LIBR 246-06
LIBR 246-15
Information Technology Tools and Applications – Advanced Topic: Text, Data, & Web Mining for LIS
Fall 2012 Greensheet

Dr. Geoffrey Z. Liu
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Other contact information: telephone: (408) 924-2467
Office location: Clark Hall 418L, SJSU Campus
Office Hours: Email, Blackboard IM, and in-person by appointment

D2L & Blackboard Collaborate (Elluminate) Information: Class activities will be carried out in both the D2L and Blackboard Collaborate (previously known as Elluminate) systems. Students will be automatically enrolled into the D2L class based on MySJSU registration, and therefore do not need to manually enroll. This course will be available after August 16, 2012.

Course Description

This course is an introduction to the emerging field of text/data/web mining from the practical perspective of library and information services. Emphasis is on basic theoretical concepts, major approaches/techniques, process of mining, and use of software tools. Text mining, data mining, and web (use and content) mining are covered as parellel tracks. Students may choose to focus on one area (i.e., the mining of either texts, data, or web use/transaction logs), by conducting topical research in groups and completing one mining exercise individually.

The main objective is to learn necessary skills of using exisitng text/data mining software tools to extract information and knowledge for improving information services and developing intelligence.

Course Requirements

Assignments
Students' performance in this class will be evaluated on the basis of the following assignments,

• Four reading summares (or textbook chapters and/or journal articles, to be posted in disucssion forums) (5% each) -- SLO #1, #2
• One group project of topical research 25% (written report 15%, presentation 10%)-- SLO #1, #2, #3
• Data mining exercise 20% -- SLO #4, #5
• Individual project of mining texts (statistical or NLP), web content/structure, or transaction log, by choice 30% -- SLO #4, #5
• Participation 5%

All written work should be professionally prepared following the APA editorial style and established convention of academic writing, free of grammatical errors and spelling mistakes. Tutorial, assistence, and resources for improving academic writing skills are available at the Writing Resources Center.

It is students' responsibility to submit and maintain the electronic version of their work until the final grade is issued.

Course Calendar
List assignment due dates and the dates of any quizzes or exams.  You might include the statement “subject to change with fair notice” as well.  A weekly calendar of topics and activities is optional but desirable.

Grading
Students' work will be evaluated according to the following specific criteria:

• Basic content as required (70%);
• Originality and creativity (10%);
• Clarity of description (10%);
• Writing/presentation (10%).

Letter grades will be assigned to all assignments. The Standard SJSU SLIS Grading Scale will be used to translate letter grades to points and vice versa. No extra credit is offered for additional work. Late submission will not be accepted unless approval is secured from the instructor in advance or a legitimate cause is presented with proper documentation.

Software Requirement

• SPSS (PASW Statistics 20 for Windows, to be provided by SLIS with license for student home installation)
• Microsoft Excel (version 2009 or later, included in Microsoft Office)
• CALAIS (Web-based application for text analysis/tagging, free access with registration)
• Rapid Miner (open source application, free installation)

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Course Workload Expectations

Success in this course is based on the expectation that students will spend, for each unit of credit, a minimum of forty-five hours over the length of the course (normally 3 hours per unit per week with 1 of the hours used for lecture) for instruction or preparation/studying or course related activities including but not limited to internships, labs, clinical practica. Other course structures will have equivalent workload expectations as described in the syllabus.

Instructional time may include but is not limited to:
Working on posted modules or lessons prepared by the instructor; discussion forum interactions with the instructor and/or other students; making presentations and getting feedback from the instructor; attending office hours or other synchronous sessions with the instructor.

Student time outside of class:
In any seven-day period, a student is expected to be academically engaged through submitting an academic assignment; taking an exam or an interactive tutorial, or computer-assisted instruction; building websites, blogs, databases, social media presentations; attending a study group;contributing to an academic online discussion; writing papers; reading articles; conducting research; engaging in small group work.

Course Prerequisites

LIBR 202, other prerequisites may be added depending on content. 

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

1. Define the basic syntax of coding PHP programs.
2. Use HTML forms with PHP.
3. Use standard PHP functions and be able to write their own custom functions.
4. Demonstrate a basic understanding of MySQL and be able to use it in a PHP program.
5. Build and maintain a small Web application.
6. Identify the features of JavaScript.
7. Incorporate JavaScript/Jscript into HTML using current versions of popular Internet browsers.
8. Identify the types of data and operators in JavaScript.
9. Incorporate variables in JavaScript.
10. Declare functions and add objects along with their methods and properties in JavaScript.
11. Manage JavaScript events by using event handlers.
12. Create interactive HTML forms by applying the properties and methods of form objects and elements.
13. Implement loops in JavaScript programs.
14. Manipulate the images displayed on a Web page.
15. Identify how information about a Web page is stored.
16. Identify the functions of cookie attributes; create and manipulate cookies.
17. Identify information provided by navigator object properties.
18. Manipulate strings using the string object method.

