The theoretical underpinnings of information retrieval are covered to give the student a solid base for further work with retrieval systems.
Emphasis is given to the process of textual information for machine indexing and retrieval.
Aspects of information retrieval covered include document description, query formulation, retrieval algorithms, query matching, and system evaluation. Introduces the student to design of interactive computer system design. Teaches some of the basic approaches to task analysis, design, and evaluation of interactive computer systems. Applies these design principles in the development of the interface to an interactive computer system. The course emphasizes programming practice.