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Course descriptions for most courses can be found in the University of Washington course catalog linked below.

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Special Topics Courses

Special topics courses are not described in the catalog because their focus changes depending on the faculty member teaching the course. Recent special topics courses are listed below.

TCSS 590A - Autumn 2012: TTH at 4:15 with Dr. George Mobus, #20322;
Computational Cybernetics and Information Theory

This course covers the theory of information in communications and control systems such as organizational management to auto-pilots to governance. It develops the theory of information as the measure of how a system needs to change its internal operations in order to meet pre-specified goals. It draws heavily on system control theory and control engineering concepts as they apply to all kinds of systems. The course emphasizes analysis and design of computational implementations of such systems.

This subject is becoming increasingly important to all areas of the economy, education, and policy formation. The knowledge and skills taught are highly transferable to many career domains.


TCSS 590A - Autumn 2011: Advanced Database Systems

This course is an advanced-level course in database systems. The course has two main themes: First, the course covers some of the internals of a database system. Second, the course explores some of the current topics or trends in database research. The objective of the course is to give the student a first step towards a career in database systems programming and to broaden the scope of the student to appreciate the importance and the impact of newly emerging database trends. (Instructor: Mohamed Ali, Autumn 2011)