| Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 2 Hours. One introductory lecture/seminar of 2 hours provided at study school, the remainder to be taught entirely through distance learning materials |
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | Report of 2,500 words - weighted 50%. | |
| Semester Assessment | Essay of 2,500 words - weighted 50%. |
On completion of this module, students should be able to:
* Describe and evaluate different methods of indexing from traditional through to state of the art
* Explain the methods, and issues surrounding, the evaluation of performance of information retrieval systems
* Assess the implications of different indexing and retrieval methods for users, systems design and management
* Evaluate opportunities, problems and issues in the context of non-traditional multimedia information retrieval
* Evaluate current information retrieval research and future directions for information retrieval systems
Effective Information Retrieval is at the heart of the 'rnformation society?. Beginning with the student'r experience of Internet search engines and library OPACs the course progresses through the surface level user experience through successive layers into the underlying tools and principles of IR systems. Students will develop a working knowledge of the principles of information retrieval in the information age and generate a view of how information retrieval will develop in the future.
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Communication | Individual coursework in report format will include the presentation of information and the critical assessment of the process of obtaining that information. The report will develop presentation, evaluation and written communication skills. |
| Improving own Learning and Performance | Encourages development within the principles of open learning. |
| Information Technology | Information technology will be used as a tool on the module; but the information technology itself is secondary to the information literacy skills that will be developed. All coursework is to be word-processed. |
| Personal Development and Career planning | As part of a CILIP accredited course the module offers opportunities for development in a number of information related careers. |
| Problem solving | A core element of information seeking is the ability to solve an information problem by identifying the core issues, identifying possible remedies and finding a solution. |
| Research skills | A core element of information seeking is the ability to solve an information problem by identifying the core issues, identifying possible remedies and finding a solution. |
| Subject Specific Skills | Evaluation and some practice of the principles and information retrieval systems, indexing methods (e.g. online information retrieval systems, different methods of indexing, evaluation of performance of information retrieval systems, non-traditional multimedia information retrieval, IR research) |
This module is at CQFW Level 6