Understanding the role of use cases in UML: A review and research agenda
A use case is a description ofa sequence of actions constituting a complete task or transaction in an application....
Human factors research on data modeling: A review of prior research, an extended framework...
This study reviews and synthesizes human factors research on conceptual data modeling. In addition to analyzing the variables used in earlier studies...
A Template for Defining Enterprise Modelling Constructs
The paper explains the need for a standard way of defining modelling constructs from different enterprise modelling languages and...
Metaschemas for ER, ORM and UML data models: A comparison
This paper provides metaschemas for some of the main database modeling notations used in industry. Two entity relationship (ER) notations are examined...
Binary equivalents of ternary relationships in entity-relationship modeling: A logical decomposition approach
Little work has been completed which addresses the logical composition and use of ternary relationships in entity-- relationship modeling....
FOOM: Functional- and object-oriented analysis & design of information systems: An integrated methodology
We propose FOOM (Functional and Object-Oriented Methodology), an integrated methodology for information systems analysis and design, which combines two...
Unified Modeling Language (UML) Topics: Cognitive Issues in UML Research
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issues on the Unified Modeling...
Information architecture practice: research-based recommendations for the practitioner
A large-scale postal survey and six in-depth case studies on information architecture practice were carried out from 1992 to...
The Systems Implications of Fourth Generation Languages
This paper discusses the need for changes in the generally accepted systems development methodologies in the light of the...
