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Conceptual modelling: Knowledge acquisition and model abstraction
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Kotiadis, Kathy and Robinson, Stewart (2008) Conceptual modelling: Knowledge acquisition and model abstraction. In: 2008 Winter Simulation Conference, Miami, FL, Dec 07-10, 2008. Published in: Proceedings of the 2008 Winter Simulation Conference, Vols.1-5 pp. 951-958. ISBN 978-1-4244-2707-9. doi:10.1109/WSC.2008.4736161 ISSN 0891-7736.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/WSC.2008.4736161
Abstract
Conceptual modelling has gained a lot of interest in recent years and simulation modellers are particularly interested in understanding the processes involved in arriving at a conceptual model. This paper contributes to this understanding by discussing the artifacts of conceptual modelling and two specific conceptual modelling processes: knowledge acquisition and model abstraction. Knowledge acquisition is the process of finding out about the problem situation and arriving at a system description. Model abstraction refers to the simplifications made in moving from a system description to a conceptual model. Soft Systems Methodology has tools that can help a modeller with knowledge acquisition and model abstraction. These tools are drawing rich pictures, undertaking analyses 'one', 'two', 'three', and constructing a root definition and the corresponding purposeful activity model. The use of these tools is discussed with respect to a case study in health care.
Item Type: | Conference Item (UNSPECIFIED) | ||||
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Subjects: | Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA76 Electronic computers. Computer science. Computer software T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Proceedings of the 2008 Winter Simulation Conference | ||||
Publisher: | IEEE | ||||
ISBN: | 978-1-4244-2707-9 | ||||
ISSN: | 0891-7736 | ||||
Official Date: | 2008 | ||||
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Volume: | Vols.1-5 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 8 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 951-958 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1109/WSC.2008.4736161 | ||||
Status: | Not Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||
Title of Event: | 2008 Winter Simulation Conference | ||||
Type of Event: | Conference | ||||
Location of Event: | Miami, FL | ||||
Date(s) of Event: | Dec 07-10, 2008 |
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