THE VISUALISATION AND EXPLORATION OF A CURRICULUM KNOWLEDGEBASE

Sebastian Richards, Hilary Dexter

2010

Abstract

This paper discusses the difficulties associated with the visualisation and navigation of complex, multi-faceted knowledgebases. The issues are analysed through a case study of the Manchester Medical School curriculum, with the intention of developing an innovative visualisation tool to enhance the experience of navigation through such large sets of data. The approach taken to provide a solution involves the use of a metaphorical representation of the data schema, designed to reduce visual complexity and increase human usability. User feedback uncovered the need to create a ‘trail’ of related concepts through the knowledgebase, and provision for such navigation techniques is present in the developed tool. The concept of domain-specific structural customisation was investigated and led to the suggestion that modification of a schema towards a more logical and human-friendly abstraction can improve a user’s understanding and engagement with data.

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Richards S. and Dexter H. (2010). THE VISUALISATION AND EXPLORATION OF A CURRICULUM KNOWLEDGEBASE . In Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 5: ICEIS, ISBN 978-989-8425-08-9, pages 168-173. DOI: 10.5220/0002907301680173


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@conference{iceis10,
author={Sebastian Richards and Hilary Dexter},
title={THE VISUALISATION AND EXPLORATION OF A CURRICULUM KNOWLEDGEBASE},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 5: ICEIS,},
year={2010},
pages={168-173},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0002907301680173},
isbn={978-989-8425-08-9},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 5: ICEIS,
TI - THE VISUALISATION AND EXPLORATION OF A CURRICULUM KNOWLEDGEBASE
SN - 978-989-8425-08-9
AU - Richards S.
AU - Dexter H.
PY - 2010
SP - 168
EP - 173
DO - 10.5220/0002907301680173