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Our training seminars
Training in current awareness and information retrieval on the Internet (2 days)
Organization of the sessions
Our modular seminars are open to a maximum of 10 participants, and led by an expert from Cybion, researcher in information science. Sessions are never bigger than 10 people in order to guarantee optimum pedagogic quality, notably during practical exercises.
Sessions take place on our boat, L'Admiral, at the port du pont de St. Cloud, in our dedicated training room that is equipped with integrated high-speed computer posts.
Training in current awareness and information retrieval on the Internet
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| Program - Fiste Day |
9:15am - Introduction
9:30am - The Internet: an Intelligence Accelerator
 What information can be found on the Internet
- general information
- information useful for professional business
Issues related to Information Research
- Managing the massive amount of information on the Internet
- Evaluating the pertinence of the information
- Evaluating the reliability of the information
Getting the information you need without risk
- Real world risks for Websurfers
- Techniques for being discreet
- Identifying and avoiding inaccurate information
- Virus protection methods
1:15pm - Lunch Break
2:30pm - Information Retrieval: Tools and Methods
Web Directories (Yahoo!, Magellan, Nomade ...)
Search Engines (Alta Vista, Voilà, Excite, HotBot, Lycos...)
Databases and "The Invisible Web"
Discussion Forums, Mailing Lists, and Archives
Advanced methods, plus new features and functions
Case Studies:
- creating a network of experts
- identifying rumors and Internet "noise"
- learning how to formulate an effective search query
- searching for information related to a person
- searching for information related to a company or product
- searching for mis-information, slander, copyright infringement,
fraud, and counterfeiting
- search for software or intelligent agents
6:00pm - Conclusion
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| Program- Second day |
9:15am - Summary of the previous day
9:30am - The role and benefits of using Intelligent Agents
Definition and explanation of Intelligent Agents
Identifying the various types of Intelligent Agents
- the agents dedicated to information search
- the agents dedicated to push & pull technology
- the agents for e-commerce and shopping ("shop bots")
Current products available on the market
Identifying the best Intelligent Agent for the task
1:00pm - Lunch Break
2:30pm - Organizing an Internet study
Defining the objectives of the research study
Creating a team of researchers
First approach using traditional research tools
Using of Intelligent Agents
Refining the research using advanced search tools
Searching Internet archives, newsgroups, and mailing-lists
Analysing the information obtained
Drafting a report and updating the study
4:00pm - Implementing a strategic watch system
Objectives and definition of a strategic watch system
Phases of implementation
Creating a strategic watch system
Demonstration of an effective strategic watch system
Implementing and finalizing the strategic watch system
5:00pm - Organizing a Press Review
Objectives
Tools
Sources available
6:00pm - Conclusion
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