How to overcome pitfalls of (E)ER and UML in Knowledge Management education. (2nd July 2008)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bollen, Peter
• Is Part Of: International journal of teaching and case studies. Volume 1:Number 3(2008)
• Page Start: 200
• Page End: 223
• Publication Date: 2008-07-02
• Subjects: entity relationship modelling -- extended ER -- unified modelling language -- UML -- knowledge management education -- semantic knowledge models; Teaching -- Periodicals; 371.10205
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1749-9151

Abstract

In this paper we will present the results of research into modelling pitfalls in (Extended) Entity Relationship modelling ((E)ER) and the Unified Modelling Language (UML). We will give a precise definition of the relationship cardinality/association end multiplicity concept in (E)ER and UML based upon the various definition 'fragments' we have encountered in the (E)ER and UML literature and we will give explicit rules for the application of these constructs for Knowledge Management (KM) in an educational setting.