| Course ID: | CSCI 8380. 4 hours. |
| Course Title: | Advanced Topics in Information Systems |
Course
Description: | Advanced topics in information systems and databases. The two major issues dealt with are: (1) information integration and interoperability, and (2) novel database technologies. The first addresses the integration of autonomous and heterogeneous resources managing structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data. The second deals with the query formulation, and processing on heterogeneous content. Special attention will be given to emerging research areas fueled by the Web and related technologies. |
| Oasis Title: | ADV INFO SYS |
| Prerequisite: | CSCI 4370/6370 or CSCI 4050/6050 |
Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | Students completing "Advanced Topics in Information Systems" will
have been exposed to a number of lecture topics as well as many
practical topics. Lecture topics include information integration
and interoperability, federation/mediator/brokering architectures,
agent-oriented systems, query formulation and processing, semi-
structured and multimedia data management, metadata, and
knowledge management. Practical topics include implementation
issues such as languages and protocols for developing advanced/
distributed/global information systems and their applications.
The students will be exposed to very recent advances and
research issues in the database and intelligent systems
communities.
The course will consist of lectures, student presentations,
a major course project, and a final write up of activities.
Students will be graded on the standard A to F grading scale,
and will provide end of course evaluations on the instruction
and course content following established Computer Science
Department course evaluation procedures. |
| Topical Outline: | - Methodologies and Models for Advanced Information Systems (ISs)
- Integration and Interoperation of Heterogeneous and
Distributed ISs
- Federated Database, Mediator and Information Brokering
Architectures
- Object-oriented and Agent-Oriented ISs
- Query Processing Including Planning and Optimization
- Content Organization Including Taxonomy, Classification and
Ontologies
- Knowledge Sharing and Knowledge Management
- Novel Database Technologies
- Languages and Protocols for Advanced ISs
- Applications of Advanced ISs in Enterprises and for the Web |