A knowledge-based architecture for implementing collaborative problem-solving methods in military e-training

Expert Systems with Applications

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 976-990

  Liao, Shu Hsien ^a   Ho, Yen Ping ^b  

^a TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Collaborative problem solving; E training; Geographical information systems; Knowledge based system architecture; Military scenario training

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; COMPUTER NETWORKS; DATABASE SYSTEMS; DECISION MAKING; E-LEARNING; EDUCATION; EDUCATION COMPUTING; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INTELLIGENT AGENTS; INTERNET; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS; PIGMENTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SCHOOL BUILDINGS;

(MIN ,MAX ,+) FUNCTIONS; BATTLEFIELD (CO); CASE BASED; CLASSROOM TRAINING; COLLABORATIVE DECISION MAKING (CDM); COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING; COMMUNICATION METHODS; E-LEARNING SYSTEMS; E-TRAINING; EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS; ELSEVIER (CO); GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS); KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; KNOWLEDGE-BASED; MILITARY TRAINING; PROBLEM-SOLVING METHODS (PSM); SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENTS; SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION;

PERSONNEL TRAINING;

EID: 44949239569     PISSN: 09574174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2007.08.020     Document Type: Article

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