Using ontology to validate conceptual models
Theories of ontology lead to improved conceptual models and help ensure they are indeed faithful representations of their focal...
UML in action
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A lightweight methodology for rapid ontology engineering
UPON Lite focuses on users, typically domain experts without ontology expertise, minimizing the role of ontology engineers.
CONCEPTUAL MODELING AND SYSTEM ARCHITECTING
How to evaluate and select the methods and tools for building conceptual models that faithfully represent the abstract concepts...
Relational database design using an object-oriented methodology
Of the many approaches to relational database design, the Object Modeling Technique (OMT) is particularly effective. A comprehensive explanation...
How UML is used
Many UML projects are not Use Case driven.
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Database design: composing fully normalized tables from a rigorous dependency diagram
A new simplified methodology for relational-database design overcomes the difficulties associated with nonloss decomposition. It states dependencies between data...
Why significant UML change is unlikely
Reform may be too little too late to spare software engineers the cognitively overwhelming effort of applying UML to...
Comparing representations with relational and EER models
The diffusion of technology to end users who can now develop their own information systems raises issues concerning the...
A Helix-Spindle model for ontological engineering
Using a forward-lockstep build-test process that combines theoretic and pragmatic approaches to ontology building.
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