Relational, hierarchical, and network database models. Conceptual and physical schema. Data definition and data manipulation languages. Database administration, security, integrity, and backup recovery. Query optimization. Normal forms and database design. Latest developments in databases. Prerequisite: CS 310 or 302.

Individual project developed under supervision of a CS faculty member. May be repeated under a different topic once. Maximum of three semester hours per semester. Prerequisite: consent of department.

Current trends in information technology. Hypertext, navigation, intelligent navigation with expert systems and neural nets, multimedia, text management and retrieval, deductive and object-oriented databases, distributed databases, the integrated intelligent database. Prerequisite: CS 405 or equivalent.

Theorem proving, logic programming, expert systems, uncertainty, fuzzy logic, machine learning, neural networks, programming in PROLOG. Prerequisites: a grade of C or better in CS 302; one course in statistics.

Individual study in an area of computer science relevant to the student s professional goals and not covered in a formal course offered by the department. May be repeated twice for a maximum of 6 hours credit. Prerequisites: consent of the department.