NDAK14004U Web Science (WS)
MSc Programme in Computer Science
The course objective is to offer an advanced introduction into Web Science. The goal is to understand and model the Web as a structure and to design and evaluate some of the major technologies operating on the Web (see below). Through realistic and sound projects, the course aims to stimulate and prepare students for their MSc thesis work.
Content in detail:
- The World Wide Web as a network and its challenges
- Recommender systems
- Collective intelligence and crowdsourcing
- Opinion and data mining
- Data analytics and search engine optimisation
Knowledge
- The basic models and techniques of mining information on the Web
- Different criteria for analytics applications
Skills
Students should be able to transfer the above knowledge to real-world tasks by:
- Designing appropriate strategies for crawling, mining and analysing Web information
- Planning and carrying out appropriate evaluations
- Diagnosing problems in standard Web mining and analytics applications
- Designing and calibrating solutions appropriate for expected usage loads
Competences
- Explain basic Web principles and properties to both laymen and specialists
- Use standard procedures and practices when designing or implementing Web mining and analytics solutions
- Present evaluation analyses and results in a proper format of a written report such that a technically qualified person can follow and obtain similar findings
The literature consists of seminal research and review articles from central journals and selected papers from peer-reviewed conferences, textbooks and research reports. This is supplemented with practical experience gained through lab sessions.
See Absalon for a list of literature.
Sample Literature
- E. Siegel. “Predictive Analytics: The Power to Predict Who Will Click, Buy, Lie, or Die”. Wiley. Latest edition.
- D. Jannach, M. Zanker, A. Felferning, G. Friedrich. “Recommender Systems: an Introduction”. Cambridge University Press. Latest edition.
- B. Croft, D. Metzler, T. Strohman. “Search Engines: Information Retrieval in Practice”. Pearson. Latest edition.
- Category
- Hours
- Lectures
- 28
- Practical exercises
- 57
- Preparation
- 14
- Project work
- 50
- Theory exercises
- 57
- Total
- 206
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- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- PortfolioThe exam will consist of a portfolio of two assignments and each student will be required to anonymously evaluate fellow students’ work.
The part-examinations/assignments must be individually approved. The final grade is based on an overall assessment. - Aid
- All aids allowed
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
Several internal examiners.
- Re-exam
Students will need to submit new projects/assignments no later than two weeks before the re-exam; additionally a 20-minute oral examination without preparation will be administered covering the full course syllabus.
The part-examinations/assignments must be individually approved. The final grade is based on an overall assessment of the new portfolio and the oral examination.
Criteria for exam assesment
See Learning Outcome.
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- NDAK14004U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- 1 block
- Placement
- Block 3
- Schedule
- B2
- Course capacity
- No limit
- Continuing and further education
- Study board
- Study Board of Mathematics and Computer Science
Contracting department
- Department of Computer Science
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Science
Course Coordinators
- Christina Lioma (7-75407e7b817f7352767b407d8740767d)