Browsing by Author "Shaw, Mildred L.G."

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    ELICITING KNOWLEDGE AND TRANSFERRING IT EFFECTIVELY TO A KNOWLEDGE-BASED SYSTEM
    (1991-11-01) Gaines, Brian R.; Shaw, Mildred L.G.
    The knowledge acquisition bottleneck impeding the development of expert systems is being alleviated by the development of computer-based knowledge acquisition tools. These work directly with experts to elicit knowledge, and structure it appropriately to operate as a decision support tool within an expert system. However, the elicitation of expert knowledge and its effective transfer to a useful knowledge-based system is complex and involves a diversity of activities. This paper illustrates the complete development of a decision support system using knowledge acquisition tools. The example is simple enough to be completely analyzed but exhibits enough real-world characteristics to give significant insights into the processes and problems of knowledge engineering.
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    LOCALES FOR REQUIREMENTS ENGINEERING
    (1998-01-01) Herlea, Daniela E.; Shaw, Mildred L.G.; Gaines, Brian R.
    This paper presents an approach to the social interaction in requirements engineering. Giddens' concept of a sociological locale, defined as the setting for interaction, is used in understanding the interaction of people negotiating requirements. The creation of requirements engineering locales in a physical environment and the implications for designing virtual requirements engineering locales are discussed. Lessons learned from an informal study of a virtual requirements engineering environment are presented and challenges for designing computer support to requirements engineering locales are addressed.
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    SURVEY OF KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES
    (1990-11-01) Shaw, Mildred L.G.; Leighton, Hugh A.R.; Miller, Robert C.
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