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Procedure for selecting knowledge elicitation methods with regard to knowledge types
Roth, Daniel; Binz, Hansgeorg
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Year:
2013
Editor:
Udo Lindemann, Srinivasan V, Yong Se Kim, Sang Won Lee, John Clarkson, Gaetano Cascini
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Series:
ICED
Institution:
Institute for Engineering Design and Industrial Design (IKTD), University of Stuttgart, Germany
Page(s):
281-290
ISBN:
978-1-904670-49-0
ISSN:
2220-4334
Abstract:
The intention of this paper is to propose a procedure that illustrates how elicitation methods appropriate for knowledge types (domains) might be selected. Analysing existing literature suggests that it is mostly possible to provide a statement about more frequently used knowledge acquisition methods. Furthermore, there are studies that show that certain knowledge acquisition methods are significantly more efficient than others. The attempt to link knowledge acquisition methods and knowledge itself is still missing. For this purpose, knowledge types have been analysed according to their content. As a result, it is possible to assign specific characteristics to each knowledge type. Furthermore, each acquisition method offers specific abilities. This paper discusses how acquisition methods and their related abilities should be connected with the specific characteristics of knowledge types. Thus, the proposed procedure helps knowledge engineers to identify the suitable acquisition method for specific knowledge types.
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