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WIE3004
INFORMATION RETRIEVAL
Credit:
3
Course Pre-requisite(s):
None
Medium of Instruction:
English
Learning Outcomes
1. Define how the Web is organized and its
fundamental properties.
2. Explain how search engines collect Web
content, index it, and present the most relevant
results for a given query.
3. Discuss new research directions in the field of
Web Information Retrieval and the new features
being developed by today’s commercial search
engines.
Synopsis of Course Content
The objective of this course is to examine the
main computer science principles that lie behind
search engines. To this end, we will provide an
introduction to Information Retrieval (IR), which
is described as "the science of searching for
information in documents, searching for documents
themselves, searching for metadata which describe
documents, or searching within databases, whether
relational stand-alone or hypertextually-networked
such as the World Wide Web".
Assessment Methods
Continuous Assessment: 50%
Final Examination: 50%
WIE3005
KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND
ENGINEERING
Credit:
3
Course Pre-requisite(s):
None
Medium of Instruction:
English
Learning Outcomes
1. Describe the concepts of Knowledge
Management and Engineering (KME).
2. Describe the technological approaches toward
KME.
3. Use of various tools and methods for KME.
4. Use working knowledge and skills to plan,
assess, develop and implement KM project.
Synopsis of Course Content
Modules for this course include (a) An introduction
to the concepts Knowledge Management and
Engineering; (b) Knowledge Characteristics:
knowledge and its differences from data and
information; (c) Techniques in KME: capturing,
encoding and measuring of knowledge (d)
Technological approach towards knowledge; (e)
Concepts of Ontology, Taxonomy and related
knowledge construction tools (f) Developing
knowledge management system, evaluating the
knowledge needs of an organisation; (g) Case
study on KME in organization early and recent
systems, processor and process managements,
concurrent process, deadlock and starvation. This
course also provides insights to device, file and
system management, as well as example of
operating systems.
Assessment Methods
Continuous Assessment: 50%
Final Examination: 50%
WIE3006
INFORMATION SYSTEM AUDITING
Credit:
3
Course Pre-requisite(s):
WIE3003 Information System Control and Security
Medium of Instruction:
English
Learning Outcomes
1. Understand the role of IS Auditors, IS audit
functions and the purpose of controls in IS
environment.
2. Identify effective auditing processes and
tools for information systems.
3. Discuss the basic theory and models in
information security to mitigate risks, effective
procedures for an organization to control
4. information security issues.
5. Use the works, procedures and control
learned to solve current problems faced by
organizations for effective auditing purpose.
Synopsis of Course Content
This course provides a general and practical view of
information systems audit and control concepts
and management practices. This course
emphasizes on the purpose and value of IS audit
in current business scenario, the impact on the
control process and audit procedures in current
technology and new technology advancement.
Upon completion of this course, students will be
able to discuss and conduct basic audits of
information systems.
Assessment Method
Continuous Assessment: 50%
Final Examination: 50%
WIE3007
DATA MINING AND WAREHOUSING
Credit:
3
Course Pre-requisite(s):
None
Medium of Instruction:
English
Learning Outcomes
1. Explain the concept of Data Mining and Data
Warehouse.
