General provisions

The course is given within the Master's Programme in Language Technology and as a freestanding course.

Entry requirements

30 credits second-cycle courses in language technology, including Natural Language Processing.

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course, to earn the grade Pass the student should at least be able to do the following, in relation to a scientifically organised language technology project,

• explain the basic principles of scientific work and research methodology in general and in relation to the current project,
• make an overview of earlier research and the state of the art within the field that the project treats and identify its most urgent research issues,
• show an ability to identify and formulate research questions in a critical, independent, and creative way,
• plan and carry out research tasks based on sound methodological principles and within the given time limits,
• evaluate results and partial results with current validation methods,
• present the purpose of the project and its results in a professional manner, both for scientists and for the general public, orally and in writing, taking the target audience into consideration,

Content

See the aims.

Instruction

Active participation in seminars and research work concerning the research project in collaboration with the other participants of the project.

Assessment

The course is examined through a series of written written assignments and seminar presentations. The teacher can, as part of the examination, require compulsory attendance and active participation in lectures. Details about the examination are provided at the start of the course.

If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the University's disability coordinator.