An Experimental Study of the Effects of Representing Property Precedence on the Comprehension of...
Conceptual modeling is the process of using a grammar to construct abstractions of relevant phenomena in a domain. The...
The Influence of Notational Deficiencies on Process Model Comprehension
Visual process models are helpful when analyzing and improving complex organizational processes. However, the symbol sets used in different...
The Effects of Decomposition Quality and Multiple Forms of Information on Novices’ Understanding of...
Individuals can often use conceptual models to learn about the business domain to be supported by an information system....
Diagrammatic Attention Management and the Effect of Conceptual Model Structure on Cardinality Validation
Diagrams are frequently used to document various components of information systems, from the procedures established for user-
Rethinking the Meaning of Identifiers in Information Infrastructures
Identifiers — such as personal identification numbers, student numbers, and license numbers — are used for identifying individual objects...
An Ontological Analysis of Use Case Modeling Grammar
Use case modeling is a popular technique for representing the functional requirements of an information system. The simple graphical...
Extending Classification Principles from Information Modeling to Other Disciplines
Classifying phenomena is a central aspect of cognition. Similarly, specifying classes of interest is a central aspect of information...
Ontological Clarity, Cognitive Engagement, and Conceptual Model Quality Evaluation: An Experimental Investigation
When analysts build information systems, they document their understanding of users’ work domains via conceptual models. Once a model...
Information Systems as Representations: A Review of the Theory and Evidence
Representation theory proposes that the basic purpose of an information system (IS) is to faithfully represent certain real-world phenomena,...
Representing Crowd Knowledge: Guidelines for Conceptual Modeling of User-generated Content
Organizations’ increasing reliance on externally produced information, such as online user-generated content (UGC) and crowdsourcing, challenges common assumptions about...
