Advanced Topics in Database Research, Volume 4

by Keng Siau

Overview

Advanced Topics in Database Research is a series of books in the fields of database, software engineering, and systems analysis and design. They feature the latest research ideas and topics on how to enhance current database systems, improve information storage, refine existing database models, and develop advanced applications. Advanced Topics in Database Research, Volume 4 is a part of this series.

Advanced Topics in Database Research, Volume 4 is enriched with authors who have submitted their best works for inclusion in this scholarly book. Advanced Topics in Database Research, Volume 4 is a useful reference and a valuable collection for both researchers and practitioners.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781591404712
Publisher:	IGI Global
Publication date:	03/31/2005
Series:	Advanced Topics in Database Research (Hardcover) , #4
Edition description:	4th ed.
Pages:	392
Product dimensions:	7.14(w) x 10.26(h) x 1.01(d)

About the Author

Keng Siau is an associate professor of management information systems (MIS) at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln (UNL). He received his Ph.D. degree from the University of British Columbia (UBC) where he majored in management information systems and minored in cognitive psychology. He has published more than 40 refereed journal articles, and these articles have appeared in journals such as Management Information Systems Quarterly, Communications of the ACM, IEEE Computer, Information Systems, ACM's Data Base, Journal of Database Management, Journal of Information Technology, International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, Transactions on Information and Systems, Quarterly Journal of ECommerce, and many others. In addition, he has published over 60 refereed conference papers in proceedings such as ICIS, ECIS, WITS, and HICSS. He served as the organizing and program chairs for the International Workshop on Evaluation of Modeling Methods in Systems Analysis and Design (EMMSAD) (19962002).

Table of Contents

	Preface	vi
Section I	Analysis of Development Methodologies
Chapter I	Agile Development Methods and Component-Orientation: A Review and Analysis	1
Chapter II	Comparing Metamodels for ER, ORM and UML Data Models	23
Chapter III	An Evaluation Framework for Component-Based and Service-Oriented System Development Methodologies	45
Section II	Database Design and Development: Issues and Solutions
Chapter IV	Improving the Understandability of Dynamic Semantics: An Enhanced Metamodel for UML State Machines	70
Chapter V	Metrics for Workflow Design: How an Information Processing View on Business Processes Helps to Make Good Designs	90
Chapter VI	Fuzzy Aggregations and Fuzzy Specializations in Eindhoven Fuzzy EER Model	106
Chapter VII	Normalization of Relations with Nulls in Candidate Keys: Traditional and Domain Key Normal Forms	128
Chapter VIII	Regression Test Selection for Database Applications	141
Chapter IX	An Attempt to Establish a Correspondence between Development Methods and Problem Domains	166
Chapter X	Toward an Extended Framework for Human Factors Research on Data Modeling	188
Section III	Database Design and Development: Applications
Chapter XI	Using DEMO and ORM in Concert: A Case Study	218
Chapter XII	Revisiting Workflow Modeling with Statecharts	237
Chapter XIII	Framework for the Rapid Development of Modeling Environments	257
Chapter XIV	Federated Process Framework for Transparent Process Monitoring in Business Process Outsourcing	272
Chapter XV	Online Analytical Mining for Web Access Patterns	294
Chapter XVI	Modeling Motion: Building Blocks of a Motion Database	327
	About the Editor	346
	About the Authors	347
	Index	354

Editorial Reviews

Written for researchers and technical professionals, this book emphasizes the theoretical aspects of database systems. Its 19 chapters discuss enhancement of current database models, refinement of contemporary techniques, the integration of database and Internet technology, and applications of unified modeling language. Diagrams, charts, and screen captures illustrate key concepts. Contributors include scholars from North America, Europe, Israel, Korea, and Australia. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)