Effects of Local Versus Global Schema Diagrams on Verification and Communication in Conceptual Data...
Mucb research in conceptual data modeling has focused on developing techniques for view integration, or combining local conceptual schetnas...
User viewpoint modelling: understanding and representing user viewpoints during requirements definition
There has been increasing awareness of the impact of the early stages of systems development on the quality of...
The Role of Similarity in the Reuse of Object-Oriented Analysis Models
Software reuse—the application of existing software artifacts in the de- velopment of a new system—has heen claimed to dramatically...
Enabling the Effective Involvement of Multiple Users: Methods and Tools for Collaborative Software Engineering
The paper presents results of ongoing research to support effective user involvement during systems development projects. The Collaborative Software...
A Method for Easing Normalization of User Views
Currently, most database management systems (DBMS) are based on the relational data model. Design methods that target relational models...
Cognitive Fit in Requirements Modeling: A Study of Object and Process Methodologies
Requirements modeling constitutes one of the most important phases of the systems development life cycle. Despite the proliferation of...
Toward Formalized Object-Oriented Management Information Systems Analysis
Object-oriented approaches have received attention in management infor- mation systems development due to the advantages over the traditional approaches...
The Influence of Database Structure Representation on Database System Learning and Use
Successfiil use of a computerized database by end users requires both an understanding of the structure of tbe database...
Improving Analysis Pattern Reuse in Conceptual Design: Augmenting Automated Processes with Supervised Learning
Conceptual design is an important, but difficult, phase of systems development. Analysis patterns can greatly benefit this phase because...
Towards a cognitive foundation for knowledge representation
Knowledge engineering, knowledge management and conceptual mod-elling are concerned with representing knowledge of business and organizationaldomains. These research...