623.610 (21S) Information Search & Recommendation Systems

Sommersemester 2021

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First course session
02.03.2021 10:00 - 12:00 online Off Campus
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Overview

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it may be necessary to make changes to courses and examinations at short notice (e.g. cancellation of attendance-based courses and switching to online examinations).

For further information regarding teaching on campus, please visit: https://www.aau.at/en/corona.
Lecturer
Course title german Information Search & Recommendation Systems
Type Lecture - Course (continuous assessment course )
Course model Online course
Hours per Week 2.0
ECTS credits 4.0
Registrations 21 (30 max.)
Organisational unit
Language of instruction English
Course begins on 02.03.2021
eLearning Go to Moodle course

Time and place

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Course Information

Intended learning outcomes

After the course, students are able to

  • Explain the main goals of recommender systems,
  • describe the main technical approaches to build such systems,
  • evaluate recommender systems,
  • build simple recommender systems.

Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools

Mix of lecture and practical exercises (including programming)

Course content

Recommender Systems 

  • Collaborative Filtering, Content-based Filtering, Knowledge-based Approaches
  • Evaluation of Recommender Systems

Programming in Python

  • Programming of simple recommendation strategies

Prior knowledge expected

Basic programming skills

Literature

Jannach et al.: Recommender Systems - An Introduction, Cambridge 2010

Ricci et al.: Recommender Systems Handbook, Springer 2015

Examination information

Im Fall von online durchgeführten Prüfungen sind die Standards zu beachten, die die technischen Geräte der Studierenden erfüllen müssen, um an diesen Prüfungen teilnehmen zu können.

Modified examination information (exceptional COVID-19 provisions)

In the case that a written exam is not possible at the university due to the Covid Situtation, a change will be made to an online exam or oral exam.

Examination methodology

Submission of small software projects during the semester

Written exam at the end of the semester


Examination topic(s)

Basics of recommender systems

Assessment criteria / Standards of assessment for examinations

Written exam, quality of submitted software projects

Grading scheme

Grade / Grade grading scheme

Position in the curriculum

  • Master's degree programme Applied Informatics (SKZ: 911, Version: 13W.1)
    • Subject: Knowledge and Data Engineering (Compulsory elective)
      • Information Search & Recommendation Systems ( 2.0h VK / 4.0 ECTS)
        • 623.610 Information Search & Recommendation Systems (2.0h VC / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Master's degree programme Informatics (SKZ: 911, Version: 19W.2)
    • Subject: Business Information Systems (Compulsory elective)
      • Weitere LVen aus dem gewählten Spezialisierungsfach ( 0.0h XX / 12.0 ECTS)
        • 623.610 Information Search & Recommendation Systems (2.0h VC / 4.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 1., 2. Semester empfohlen
  • Master's degree programme Information Management (SKZ: 922, Version: 19W.1)
    • Subject: Information Systems (Compulsory subject)
      • 2.2 Decision Support Systems ( 0.0h VC / 4.0 ECTS)
        • 623.610 Information Search & Recommendation Systems (2.0h VC / 4.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 1., 2., 3. Semester empfohlen
  • Master's degree programme Information Management (SKZ: 922, Version: 13W.2)
    • Subject: Informationssysteme (Compulsory subject)
      • 2.3 Information Search & Recommendation Systems ( 2.0h VC/KS / 4.0 ECTS)
        • 623.610 Information Search & Recommendation Systems (2.0h VC / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Master's degree programme Technical Mathematics (SKZ: 401, Version: 13W.1)
    • Subject: Informatik (Compulsory elective)
      • Recommender Systems ( 2.0h VK / 4.0 ECTS)
        • 623.610 Information Search & Recommendation Systems (2.0h VC / 4.0 ECTS)

Equivalent courses for counting the examination attempts

Sommersemester 2024
  • 623.610 VC Information Search & Recommendation Systems (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2023
  • 623.610 VC Information Search & Recommendation Systems (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2022
  • 623.610 VC Information Search & Recommendation Systems (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2021/22
  • 623.610 VC Information Search & Recommendation Systems (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2020
  • 623.610 VC Information Search & Recommendation Systems (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2019
  • 623.610 VC Recommender Systems (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2017
  • 623.610 VC Recommender Systems (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2016
  • 623.610 VC Recommender Systems (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2015/16
  • 623.610 VC Information Search & Recommendation Systems (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2015
  • 623.610 VK Recommender Systems (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2014/15
  • 623.610 VK Information Search & Recommendation Systems (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2014
  • 623.610 VK Information Search & Recommendation Systems (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)