Comparing a rule-based approach with a pattern-based approach at different levels of complexity of conceptual data modelling tasks

International Journal of Human Computer Studies

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 397-419

  Batra, Dinesh ^a   Wishart, Nicole A ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DATA STRUCTURES; DATABASE SYSTEMS; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

CONCEPTUAL DATA MODELING; PATTERN-BASED APPROACH; RULE-BASED APPROACHES;

KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS;

EID: 4344693520     PISSN: 10715819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhcs.2003.12.019     Document Type: Article

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