Thecourseistogiveanavenueforvisitingorlocalstafftodesign contentforanareathatthey areresearchinginbutnotcoveredinthe curriculum. Thiscouldbeanupcomingfieldyettobeincorporated inthecurriculumorsomeoutstandingstateofpracticeinacertain computer sciencearea.Theaimofthecourseistoprovideanavenueforexposingstudentsto newinterestingareasofcomputer sciencewhicharenot(yet)incorpo- ratedintothecurriculum.