Conceptual modelling tool for novice designers Online publication date: Mon, 08-Dec-2008
by Christian Kop
International Journal of Metadata, Semantics and Ontologies (IJMSO), Vol. 3, No. 2, 2008
Abstract: Using UML class diagrams or OWL specifications, the designer is always confronted with the same problem: which concept should be modelled as a class and which concept can be pruned to an attribute (DatatypeProperty)? In this paper, a very simple and easy methodology to derive classes and attributes from a network of concepts will be introduced. Using this methodology, the designer will be even able to start modelling with controlled English language patterns. At the end, a prototype implementation will show how they all fit together.
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