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WSC
2008
13 years 11 months ago
Conceptual modelling: Knowledge acquisition and model abstraction
AL MODELLING: KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION AND MODEL ABSTRACTION Kathy Kotiadis Stewart Robinson Operational Research and Management Sciences Group Warwick Business School University of W...
Kathy Kotiadis, Stewart Robinson
DLOG
2008
13 years 11 months ago
Essential and Mandatory Part-Whole Relations in Conceptual Data Models
A recurring problem in conceptual modelling and ontology development is the representation of part-whole relations, with a requirement to be able to distinguish between essential a...
Alessandro Artale, C. Maria Keet
EDOC
2002
IEEE
14 years 2 months ago
Model Driven Geo-Information System's Development
Continuous change of user requirements has become a constant for geo-information systems. Designing systems that can adapt to such changes requires an appropriate ethodology that ...
Javier Morales, Luís Ferreira Pires, Marten...
CAISE
2003
Springer
14 years 2 months ago
Conceptual Modelling in Practice - Myth or Reality?
Conceptual modelling is thought (by academics at least) to be a key activity of Business Systems Analysis. For decades, comprehensive research has been conducted on related topics ...
Islay Davies, Peter Green, Michael Rosemann
ICWE
2005
Springer
14 years 2 months ago
Towards Model-Driven Testing of a Web Application Generator
Abstract. Conceptual modelling is a promising approach for Web application development, thanks to innovative CASE tools that can transform high-level specifications into executabl...
Luciano Baresi, Piero Fraternali, Massimo Tisi, Sa...
CAISE
2005
Springer
14 years 2 months ago
The Association Construct in Conceptual Modelling - An Analysis Using the Bunge Ontological Model
Associations are a widely used construct of object-oriented languages. However, the meaning of associations for conceptual modelling of application domains remains unclear. This pa...
Joerg Evermann
ER
2007
Springer
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14 years 3 months ago
Improving Environmental Decision-making: Bridging the Gap between Conceptual Modelling and Quantitative Analyses with Quasta
With regard to environmental decision-making, the field of conceptual modelling is primarily focused on representation and visualisation. As such, the ‘soft’ problem structuri...
Frank van Kouwen, Carel Dieperink, Paul P. Schot, ...
ECSA
2007
Springer
14 years 3 months ago
An Ontology-Based Approach for Modelling Architectural Styles
Abstract. The conceptual modelling of software architectures is of central importance for the quality of a software system. A rich modelling language is required to integrate the d...
Claus Pahl, Simon Giesecke, Wilhelm Hasselbring
OTM
2009
Springer
14 years 3 months ago
Positionalism of Relations and Its Consequences for Fact-Oriented Modelling
Natural language-based conceptual modelling as well as the use of diagrams have been essential components of fact-oriented modelling from its inception. However, transforming natur...
C. Maria Keet
ER
2009
Springer
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14 years 3 months ago
On Matrix Representations of Participation Constraints
Abstract. We discuss the existence of matrix representations for generalised and minimum participation constraints which are frequently used in database design and conceptual model...
Sven Hartmann, Uwe Leck, Sebastian Link