Subject Objectives

-	Objective
1	Explain the basic knowledge representation, problem solving, and learning methods of Artificial Intelligence
2	Assess the applicability, strengths, and weaknesses of the basic knowledge representation, problem solving, and learning methods in solving particular particular engineering problems
3	Develop intelligent systems by assembling solutions to concrete computational problems
4	Understand the role of knowledge representation, problem solving, and learning in intelligent-system engineering
5	Appreciate the role of problem solving, learning, and perception in understanding human intelligence from a computational perspective

And many CS 476/676 students will:

6	Develop an interest in the field sufficient to take more advanced subjects

Desired Subject Outcomes

-	Outcome	How Measured	Related Objective
1	Predict the behavior of forward-chaining and backward-chaining rule-based systems	H, E	1, 2
2	Predict the behavior and estimate the cost in time and space of various heuristic and optimal search methods (depth-first, breadth-first, hill-climbing, branch-and-bound, and A*), and choose the appropriate method for particular problems	H, E	1, 2
3	Develop small rule-based and search-based expert systems, predict performance characteristics, and describe the role of rule-chaining and search in intelligent-system engineering	P1,	3, 4
4	Use rules and frames to represent behavioral, classification, and causal knowledge	H, Q	1, 2
5	Apply basic machine learning methods such as identification trees, neural nets, and genetic algorithms	H, Q	1, 2
6	Predict the behavior of the basic machine-learning methods, and choose the appropriate method for particular problems	H, Q	1, 2
7	Modify and extend simple implementations of the subject's representations and methods	H, Q	3, 4
8	Develop small learning systems, predict performance characteristics, and describe the role of learning in intelligent-system engineering	P2	3, 4
9	Discuss key issues in knowledge representation, problem solving, and learning	P1, P2	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Key:

H	Homework
E	Exams