UT Dallas Syllabus for cs6322.501.11f taught by Sanda Harabagiu (sanda)

8/4/2019 UT Dallas Syllabus for cs6322.501.11f taught by Sanda Harabagiu (sanda)

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Course CS 6322 Information RetrievalProfessor Sanda Harabagiu

Term Fall 2011Meetings MW 5:30-6:45 PM ECSS 2.203

Professors Contact InformationOffice Phone (972) 883-4654

Office Location ECSS 3.411Email Address [email protected]

Office Hours MW 3:00-4:00 PM

Other InformationClass Web Page:www.hlt.utdallas.edu/~sanda/courses/IR/cs6322.html

General Course InformationPre-requisites,Co-requisites,& other

restrictions

CS 5343Algorithm Analysis & Data Structures

CourseDescription

The graduate Computer Science class CS 6322 on Information Retrieval

provides a strong grounding in the fundamentals of organizing on-lineinformation, multimedia warehouses, Web search/crawling and digitallibraries. This course is intended to prepare you to design, develop and useinformation systems. The course explores the practices, issues and theoreticalfoundations of organizing and analyzing information and information contentfor the purpose of providing intellectual access to textual and non-textualinformation resources. Students will learn how effective information searchand retrieval is interrelated with the organization and description of

information to be retrieved.

More information available at:/www.hlt.utdallas.edu/~sanda/courses/class_description/html_ir/cs6322.htmll

LearningOutcomes

CS 6322 focuses on the basic IR techniques, including indexing, clustering,crawling and satisfying information needs. The fundamental algorithms andtechniques for each of these areas of information retrieval are studied. Avariety of current research topics are also covered, including cross-lingualretrieval, document summarization, topic detection and tracking and multi-media retrieval. During this class state-of-the art techniques for buildingsearch engines will be covered and each student will gain hands-onexperience with programming efficient Web spiders and crawlers as well as

up-to-date search engines.Required

Texts &Materials

Introduction to Information Retrievalby Christopher D. Manning, Prabhakar Raghavan and Hinrich Schutze

Cambridge University Press. 2008, ISBN 978-0-521-86571-5Suggested

Texts,Readings,

& Materials

As provided in class/class web page.


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Assignments & Academic Calendar August 24 2011 Introduction to Information Retrieval Syllabus Issued August 29 2011 Boolean Retrieval August 31 2011 The Term Vocabulary and Posting ListSeptember 5 2011 Labor Day - HolidaySeptember 7 2011 Stemming and Skip pointers Homework 1 issued

September 12 2011 Dictionaries and Tolerant RetrievalSeptember 14 2011 Index ConstructionSeptember 19 2011 Dynamic Index Construction Project SelectionSeptember 21 2011 Index Compression -1September 26 2011 Index Compression -2 Homework 1 dueSeptember 28 2011 The Vector Space Model Homework 2 issuedOctober 3 2011 Scoring in the Vector Space ModelOctober 5 2011 Information Retrieval Evaluation 1October 10 2011 Information Retrieval Evaluation 2October 12 2011 Query ExpansionOctober 17 2011 Relevance Feedback Homework 2 dueOctober 19 2011 Text Classification

October 24 2011 Text Classification (cont)

MID- ERM EXAM

issuedOctober 26 2011 XML retrievalOctober 31 2011 Probabilistic Retrieval -1November 2 2011 Probabilistic Retrieval -2 Homework 3 issued

November 7 2011 Probabilistic Retrieval -3MID- ERM EXAMdue

November 9 2011 Language Models for IRNovember 14 2011 Vector Space Classification Homework 3 dueNovember 16 2011 Flat Clustering Homework 4 issuedNovember 21 2011 Hierarchical ClusteringNovember 23 2011 Web SearchNovember 28 2011 Web Crawling Homework 4 dueNovember 30 2011

Link AnalysisNovember 30 2011 Project Presentations -1December 5 2011 Project Presentations -2December 5 2011 FINAL EXAM

Course Policies

Grading(credit)Criteria

Home works: 20%Project: 30%Pop-Up Quizzes 10%Mid-Term Exam: 20%Final Exam: 20%

Make-upExams

There will be no make-up exams unless previously requested andapproved by the instructor

Extra Credit There will be two extra-credit assignments

Late WorkIf the homework is turned in after the deadline, the grade for thehomework shall be reduced by 20% for the fist 24 hours, 50% forthe next 24 hours and shall not be accepted after 48 hours.

