The Effects of Construct Redundancy on Readers’ Understanding of Conceptual Models
This paper investigates the effect of construct redundancy on readers’ understanding of conceptual models. Conceptual models play a crucial...
An Ontological Analysis Framework for Domain-Specific Modeling Languages
This article describes how domain-specific modeling languages(DSML) are developed to specifically model certain domains and their phenomena. Over the...
Ontology-Based Structuring of Conceptual Data Modeling Patterns
Thisresearch note showsthat the scope of conceptual data modeling patterns can be identified, clarified, and explicitly represented by positioning...
Improving Sequence Diagram Modeling Performance: A Technique Based on Chunking, Ordering, and Patterning
The Unified Modeling Language (UML) has become the de facto standard for object-oriented software development. It has been widely...
Data Modeling: An Ontological Perspective of Pointers
Research on ontology and conceptual data modeling builds on the premise that the world could be represented in terms...
Using Ontology and Rule-Based Reasoning for Conceptual Data Models Synonyms Detection: A Case Study
Conceptual data models can change during the information system development and teamwork phases, which require constantly monitoring with synonyms...
Modeling Design Patterns for Semi-Automatic Reuse in System Design
Design patterns provide reusable solutions for recurring design problems. They constitute an important tool for improving software quality. However,...
A rigorous approach for mapping workflows to object-oriented IS models
Conceptual business models and conceptual models of information systems represent widely different perspectives, which are difficult to integrate due...
Complementing Business Process Verification by Validity Analysis: A Theoretical and Empirical Evaluation
This paperinvestigatesthe need for complementing automated verification of business process models with a validity analysis performed by human analysts.As...
Agile Modeling, Agile Software Development, and Extreme Programming: The State of Research
While there are many claims for the successful use of extreme programming (XP) and agile modeling (AM), and the...
