Constructive knowledge engineering

✍ Scribed by M.J. Elliot; H.T. Bull; C.I. Pulford; N.R. Shadbolt; W. Smith

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1995
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 970 KB
• Volume: 8
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0950-7051
• DOI: 10.1016/0950-7051(95)98903-j

✦ Synopsis

Knowledge engineering research has shifted from the transfer, expert-driven metaphor for system development to an interpretative, model-driven metaphor. The paper examines the relationship between these two metaphors and introduces a third: constructive, problem-driven engineering. The paper postulates a theoretical construction of the interrelationships between these in terms of the epistemology of expertise, the engineering process, and representational issues. The constructive approach is further illuminated with example systems, and a set of guidelines for applying the constructive approach is provided.