700-3 Principles of Instruction in Computer Science A survey of available instructional materials and discussion of educational theory and techniques leading to more effective instruction. For graduate teaching assistants in the Department of Computer Science only. 701-4 Database Systems and Design Introduction to basic goals and techniques in the design and implementation of information retrieval systems. Input, file organization, search strategies, output, language design, and evaluation techniques are covered. 702-4 Database Systems and Design II Continuation of CS 701, with emphasis on relational databases and distributed systems.
Current literature is reviewed.
Includes at least one programming project to bridge the gap from thoery to practice. Topics covered include techniques for handling judgemental knowledge, semantic networks, and frame-based systems. Useful constructs and architectures for AI systems are discussed. 712-4 Advances Topics in Artificial Intelligence Covers advanced topics in artificial intelligence theory and applications. These are taken from such areas as natural language processing, machine learning, advances AI programming techniques, and search and planning.