Activity modeling and behavior modeling
Proc. of the IFIP WG 8.1 working conference on Information systems design methodologies: improving the practice
Applied multivariate statistics for the social sciences
Applied multivariate statistics for the social sciences
Semantic database modeling: survey, applications, and research issues
ACM Computing Surveys (CSUR)
A proposal for a formal model of objects
Object-oriented concepts, databases, and applications
Data analysis and learning: an experimental study of data modeling tools
International Journal of Man-Machine Studies
Comparing representations with relational and EER models
Communications of the ACM
An Ontological Model of an Information System
IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering
Conceptual database design: an Entity-relationship approach
Conceptual database design: an Entity-relationship approach
An Automated Approach to Information Systems Decomposition
IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering
Understanding Quality in Conceptual Modeling
IEEE Software
The entity-relationship model—toward a unified view of data
ACM Transactions on Database Systems (TODS) - Special issue: papers from the international conference on very large data bases: September 22–24, 1975, Framingham, MA
Comprehending Object and Process Models: An Empirical Study
IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering
An ontological analysis of the relationship construct in conceptual modeling
ACM Transactions on Database Systems (TODS)
Multimedia Learning
Fundamentals of Database Systems
Fundamentals of Database Systems
Should Optional Properties Be Used in Conceptual Modelling? A Theory and Three Empirical Tests
Information Systems Research
Research Commentary: Information Systems and Conceptual Modeling--A Research Agenda
Information Systems Research
Evaluating modeling techniques based on models of learning
Communications of the ACM - Service-oriented computing
Empirical comparisons of animation and narration in requirements validation
Requirements Engineering
The Influence of Multimedia on Improving the Comprehension of Organizational Information
Journal of Management Information Systems
Metaphor in natural resource gaming: Insights from the RIVER BASIN GAME
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Evaluating quality of conceptual modelling scripts based on user perceptions
Data & Knowledge Engineering
Defining and validating metrics for assessing the understandability of entity-relationship diagrams
Data & Knowledge Engineering
Perceived vs. measured quality of conceptual schemas: an experimental comparison
ER '07 Tutorials, posters, panels and industrial contributions at the 26th international conference on Conceptual modeling - Volume 83
Epistemological perspectives on ontology-based theories for conceptual modeling
Applied Ontology - Ontological Foundations of Conceptual Modelling
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Proceedings of the Second ACM-IEEE international symposium on Empirical software engineering and measurement
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Empirical Software Engineering
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Activity labeling in process modeling: Empirical insights and recommendations
Information Systems
The measurement of perceived ontological deficiencies of conceptual modeling grammars
Data & Knowledge Engineering
Quality and perceived usefulness of process models
Proceedings of the 2010 ACM Symposium on Applied Computing
An approach to testing conceptual schemas
Data & Knowledge Engineering
Extending representational analysis: BPMN user and developer perspectives
BPM'07 Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Business process management
An experimental comparison of ER and UML class diagrams for data modelling
Empirical Software Engineering
Transformation-based framework for the evaluation and improvement of database schemas
CAiSE'10 Proceedings of the 22nd international conference on Advanced information systems engineering
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Quality evaluation and improvement framework for database schemas - using defect taxonomies
CAiSE'11 Proceedings of the 23rd international conference on Advanced information systems engineering
DEXA'11 Proceedings of the 22nd international conference on Database and expert systems applications - Volume Part II
Information and Software Technology
A conceptual modeling quality framework
Software Quality Control
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Artificial Intelligence Review
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Information Systems
QoSA'10 Proceedings of the 6th international conference on Quality of Software Architectures: research into Practice - Reality and Gaps
Evaluating quality of conceptual models based on user perceptions
ER'06 Proceedings of the 25th international conference on Conceptual Modeling
Measuring the perceived semantic quality of information models
ER'05 Proceedings of the 24th international conference on Perspectives in Conceptual Modeling
Epistemological perspectives on ontology-based theories for conceptual modeling
Applied Ontology - Ontological Foundations of Conceptual Modelling
A study on the effects of routing symbol design on process model comprehension
Decision Support Systems
Understanding understandability of conceptual models --- what are we actually talking about?
ER'12 Proceedings of the 31st international conference on Conceptual Modeling
Rules from cognition for conceptual modelling
ER'12 Proceedings of the 31st international conference on Conceptual Modeling
ER'12 Proceedings of the 31st international conference on Conceptual Modeling
International Journal of Information System Modeling and Design
On the Usage of Labels and Icons in Business Process Modeling
International Journal of Information System Modeling and Design
Comparing the Effect of Use Case Format on End User Understanding of System Requirements
Journal of Information Technology Research
Journal of Database Management
Using Ontology Languages for Conceptual Modeling
Journal of Database Management
Journal of Database Management
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Information and Software Technology
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Data & Knowledge Engineering
Guidelines for representing complex cardinality constraints in binary and ternary relationships
Software and Systems Modeling (SoSyM)
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Two versions of the entity-relationship model (ERM) are compared in this empirical study. One model grammar uses optional properties and the other employs mandatory properties and subtypes. The optional grammar produces apparently less complex models than the mandatory with subtypes. An ontological analysis indicates that mandatory properties may be superior to optional properties in providing clearer representations. The Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning is used to hypothesize superior local information provided by mandatory properties can lead to improved viewer understanding of a model. An experiment comparing the two ERM grammars is described and results confirm the use of mandatory relationships leads to improved understanding even though the model is apparently more complex. These results suggest clarity within the model may be more important than the apparent complexity of the model when a model is used for developing domain understanding.