications of Information Retrieval Systems
6.1. Introduction to Multimedia Information Retrieval
5
6.2 Introduction to Distributed Information Retrieval

Textbooks:
1 Modern information retrieval, Baeza-Yates, R. and Ribeiro-Neto, B., 1999. ACM press.
2 Introduction to Information Retrieval By Christopher D. Manning and PrabhakarRaghavan,
Cambridge University Press
3 Information Storage & Retrieval By Robert Korfhage – John Wiley & Sons

References:
1 Storage Network Management and Retrieval, VaishaliKhairnar
2 Introduction to Modern Information Retrieval. G.G. Chowdhury. NealSchuman
3 Natural Language Processing and Information Retrieval by Tanveer Siddiqui, U.S Tiwarey

Useful Digital Links


1 https://web.stanford.edu/class/cs276/
2 https://www.coursera.org/learn/text-retrieval

Assessment:
Internal Assessment:
Assessment consists of two class tests of 20 marks each. The first-class test is to be conducted
when approx. 40% syllabus is completed and second class test when additional 40% syllabus
is completed. Duration of each test shall be one hour.
End Semester Theory Examination:
1 Question paper will consist of 6 questions, each carrying 20 marks.
2 The students need to solve a total of 4 questions.
3 Question No.1 will be compulsory and based on the entire syllabus.
4 Remaining question (Q.2 to Q.6) will be selected from all the modules.

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