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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"knowledge elicitation"”.
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Development of a structured method for knowledge elicitation
The subject of this thesis is, broadly, knowledge elicitation for knowledge-based, or expert systems. The aims of the research were to investigate the transference of techniques of systems analysis to the knowledge elicitation process, and in so doing, to develop a structured method for knowledge …
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Expert knowledge elicitation in the firefighting domain and the implications for training novices
… their expertise and therefore necessitate making knowledge-based as opposed to rule-based decisions. The purpose of this study is to elicit the tacitly held knowledge which largely underpinned expert competence when managing non-routine fire incidents. Design/Methodology/Approach: The study …
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Knowledge elicitation methodology from multiple experts for rating valuation by the comparison method for commercial and industrial properties in Malaysia: Volumes 1 and 2
A methodology for eliciting knowledge from several experts in the valuation of commercial and industrial properties for rating purposes in Malaysia using the rental comparison method was investigated by empirical research. The methodology comprised a conceptual approach (experts and their …
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Eliciting Expert Uncertainty from Decision Making
… accurately. This thesis explores uncertainty elicitation in terms of prior elicitation for Bayesian inference and the wider knowledge elicitation field. It describes methods currently available for prior elicitation and proposes a new typology, highlighting lesser-known methods. Based on the …
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Exploration of Sensemaking in the Education of Novices to the Complex Cognitive Work Domain of Air Traffic Control
… course observation, artifact examination, and knowledge elicitation sessions with two professors and seven of their students. Knowledge elicitation transcriptions were coded using categories derived from CTT and the data/frame theory of sensemaking (e.g. Klein, Moon, & Hoffman, 2006; Sieck, …
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Knowledge mapping for enhancing sustainability in large public sector funded urban redevelopment
… programme of research work to develop and apply knowledge mapping and knowledge management techniques to effectively assess and enhance sustainability within urban redevelopment projects. The research programme was initiated in collaboration with Dundee City Council to support sustainable …
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The development of an expert system for the diagnosis of diseases in fibre and dairy goats
… found in texts on expert systems (for example, knowledge elicitation techniques, explanatory facilities, expert system evaluation etc) are dealt with only briefly. However, for the reader interested in further information on these topics, references are made in the text to appropriate sources.
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Multi-aspectual interview technique (M.A.I.T.)
… which is facilitated here bythe Multi-Aspectual Knowledge Elicitation (M.A.K.E) model (Winfield 2(00) andled to the design and application of the Multi-Aspectual Interview Technique(M.A.I.T).This study began when the researcher saw an anomaly in mature students who studyinformation technology as …
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Differences between expert and novice decision making as a function of presentation and elicitation modes
… These issues are relevant to the field of knowledge elicitation. If minor changes in presentation mode can alter the responses of participants, these effects should be studied and understood.
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A System Dynamics Model of the Development of New Technologies for Ship Systems
… in our study. We provide a comprehensive knowledge elicitation process in which members from the Newport News Shipbuilding, the Naval Sea Command Cost Estimating Group, and the Virginia Tech System Performance Laboratory take part in a group model building exercise. We build a System …
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A Knowledge-Based Approach to the Computer-Assisted Mortgage Valuation of Residential Property
… of the suitability of the different software, knowledge elicitation and knowledge representation techniques for valuation work has been carried out and an assessment of the nature and use of uncertainty within the domain of mortgage valuation made.<br/><br/>The current methodology effectively …
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Crystal filter tuning using machine learning.
… way. The system, called AEK (Applied Expert Knowledge), was developed using crystal filters and is a hybrid system with the following two functions: (1) Required values of features are extracted from the filter waveform and passed to the expert system which determines the component to adjust …
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A system dynamics model of the integration of new technologies for ship systems
… has also been to provide a comprehensive knowledge elicitation process in which members from the shipbuilding industry, the US Navy, and the Virginia Tech System Performance Laboratory take part in group model building exercises. The system dynamics model that is developed in this manner …
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The Storytelling + Design Framework: Design Guidance for the Concept Phase of Medical Device Design
… this research was to present storytelling as an elicitation method that addressed the PtD call for methods that improve usability within healthcare. This work provides three contributions to the PtD initiative. First, a conceptual model for the role of storytelling in design, which represents a …
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To what extent can knowledge management systems build and reinforce consensus around initiatives for change?: A self-reflective analysis of professional practice
… I have made new and valuable discoveries in knowledge elicitation and methods of integrating the views of a large number of people to 'build and reinforce consensus around initiatives for change'. In the process of completing this research I developed a novel approach to strategic …
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Knowledge-based approaches to fault diagnosis. The development, implementation, evaluation and comparison of knowledge-based systems, incorporating deep and shallow knowledge, to aid in the diagnosis of faults in complex hydro-mechanical devices.
The use of knowledge-based systems to aid in the diagnosis of faults in physical devices has grown considerably since their introduction during the 1970s. The majority of the early knowledge-based systems incorporated shallow knowledge, which sought to define simple cause and effect relationships …
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A knowledge-level model for concurrent design.
… design, concurrent design, implies that expert knowledge regarding a number of different downstream life-cycle perspectives (such as assembly, manufacture, maintainability etc) should all be considered at the design stage of a product's life-cycle. Extensive and valuable work has been done in …
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The Application of Artificial Intelligence Techniques to the Deep-Sea Container-Ship Cargo Stowage Problem
… the container-ship stowage problem from a knowledge engineer's perspective. In the proposed approach, 'intelligence' is provided through the application of the findings of a knowledge elicitation exercise and a systems analysis of the work of human planners. The assumed heuristics inherent …
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A Reactive Search Optimization approach to interactive decision making
… solution. In practice, this lack of complete knowledge may occur for different reasons: insufficient or costly knowledge elicitation, soft constraints which are in the mind of the decision maker, revision of preferences after becoming aware of some possible solutions, etc. The work developed …
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The mental model comparison of expert and novice performance improvement practitioners
… The expert model had deep structure of practical knowledge; whereas, the novice model contained step-by-step and textbook style structure. The professional profile characteristics of the practitioners and the experts were also presented. Several relationships found between the professional profile …
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