SpecialAssignments

Students may request special assignment for extra-credit

Class Highly recommended.


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Attendance

ClassroomCitizenship

Class participation is given extra credit.

Field TripPolicies

There are no field trips.

StudentConduct and

Discipline

The University of Texas System and The University of Texas at Dallas haverules and regulations for the orderly and efficient conduct of their business.It is the responsibility of each student and each student organization to beknowledgeable about the rules and regulations which govern student conductand activities. General information on student conduct and discipline iscontained in the UTD publication,A to Z Guide, which is provided to allregistered students each academic year.

The University of Texas at Dallas administers student discipline within theprocedures of recognized and established due process. Procedures aredefined and described in the Rules and Regulations, Board of Regents, TheUniversity of Texas System, Part 1, Chapter VI, Section 3, and in Title V,Rules on Student Services and Activities of the universitys Handbook ofOperating Procedures. Copies of these rules and regulations are available tostudents in the Office of the Dean of Students, where staff members areavailable to assist students in interpreting the rules and regulations (SU1.602, 972/883-6391).

A student at the university neither loses the rights nor escapes theresponsibilities of citizenship. He or she is expected to obey federal, state,and local laws as well as the Regents Rules, university regulations, andadministrative rules. Students are subject to discipline for violating thestandards of conduct whether such conduct takes place on or off campus, orwhether civil or criminal penalties are also imposed for such conduct.

Academic

Integrity

The faculty expects from its students a high level of responsibility andacademic honesty. Because the value of an academic degree depends uponthe absolute integrity of the work done by the student for that degree, it isimperative that a student demonstrate a high standard of individual honor inhis or her scholastic work.

Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, statements, acts oromissions related to applications for enrollment or the award of a degree,and/or the submission as ones own work or material that is not ones own.

As a general rule, scholastic dishonesty involves one of the following acts:cheating, plagiarism, collusion and/or falsifying academic records. Studentssuspected of academic dishonesty are subject to disciplinary proceedings.

Plagiarism, especially from the web, from portions of papers for other classes,and from any other source is unacceptable and will be dealt with under theuniversitys policy on plagiarism (see general catalog for details). This coursewill use the resources of turnitin.com, which searches the web for possibleplagiarism and is over 90% effective.

Email UseThe University of Texas at Dallas recognizes the value and efficiency ofcommunication between faculty/staff and students through electronic mail. Atthe same time, email raises some issues concerning security and the identity


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of each individual in an email exchange. The university encourages all officialstudent email correspondence be sent only to a students U.T. Dallas emailaddress and that faculty and staff consider email from students official only ifit originates from a UTD student account. This allows the university tomaintain a high degree of confidence in the identity of all individualcorresponding and the security of the transmitted information. UTD furnishes

each student with a free email account that is to be used in allcommunication with university personnel. The Department of InformationResources at U.T. Dallas provides a method for students to have their U.T.Dallas mail forwarded to other accounts.

Withdrawal from

Class

The administration of this institution has set deadlines for withdrawal of anycollege-level courses. These dates and times are published in that semester'scourse catalog. Administration procedures must be followed. It is thestudent's responsibility to handle withdrawal requirements from any class. Inother words, I cannot drop or withdraw any student. You must do the properpaperwork to ensure that you will not receive a final grade of "F" in a courseif you choose not to attend the class once you are enrolled.

Student

Grievance

Procedures

Procedures for student grievances are found in Title V, Rules on StudentServices and Activities, of the universitys Handbook of Operating Procedures.

