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LIBR 202-05
LIBR 202-06
Information Retrieval
Fall 2008 Greensheet

Enid J. Irwin
E-mail
Office Location: online
Office Hours: Variable Elluminate sessions and e-mail


Course Links
Greensheet
Schedule (PDF)

Handout #1 (PDF)
Handout #2 (PDF)
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Handout #3 (PDF)
Part 1
Part 2

Video Welcome
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Resources
Blackboard
Blackboard Tutorials
SLIS eBookstore


LIBR 202 Resources
Online Resource
Supplemental Readings
Inmagic Download

Textbooks and Readings | Course Requirements

Students must self-enroll for the course on Blackboard from August 21 to 27.  The required password access enrollment code is provided with the MySJSU Messaging system. Class starts on Blackboard Monday, August 25. 

Course Description

Principles of information retrieval and their application to information systems and services. Emphasizing models of user information seeking behavior, human information processing and their relationship to retrieval models in information systems.

Course Prerequisites: Demonstrated computer literacy. Students need to know how to download software, zip and unzip files, work with folders, and elementary computer trouble shooting.

Course Objectives

Student Learning Outcomes

LIBR 202 supports the following SLIS Core Competencies:

In addition, this section supports the following SLIS Core Competencies:

http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/slis/competencies.htm

Textbooks and Readings

Required Texts
Please order the two textbooks from any online bookstore or directly from the publishers in time to have them by at least the second week of class.  If you order from the School’s amazon.com site, http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/courses/books/index.php, the School receives a referral fee which we use for student scholarships and events.

Supplemental Readings
"
Supplemental Readings" on electronic reserve
Other articles mentioned in weekly lectures or on Blackboard Discussion Board

Course Requirements

Complete LIBR 203: Online Social Networking: Technology and Tools
This is a mandatory 1 unit course that introduces students to the various e-learning tools used in the SLIS program, including Blackboard, Elluminate and Second Life. This course must be completed by all new SLIS students within the first 4 weeks of their first semester. If you have questions about this course, e-mail Debbie Faires or Dale David.

For more information, see http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/classes/coursedesc.htm

Continuing Students
Students will be using Blackboard and Elluminate and need to run the tutorials or sign up for workshops that are available on Slisweb.

Class Materials Access - Blackboard
Scheduled by student (Asynchronous)

Elluminate Meetings
Information provided via MySJSU Messaging system and Blackboard emails

Assignments

ASSIGNMENT

POINTS

%

Skill

Blackboard Participation & Postings

180

36

 

     Weekly Journals (10 at 10 points each)  

 

 

5,6,7

     Short exercises & surveys (total: 90 points)

 

 

pre 1&2

Assignment 1 – Database Design

100

20

1,pre 2.7

Assignment 2 – Vocabulary Design

150

30

1,2,3,4,7

Midterm

  35

  7

5,6,7

Final

  35

  7

6,7

TOTAL

500

100

 

Late assignments: only accepted if prior arrangements are made with instructor. 

Skills
Assignments are designed to provide the students to acquire and demonstrate the following skills:

Team/Individual Work

Technology Components
 Successful students must be able to:

Course Calendar
See Course Calendar. Please note - the Course Calendar is subject to change.

Grading Scale
The standard SJSU SLIS Grading Scale is utilized for all SLIS courses:

97-100 A
94-96 A-
91-93 B+
88-90 B
85-87 B-
82-84 C+
79-81 C
76-78 C-
73-75 D+
70-72 D
67-69 D-
Below 67 F

In order to provide consistent guidelines for assessment for graduate level work in the School, these terms are applied to letter grades:

Students are advised that it is their responsibility to maintain a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.0.

Academic Integrity
Your own commitment to learning, as evidenced by your enrollment at San José State University, and the University's Academic Integrity Policy requires you to be honest in all your academic course work. Faculty members are required to report all infractions to the Office of Student Conduct and Ethical Development. The policy on academic integrity can be found at http://sa.sjsu.edu/student_conduct.

Reasonable Accommodation of Disabilities
If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability, please e-mail me as soon as possible. Presidential Directive 97-03 requires that students with disabilities register with the Disability Resource Center (DRC) to establish record of their disability.

No matter where students reside, they should contact the SJSU DRC to register. The DRC Web site: http://www.drc.sjsu.edu/