The use of a knowledge-based system in conceptual data modeling

  • Authors:
  • Solomon Antony;Dinesh Batra;Radhika Santhanam

  • Affiliations:
  • Area of ISQS, Rawls College of Business Administration, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX;Florida International University;University of Kentucky

  • Venue:
  • Decision Support Systems
  • Year:
  • 2005

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Abstract

Based on a study of the data modeling process of novice designers, and the errors they commit, a knowledge-based system (KBS) was designed and developed. It was found that the performance of novice designers was significantly better when they utilized the KBS instead of a system with no knowledge base. Two versions of the KBS--one with a guidance interface that advised the designer on appropriate design choices and another with a restrictive interface that restricted the design choices available to the designer--were developed. The restrictive interface was rated as being significantly easier to use than the guidance interface.