In attempting to resolve any student grievance regarding grades, evaluations,or other fulfillments of academic responsibility, it is the obligation of thestudent first to make a serious effort to resolve the matter with theinstructor, supervisor, administrator, or committee with whom the grievanceoriginates (hereafter called the respondent). Individual faculty membersretain primary responsibility for assigning grades and evaluations. If thematter cannot be resolved at that level, the grievance must be submitted inwriting to the respondent with a copy of the respondents School Dean. Ifthe matter is not resolved by the written response provided by the

respondent, the student may submit a written appeal to the School Dean. Ifthe grievance is not resolved by the School Deans decision, the student maymake a written appeal to the Dean of Graduate or Undergraduate Education,and the dean will appoint and convene an Academic Appeals Panel. Thedecision of the Academic Appeals Panel is final. The results of the academicappeals process will be distributed to all involved parties.

Copies of these rules and regulations are available to students in the Office ofthe Dean of Students, where staff members are available to assist students ininterpreting the rules and regulations.

IncompleteGrades

As per university policy, incomplete grades will be granted only for workunavoidably missed at the semesters end and only if 70% of the course work

has been completed. An incomplete grade must be resolved within eight (8)weeks from the first day of the subsequent long semester. If the requiredwork to complete the course and to remove the incomplete grade is notsubmitted by the specified deadline, the incomplete grade is changedautomatically to a grade ofF.

Disability

ServicesThe goal of Disability Services is to provide students with disabilitieseducational opportunities equal to those of their non-disabled peers.Disability Services is located in room 1.610 in the Student Union. Office


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hours are Monday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.; Tuesday andWednesday, 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; and Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

The contact information for the Office of Disability Services is:The University of Texas at Dallas, SU 22PO Box 830688

Richardson, Texas 75083-0688(972) 883-2098 (voice or TTY)

Essentially, the law requires that colleges and universities make thosereasonable adjustments necessary to eliminate discrimination on the basis ofdisability. For example, it may be necessary to remove classroomprohibitions against tape recorders or animals (in the case of dog guides) forstudents who are blind. Occasionally an assignment requirement may besubstituted (for example, a research paper versus an oral presentation for astudent who is hearing impaired). Classes enrolled students with mobilityimpairments may have to be rescheduled in accessible facilities. The collegeor university may need to provide special services such as registration, note-taking, or mobility assistance.

It is the students responsibility to notify his or her professors of the need forsuch an accommodation. Disability Services provides students with letters topresent to faculty members to verify that the student has a disability andneeds accommodations. Individuals requiring special accommodation shouldcontact the professor after class or during office hours.

Religious Holy

Days

The University of Texas at Dallas will excuse a student from class or other required

activities for the travel to and observance of a religious holy day for a religion whose

places of worship are exempt from property tax under Section 11.20, Tax Code,

Texas Code Annotated.

The student is encouraged to notify the instructor or activity sponsor as soon as

possible regarding the absence, preferably in advance of the assignment. The student,

so excused, will be allowed to take the exam or complete the assignment within areasonable time after the absence: a period equal to the length of the absence, up to a

maximum of one week. A student who notifies the instructor and completes any

missed exam or assignment may not be penalized for the absence. A student who fails

to complete the exam or assignment within the prescribed period may receive a

failing grade for that exam or assignment.

If a student or an instructor disagrees about the nature of the absence [i.e., for the

purpose of observing a religious holy day] or if there is similar disagreement about

whether the student has been given a reasonable time to complete any missed

assignments or examinations, either the student or the instructor may request a rulingfrom the chief executive officer of the institution, or his or her designee. The chiefexecutive officer or designee must take into account the legislative intent of TEC

51.911(b), and the student and instructor will abide by the decision of the chief

executive officer or designee.

Off-Campus

Instruction and

Course Activities

Off-campus, out-of-state, and foreign instruction and activities are subject to state law

and University policies and procedures regarding travel and risk-related activities.

Information regarding these rules and regulations may be found at

http://www.utdallas.edu/BusinessAffairs/Travel_Risk_Activities.htm.Additional information is available from the office of the school dean.


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These descriptions and timelines are subject to change at the discretion of the Professor.

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UT Dallas Syllabus for cs6322.501.11f taught by Sanda Harabagiu (sanda)