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Information Retrieval- Period 2
Business & Economics Program
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Dates: mid Aug 2025 - late Dec 2025
Information Retrieval- Period 2
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Primary Subject Area: Computer Sciences
Instruction in: English
Course Code: X_400435
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 300
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 84
Prerequisites: Basic programming skills are expected (in Python). Students without previous programming experience should reserve additional time in the weeks before the course start to learn the basics of Python programming on their own.
DESCRIPTION
This course covers the core aspects of information retrieval and search engines, including indexing, Boolean retrieval, the different types of queries, query execution, the vector space model, web crawling, networks, link analysis, PageRank, classification, and clustering.
Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course therefore, CEA's recommended credits are based on the ECTS credits assigned by VU Amsterdam. 1 ECTS equals 28 contact hours assigned by VU Amsterdam.
Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course therefore, CEA's recommended credits are based on the ECTS credits assigned by VU Amsterdam. 1 ECTS equals 28 contact hours assigned by VU Amsterdam.