COURSE PRO FORMA

IMPORTANT:
Contents of this Pro Forma should not be changed without the Senates approval. Amendments involving
not more than 30% of the course content can be approved at the Academ!Facult!Centre level.
Academ!Facult!Centre
"epartment
Facult of Computer Science and #nformation $echnolog
#nformation Science
Programme %achelor of Computer Science
Course Code
Course $itle
&'(S3))0
#ntelligent Agent in #nformation Sstems
Course Pre*re+uisite,s-! 'inimum
.e+uirement,s-
*
Student /earning $ime ,S/$-
Credit
)00
3
/earning 1utcomes At the end of the course2 the student is able to3
). (4plain the basic characteristics and concepts of agents in general and
intelligent agents in specific
0. "escribe various applications of intelligent agents
3. "iscuss the relation between intelligent agents with information retrieval
and information management
5. #llustrate the role and function of intelligent information agents in
managing the difficulties associated with information overload in #nternet
and &eb
6. "evelop messages or +ueries using agent communication languages
$ransferable S7ills #nformation access and retrieval s7ills8 9tili:e computer program8 (4tracting
important information
Snopsis of Course Contents $his course covers the following topics3 ,a- #ntroduction 3 #nternet and &eb2
&eb search agent2 information2 intelligent information agent8 ,b- %asic criteria
and concepts for agents and intelligent agents8 ,c- Classification and tpes of
intelligent agents8 ,d- #ntelligent agent based information retrieval concepts8
,e- .ole and function of intelligent agent in the conte4t of information retrieval3
searching2 prioriti:ing2 announcing2 filtering2 profile development2 communit
classification and others8 ,f- Content based intelligent agent8 ,g- Collaboration
agents3 interaction theor for intelligent agent8 ,h- Agent communication
language
'ethod of "eliver ,lecture2
tutorial2 wor7shop2 etc-
/ecture2 tutorial2 lab
Assessment 'ethods
'ethodologies for Feedbac7 on
Performance
Criteria in Summative Assessment
Continuous Assesssment 3 60%
Final (4amination3 60%
1ral announcement in class! individual performance report through email or
website! lecture;s web site.
.efer to the 'ar7ing Specifications ,Sstem- indicated in Buku Kaedah-
kaedah dan Peraturan-peraturan (Pengajian Ijazah Pertama) 2006
9'*P$0)*P<03*%.003,%#-*S03 )