CSC 320 - Information Retrieval

Institution:

The College of New Jersey

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Description:

(cross-listed as IMM 320) Prerequisites: For CS majors: CSC 230 with a grade of C or higher. For IMM majors: IMM core with a grade of C or higher; other majors may use CSC 250 in lieu of CSC 230. The course discusses theory and practice of searching and retrieval of information. Topics covered include automated indexing, statistical and linguistic models, text classification, Boolean and probabilistic approaches to indexing, query formulation and output ranking, information routing and filtering, topic detection and tracking, as well as measures of retrieval effectiveness, including relevance, utility, miss/false-alarm. Techniques for enhancing retrieval effectiveness including relevance feedback, query reformulation, thesauri, concept extraction, and automated summarization. Experimental retrieval approaches from relevant state-of-the-art conferences (TREC) as well as modern Internet search engines are discussed in detail.

Credits:

4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.tcnj.edu

Phone Number:

(609) 771-1855

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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