Students will design a piece of software that performs the following four tasks:

1. Observation
Software monitors user behavior and external events, watching for the correct moment to take an action.

2. Learning
Software monitors user behavior and draws inferences such as a users preference or habit. Software that monitors events to learn general patterns.

3. Dialogue
Software that engages users in communication. Generally communication facilitates clarification or acknowledgement. Dialogue generally takes three forms: (i) acknowledgement—confirms an action has happened. (ii) turn taking—seeks clarification or confirmation following user request. (iii) monitoring—proactively seeks clarification or confirmation based on observation activities.

4. Autonomous Action
Software that takes action on its own whether preprogrammed or from learning.

Deliverables
1. Short video demonstration of human agent interaction in context.
2. Presentation outlining user needs
3. Web-based process book

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