| Aim of Module | To enable students to describe the types of applications suited to the use of Expert systems, the tools and methods used to develop them, and to develop an expert system. |
| Credits | 7 |
| Student Learning hours | 70 |
| Content Revised | pre 1996 |
| Prescription Expiry Date | Nov 2007 |
| Topics | Highest Skill Level | Suggested Assessment Percentage | |
| 1 Use of Expert Systems | C | 20 | |
| 2 Tools and Methodologies | A | 40 | |
| 3 Developing and Amending an Expert System | A | 40 | |
| 100 | |||
| 1 | Use of Expert Systems |
| C | Describe the types of applications for which expert systems are appropriate. |
| 2 | Tools and Methodologies |
| A | 2.1 | Demonstrate the use of a software tool suitable for the development of expert systems. |
| C | 2.2 | Describe how an expert system works and explain in detail how a given expert system software package operates. |
| 3 | Developing and Amending an Expert System |
| A | Using the given software package, complete a simple case study to create and modify a working system. |
| Note | ||
| > | Examples of suitable packages (at time of writing) include: | |
| - PROLOG | ||
| - (IBM) EXPERT SYSTEM | ||
| - (ICL) ASTUTE | ||
| - EXSYS | ||