Core Lecture "Information Retrieval and Data Mining" WS 2007/08
Requirements for Passing the Course:
The requirements for passing the course and obtaining credit points are:
- You must convincingly present a correct solution to one of
the exercises in the tutoring group at least once.
- You must pass at least two out of three quick tests that will
be offered during the semester. The tests will be in written form, each with two or
three questions that repeat material from the lecture and the assignments. Each test
will last 30 to 60 minutes. The tests will take place at the time of the lecture and
in the lecture room, most likely on the following dates: Tuesday, November
27, Tuesday, January 15, and Thursday, February 14. The final
dates will be announced at least one week in advance.
- You must pass a final exam, in oral or written form (more likely
in oral form, lasting 15-20 minutes). The oral exams would most likely take place
Monday to Wednesday, March 3-5.
Grading System:
Your grades will be primarily determined by the final exam. You can earn bonus
points that will improve your grade in the following ways, where one bonus point
corresponds to a third mark in the German grading system (so that three bonus points
will improve your grade from the final exam by a full mark, e.g., from 3.0 (C) to
2.0 (B) or from 2.7 (C+) to 1.7 (B+)).
- Each time you convincingly present a correct solution to one
of the exercise in your tutoring group, in addition to the mandatory presentation
for passing, will earn you one bonus point. You can earn up to 2 bonus points this
way.
- The quick tests will be assessed with one of the following
coarse-grained grades: very good, ok, failed. Each test that is graded as very good
will earn you one bonus point. You can earn up to 3 bonus points this way.
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