A functional ontology for information systems

Yusuf M. Motara; Karl van der Schyff

doi:10.18489/sacj.v31i2.691

A functional ontology for information systems

Yusuf M. Motara^*, Karl van der Schyff

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Abstract

The ontology of information systems - the way in which knowledge claims, and thus theories, are conceptualised and represented - is of particular importance in the information systems field, due to its reliance on relations between entities. This work proposes, demonstrates, and evaluates an alternative ontology for theory description which is arguably more powerful and more expressive than the dominant ontological model.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	57-76
Number of pages	20
Journal	South African Computer Journal
Volume	31
Issue number	2
Early online date	20 Dec 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.18489/sacj.v31i2.691
Publication status	Published - 20 Dec 2019
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Ontology
Theory building
Functional design

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