Core Competencies (Program Learning Outcomes)

LIBR 246 supports the following core competencies:

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Textbooks

Required Textbooks:

• Markov, Z., & Larose, D. (2007). Data mining the web: Uncovering patterns in web content, structure, and usage. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Available through Amazon: 0471666556

• Zanasi, A. (2007). Text Mining and Its Applications to Intelligence, CRM and Knowledge Management. WIT Press. Available through Amazon: 1845641310

Recommended Textbooks:

• Han, J., & Kamber, M. (2005). Data mining: Concepts and techniques (2nd ed.). Morgan Kaufmann. Available through Amazon: 1558609016

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Grading Scale

The standard SJSU School of Information Grading Scale is utilized for all iSchool courses:

In order to provide consistent guidelines for assessment for graduate level work in the School, these terms are applied to letter grades:

• C represents Adequate work; a grade of "C" counts for credit for the course;
• B represents Good work; a grade of "B" clearly meets the standards for graduate level work;
  For core courses in the MLIS program (not MARA) — INFO 200, INFO 202, INFO 204 — the iSchool requires that students earn a B in the course. If the grade is less than B (B- or lower) after the first attempt you will be placed on administrative probation.  You must repeat the class the following semester. If -on the second attempt- you do not pass the class with a grade of B or better (not B- but B) you will be disqualified.
  
• A represents Exceptional work; a grade of "A" will be assigned for outstanding work only.

Students are advised that it is their responsibility to maintain a 3.0 Grade Point Average (GPA).

University Policies

General Expectations, Rights and Responsibilities of the Student

As members of the academic community, students accept both the rights and responsibilities incumbent upon all members of the institution. Students are encouraged to familiarize themselves with SJSU's policies and practices pertaining to the procedures to follow if and when questions or concerns about a class arises. See University Policy S90-5 at http://www.sjsu.edu/senate/docs/S90-5.pdf. More detailed information on a variety of related topics is available in the SJSU catalog at http://info.sjsu.edu/web-dbgen/catalog/departments/LIS.html. In general, it is recommended that students begin by seeking clarification or discussing concerns with their instructor. If such conversation is not possible, or if it does not serve to address the issue, it is recommended that the student contact the Department Chair as a next step.

Dropping and Adding

Students are responsible for understanding the policies and procedures about add/drop, grade forgiveness, etc. Refer to the current semester's Catalog Policies section at http://info.sjsu.edu/static/catalog/policies.html. Add/drop deadlines can be found on the current academic year calendars document on the Academic Calendars webpage at http://www.sjsu.edu/provost/services/academic_calendars/. The Late Drop Policy is available at http://www.sjsu.edu/aars/policies/latedrops/policy/. Students should be aware of the current deadlines and penalties for dropping classes.

Information about the latest changes and news is available at the Advising Hub at http://www.sjsu.edu/advising/.

Consent for Recording of Class and Public Sharing of Instructor Material

University Policy S12-7, http://www.sjsu.edu/senate/docs/S12-7.pdf, requires students to obtain instructor's permission to record the course and the following items to be included in the syllabus:

• "Common courtesy and professional behavior dictate that you notify someone when you are recording him/her. You must obtain the instructor's permission to make audio or video recordings in this class. Such permission allows the recordings to be used for your private, study purposes only. The recordings are the intellectual property of the instructor; you have not been given any rights to reproduce or distribute the material."
  • It is suggested that the syllabus include the instructor's process for granting permission, whether in writing or orally and whether for the whole semester or on a class by class basis.
  • In classes where active participation of students or guests may be on the recording, permission of those students or guests should be obtained as well.
• "Course material developed by the instructor is the intellectual property of the instructor and cannot be shared publicly without his/her approval. You may not publicly share or upload instructor generated material for this course such as exam questions, lecture notes, or homework solutions without instructor consent."

Academic integrity

Your commitment, as a student, to learning is evidenced by your enrollment at San Jose State University. The University Academic Integrity Policy F15-7 at http://www.sjsu.edu/senate/docs/F15-7.pdf requires you to be honest in all your academic course work. Faculty members are required to report all infractions to the office of Student Conduct and Ethical Development. The Student Conduct and Ethical Development website is available at http://www.sjsu.edu/studentconduct/.

Campus Policy in Compliance with the American Disabilities Act

If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability, or if you need to make special arrangements in case the building must be evacuated, please make an appointment with me as soon as possible, or see me during office hours. Presidential Directive 97-03 at http://www.sjsu.edu/president/docs/directives/PD_1997-03.pdf requires that students with disabilities requesting accommodations must register with the Accessible Education Center (AEC) at http://www.sjsu.edu/aec to establish a record of their disability.

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