Additional Course Description for CS4984
This course is designed for seniors to become familiar with a range
of information technologies, much like Database Systems covers
certain types of data, and Artficial Intelligence covers certain types of
knowledge.
Coverage includes text, electronic publishing, search, retrieval,
browsing and related issues of information access. Other media
types are considered separately and in combination, when
synchronization and time-based performance are crucial to achieve
adequate quality of service. Linking, hierarchical structures, streams,
layers, and similar organizations and views will be considered.
A wide variety of hardware, software and application demonstrations
will be given. Students will gain expertise working with key
packages such as AuthorWare, Mosaic/Netscape, and Storyspace.