Topics include heuristics, robotics, symbolic reasoning, natural language processing, and inference engines. Students assume the role of a knowledge engineer in developing a rule-based expert system. Visual Programming for Business Applications. Study of software design concepts. Topics include database access, performance issues, human interface design, and language dependent functions and algorithms.
Students assume the role of a software developer to complete major application project.
Management of a Local Area Network. Study of networking theory and concepts. Tasks include the use of network utilities in establishing users, granting rights, building home folders, creating printer queues, and attaching workstations. Students also assume the role of a network administrator as they install, configure, and manage a network. MIS360 plus either MIS301 or Computer Literacy, or consent of instructor.