Course unit, curriculum year 2025–2026
VIM.IT.220
Information Search and Generation with Large Language Models, 5 cr
Tampere University
- Description
- Completion options
Teaching periods
Active in period 2 (20.10.2025–31.12.2025)
Active in period 3 (1.1.2026–1.3.2026)
Course code
VIM.IT.220Language of instruction
EnglishAcademic years
2024–2025, 2025–2026, 2026–2027Level of study
Intermediate studiesGrading scale
General scale, 0-5Persons responsible
Responsible teacher:
Paavo ArvolaResponsible organisation
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences 100 %
Coordinating organisation
Communication Sciences Studies 100 %
Common learning outcomes
Innovation
Information technology and digital skills
Learning skills and critical thinking
Information retrieval, matching and generation, large language models, query construction and prompt engineering techniques, retrieval-augmented generation, collaborative topic creation and fine-tuning, evaluating information retrieval and generation
Learning outcomes
Prerequisites
Recommended prerequisites
Learning material
Studies that include this course
Completion option 1
The course includes independently completed lectures and tasks. New types of learning environments are used in the course, and learning analytics are collected.
Independent study
Scheduled online teaching
20.10.2025 – 01.03.2026
Active in period 2 (20.10.2025–31.12.2025)
Active in period 3 (1.1.2026–1.3.2026)
Open University completion options
The course is also available at the Open University