Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
Objectives The student is expected to develop a knowledge and understanding of the nature of expert systems as part of artificial intelligence and knowledge based systems, an appreciation of the strengths and weaknesses of expert systems applications to engineering and other knowledge-rich fields, and an awareness of the need, appropriateness, suitable methodology and advantages of expert system application.
Synopsis Functional description of an expert system; structure and components of an expert system; methods of representing knowledge; treatment of uncertainty; design and implementation of an expert system using an expert system building tool; review and reporting of literature.
Assessment Assignments + Test