Overview
Collects the best conceptual modeling ideas, techniques and practices
Points researchers to interesting challenges in theory and practice
Includes applications in novel areas like spatial and bioinformatics modeling and information integration
May serve as a comprehensive textbook for graduate courses
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Programming with Conceptual Models
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User Interface Modelling
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Special Challenge Area
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About this book
Conceptual modeling is about describing the semantics of software applications at a high level of abstraction in terms of structure, behavior, and user interaction.
Embley and Thalheim start with a manifesto stating that the dream of developing information systems strictly by conceptual modeling – as expressed in the phrase “the model is the code” – is becoming reality. The subsequent contributions written by leading researchers in the field support the manifesto's assertions, showing not only how to abstractly model complex information systems but also how to formalize abstract specifications in ways that let developers complete programming tasks within the conceptual model itself. They are grouped into sections on programming with conceptual models, structure modeling, process modeling, user interface modeling, and special challenge areas such as conceptual geometric modeling, information integration, and biological conceptual modeling.
The Handbook of Conceptual Modeling collects in a single volume many of the best conceptual-modeling ideas, techniques, and practices as well as the challenges that drive research in the field. Thus it is much more than a traditional handbook for advanced professionals, as it also provides both a firm foundation for the field of conceptual modeling, and points researchers and graduate students towards interesting challenges and paths for how to contribute to this fundamental field of computer science.
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Handbook of Conceptual Modeling
Book Subtitle: Theory, Practice, and Research Challenges
Editors: David W. Embley, Bernhard Thalheim
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-15865-0
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Computer Science, Computer Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag GmbH Berlin Heidelberg 2011
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-15864-3Published: 15 March 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-43049-7Published: 14 October 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-15865-0Published: 23 April 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 589
Topics: Software Engineering, Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet)