ME290M Expert Systems in Mechanical Engineering Spring 1999, T-Th 12:30-2:00 pm 1165 Etcheverry Hall, Course Control No. 56369 http://best.me.berkeley.edu/~aagogino/me290m/s99

• Are there recognized experts?

• Are the experts provably better than amateurs?

• Does the task take less than one day for an expert to do? Less than 2 hours?

• Is the task primarily cognitive?

• Does the task require use of "deep knowledge"?

• Is the skill routinely taught to neophytes?

• Is there a high payoff?

• Is there management support?

• Is the expert cooperative?