General provisions

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

Entry requirements

Bachelor's degree and at least 60 credits in language technology/computational linguistics; or at least 60 credits in computer science; or at least 60 credits in some linguistic subject along with 7.5 credits in programming and 7.5 credits logic/discrete mathematics. Knowledge of English equivalent to what is required for entry to Swedish first-cycle courses and study programmes. Knowledge of English equivalent to what is required for entry to Swedish first-cycle courses and study programmes.

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course, the student should to earn the grade Pass at least be able to:

1. to explain in detail the most common techniques for indexing of text, classification of text, information extraction, and question answering;
2. to explain various types of information retrieval models as well as the differences between them;
3. to apply evaluation methods used in information retrieval;
4. to analyse and critically review scientific publications in the field of information retrieval;
5. to apply basic tools for indexing and information retrieval as well as to implement some of its methods;
6. to formulate and critically discuss the methodological assumptions made by the approaches mentioned in the course and to present results in a professionally adequate way;

Content

See the aims.

Instruction

The teaching consists of lectures and laboratory sessions under supervision.

Assessment

Details about the examination are provided at the start of the course. The tasks of the examination are informed in writing of responsible at the start of the course.