Semiotics in information systems engineering / Kecheng Liu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Liu, Kecheng, 1957- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

System design.

Semiotics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 218 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Semiotics, the science of signs, has long been recognised as an important discipline for understanding information and communications. Moreover it has found wide application in other areas of computer science, as it offers an effective insight into organisations and the computer systems that support them. An organisation may be viewed as a system of information and communication in which human actors, with the assistance of information technology, are able to process, represent, store and consume information. Computer systems that fit into an organisation and that support and enhance its performance and competitiveness, can be better delivered if semiotic principles are understood and applied. In this book, first published in 2000, semiotic methods are introduced and illustrated through three major case studies, which demonstrate how information systems can be developed to meet business requirements and support business objectives. It will appeal to academics, systems developers and analysts.

Contents:

1. Introduction

pt. 1. Semiotic framework and methods. 2. Understanding semiotics. 3. A semiotic framework for information systems. 4. A semiotic approach to information systems development. 5. Knowledge representation and information analysis. 6. Semantic Analysis. 7. Pragmatics and communication. 8. The social layer: modelling organisations as information systems

pt. 2. Applications. 9. From semiotic analysis to systems design. 10. Semantic temporal databases. 11. Normbase: a new approach to information management. 12. Case study: development of a land resources information system. 13. Case study: development of a test construction system. App. A. Semantic templates and surrogate specification.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 208-216) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-11106-4

1-280-42929-1

9786610429295

0-511-17177-3

0-511-14909-3

0-511-30945-7

0-511-54336-0

0-511-05440-8

OCLC:

437072456