The concepts of model in information systems engineering: A proposal for an ontology of models

  • Authors:

  • Diana m. Sánchez;José maría Cavero;Esperanza Marcos

  • Affiliations:

  • Kybele research group, department of computing languages and systems ii, school of computer science engineering, rey juan carlos university, c/tulipán s/n, móstoles, 28933 madrid, spain. ...;Kybele research group, department of computing languages and systems ii, school of computer science engineering, rey juan carlos university, c/tulipán s/n, móstoles, 28933 madrid, spain. ...;Kybele research group, department of computing languages and systems ii, school of computer science engineering, rey juan carlos university, c/tulipán s/n, móstoles, 28933 madrid, spain. ...

  • Venue:
  • The Knowledge Engineering Review
  • Year:
  • 2009

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Abstract

Modelling is one of the most frequent tasks in the area of information systems (ISs), with models such as schemata, ontologies, patterns and architectures forming the bases for their creation. Very often, however, the difference between these types of models is not clear and causes confusion and erratic use of the terms. The aim of this paper is to clarify the concept of model through a study of some of the more common ones used in ISs. This proposal is presented through an ontology, where we show how we conceptualize models according to their role in the development of an IS: the model understood as the representation of a domain or as a reality serving as an example.