The effect of graphic style on data model interpretation
Graphic data models are commonly used as a tool for presentation ofinformation structures in the design, implementation, use and...
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...
Understanding Conceptual Schemas: Exploring the Role of Application and IS Domain Knowledge
Although information systems (IS) problem solving involves knowledge of both the IS and application domains, little attention has been...
The realities of database design: an essay on the sociology, semiology and pedagogy of...
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An Empirical Investigation of End-User Query Development: The Effects of Improved Model Expressiveness vs....
Data models provide a map of the components of an information system. Prior research has indicated that more expressive...
Conceptualizing Systems for Understanding: An Empirical Test of Decomposition Principles in Object-Oriented Analysis
During the early phase of systems development, systems analysts often conceptualize the domain under study and represent it in...
Modeling Spatial and Temporal Set-Based Constraints During Conceptual Database Design
From a database perspective, business constraints provide an accurate picture of the real world being modeled and help enforce...
How Semantics and Pragmatics Interact in Understanding Conceptual Models
Underlying the design of any information system is an explicit or implicit conceptual model of the domain that the...
The IQ of the Crowd: Understanding and Improving Information Quality in Structured User-Generated Content
User-generated content (UGC) is becoming a valuable organizational resource, as it is seen in many cases as a way...
