THIS RESEARCH PROPOSES TO DESIGN AN EXPERT SYSTEM FOR PHASE I OF THE ISD MODEL (FRONT-END ANALYSIS).

THIS RESEARCH PROPOSES TO DESIGN AN EXPERT SYSTEM FOR PHASE I OF THE ISD MODEL (FRONT-END ANALYSIS). THE RESULT WOULD BE A DESIGN ARCHITECTURE FOR INTELLIGENT SOFTWARE TO PROVIDE RELIABLE, QUANTIFIABLE RESULTS OF FRONT-END ANALYSIS IN A TIMELY FASHION. THE ISD MODEL IS SELECTED BECAUSE OF ITS RIGOROUS SYSTEMS APPROACH TO TRAINING DEVELOPMENT AND BECAUSE OF ITS USE, IN VARIOUS FORMS, BY THE MILITARY. THE APPROACH WILL BE TO ANALYZE AND MODIFY EXISTING JOB AND AUTHOR AIDS, AND BY EXAMINATION OF EXPERT BEHAVIOR, DEVELOP A KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION AS AN ADAPTIVE DATA BASE. ANALYZING EXPERT JOB/TASK ANALYSIS ACTIVITIES WILL ALSO PROVIDE A PRELIMINARY SET OF PRODUCTION OR CLASSIFICATION ROLES, AS APPROPRIATE. THE END PRODUCT OF THE PROPOSED RESEARCH IS A DETERMINATION OF FEASIBILITY AND AN INITIAL DESIGN ARCHITECTURE UPON WHICH TO BASE FUTURE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TESTING.