Hierarchical ER Diagrams (HERD) – The Method and Experimental Evaluation
HERD (Hierarchical Entity-Relationship Diagram) is a semi-algorithmic, bot-tom-up method for creating hierarchical ER diagrams (ERD) from a given ”flat“...
Detection of Redundant Arcs in Entity Relationship Conceptual Models
One measure of the quality of a conceptual model is the quality of design that can be derived from...
Assessing Object-Oriented Conceptual Models Maintainability
Conceptual modeling has become a key task in the early phases of object oriented (OO) software life cycle. In...
Validation of UML Classes through Animation
Animation is the validation of formal software specifications by means of automatically generated prototypes. Animation is an effective way...
Building Quality into Learning Management Systems – An Architecture-Centric Approach
The design and development of contemporary Learning Management Systems (LMS), is largely focused on satisfying functional requirements, rather than...
Towards the Quality Evaluation of Functional Aspects of Operative Web Applications
The development and maintenance approaches for web applications (WebApps) have often been ad hoc, lacking systematic strategies not only...
A Model and an XSL Framework for Analysing the Quality of WebML Conceptual Schemas
Web conceptual models certainly represent a successful approach to the design of complex Web applications. Wrong uses of conceptual...
Support of Integrated Wireless Web Access through Media Types
Ideally, the demand for wireless access to web servers should not lead to a duplication of services. The major...
Quality of Interactive Models
Interactive models have been proposed as a general technique for increasing the flexibility of computerised information systems. Interactive models...
Domain-Specific Modelling for Cross-Platform Product Families
Domain-specific modelling has proved its worth for improving development speed and dependability of applications. By raising the level of...
