Improving the quality of conceptual modeling using cognitive mapping techniques

Data and Knowledge Engineering

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 343-365

  Siau, Keng ^a   Tan, Xin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive mapping; Conceptual modeling; Quality; Requirements engineering; Systems development methodology

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE MAPPING; CONCEPTUAL MODELING; QUALITY; SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT METHDOLOGY;

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; MAPPING; QUALITY ASSURANCE; REQUIREMENTS ENGINEERING; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 25844450188     PISSN: 0169023X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.datak.2004.12.006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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