Information Systems Development and Data Modeling - Conceptual and Philosophical Foundations

Klappentext Summarises ideas in Information Systems Development for graduate students and professionals. Zusammenfassung Data modelling was hypothesised to be the salvation of an organisation's data problems. This book aims to analyse the problems encountered and to present a comparative philosophical study of the various approaches. The authors explore the epistemology! ontology and rationality of each modelling approach! and describe the underlying assumptions embedded in them. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. Definition and evolution of information systems development methodologies and data modeling; 3. Philosophical foundations; 4. Conceptual and paradigmatic foundations of ISD; 5. Paradigmatic analysis of ISD methodologies; 6. Conceptual and paradigmatic foundations of data modeling; 7. Paradigmatic analysis of data modeling approaches; 8. Conclusions; Appendix A. Summaries of selected methodologies; Bibliography; Index.

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• Authors: Rudy Hirschheim, Rudy (University of Houston) Klein Hirschheim, Rudy A. Hirschheim, Rudy Klein Hirschheim, Hirschheim Rudy, Heinz K. Klein, Klein Heinz K., Kalle Lyytinen, Lyytinen Kalle
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.10.1995
• EAN: 9780521373692
• ISBN: 978-0-521-37369-2
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > IT; COMPUTERS / Computer Science, COMPUTERS / Programming / Algorithms, LAW / Computer & Internet, computer science, algorithms and data structures, Algorithms & data structures, COMPUTERS / Social Aspects, Digital and information technologies: Legal aspects