Once a semester, the Department of Foreign Languages requires a portion of its students to take a verbal test to determine their proficiency with a foreign language. The current system facilitating this test is based on outdated technology and is being phased out. AFLEX will replace the current system with newer technology to provide a more efficient work model for the instructors and students.

Computerized Assessment is a system which is used to create, enter, collect and compile student assessment forms electronically. Currently, the system is being designed for use by the SIUE School of Engineering but may be rolled out to other schools and their departments. This system allows instructors to create assessment forms for projects: peer assessment forms for group projects, or activity assessment forms for in-class activities. Each student currently enrolled in the class is then allowed to log into the system and complete the assessment form. Output is then created by activity or by student, depending on the type of assessment.

Due to federal regulations, information related to biosolid waste generated by wastewater treatment facilities is recorded and reported to state and federal Environmental Protection Agencies (EPA). The information recording and reporting is currently accomplished with paperwork or limited computer systems. Either way, the data is prepared at the local wastewater treatment facilities and sent by mail to the appropriate EPA agency. There is currently no ability to view biosolid waste data in relation to its source or destination geography. A Geographical Information System (GIS) is a tool that can provide the ability to link spatial data (geography or maps) with non-spatial or attribute data (e.g. soil composition, historical land application data). The first goal of this project is to automate the collection and reporting of the wastewater biosolid information from treatment facilities. The secondary goal of this project is to extend the first goal by providing the ability to view the submitted wastewater biosolid information with GIS functionality (graphically in relation to the relevant geography). Overall, the project goal is to build a prototype or 'proof of concept' system that provides for automated collection and reporting of wastewater biosolid information and demonstrates the GIS analysis capabilities in relation to that data.

This application is to implement a mostly automated restaurant. The system is intended to be installed in actual restaurants. The system to be developed at this point will be a cross platform application with networking between the deliverable stations. The purpose of this application will be making the eating out experience quicker and easier for the customers as well as making the restaurant owners service more cost effective. Restaurants will see a serious reduction in needed wait staff as time spent taking orders and checking on tables can be spent on other goals.

SIUE periodically offers a class in expert systems. In order to enhance the student learning experience presented in this class, a shell program is used by students to develop and execute expert systems. Currently the program used for this purpose is Free Shell, a freeware expert systems shell developed as a computer science senior project in 2003. Dr. Yu has asked us to produce an updated version of Free Shell. This new version, titled Free Shell Live, will incorporate the functionality present in the current application, while adding various additional features. The most significant of these will be the ability to publish expert systems as stand-alone web applications. This will allow expert systems built in Free Shell Live to be built into web sites for class demonstrations or extra-curricular applications.