Knowledge Structures

Exploring Research Data Interactively. Theme One : A Program of Inquiry

by Jon Awbrey

Awbrey, J.L., and Awbrey, S.M. (August 1990), “Exploring Research Data Interactively. Theme One : A Program of Inquiry”, Proceedings of the Sixth Annual Conference on Applications of Artificial Intelligence and CD-ROM in Education and Training, Society for Applied Learning Technology, Washington, DC, pp. 9–15.

If computer programs were smarter, they would, like people, recognize sequences of events, form models of their... more If computer programs were smarter, they would, like people, recognize sequences of events, form models of their environment, and formulate rules based on experience.  This paper describes the development of a program designed to address the difficult computational problems involved in integrating the inductive and deductive reasoning necessary to perform such tasks.  “Theme One” is a prototype program composed of “Index”, a learning algorithm for sequential data, and “Study”, an algorithm for building logical models.  The project goal is an interactive research tool that assists students and investigators in the exploration of qualitative data using artificial intelligence.

Product Development Ontology in Traceability Implementation Framework

by Mario Storga

co-authored by Pavković, Neven; Štorga, Mario
published in Proceedings of the DESIGN 2006 9th International DESIGN Conference, FSB, The Design Society, 2006

In this paper authors argue a need for a design projects’ repository as the core for supporting, sharing and reuse of... more In this paper authors argue a need for a design projects’ repository as the core for supporting, sharing and reuse of design knowledge. Such software system should enable reusing the knowledge of a given domain, and be able to guide inexperienced designers. A formalization of a domain knowledge structure is proposed by building the design ontology. The proposed traceability and knowledge management implementation architecture is founded on three layers: application, description and source. The proposed design process workflow model rely on design plan - the structure that should represent, collect and organize every type of knowledge and data that is or should be known prior to start of a new design project.

A Knowledge Taxonomy for Army Intelligence Training: An Assessment of the Military Intelligence Basic Officer Leaders Course Using Lundvall’s Knowledge Taxonomy

by Texas State PA Applied Research Projects

Ruiz, Victor H., "A Knowledge Taxonomy for Army Intelligence Training: An Assessment of the Military Intelligence Basic Officer Leaders Course Using Lundvall’s Knowledge Taxonomy" (2010). Applied Research Projects, Texas State University-San Marcos. Paper 331.
http://ecommons.txstate.edu/arp/331

Purpose: The events of September 11, 2001 and the succeeding wars in Iraq and Afghanistan changed intelligence... more Purpose: The events of September 11, 2001 and the succeeding wars in Iraq and Afghanistan changed intelligence requirements from those of the Vietnam era and the cold war. As a result, intelligence training was modified to keep up with matters such as globalization and counterinsurgency operations. This dynamic operational environment thus necessitates constant evaluation of intelligence training practices. This research has two purposes. First, it explores the different types of knowledge involved in military intelligence training. Second, it uses Lundvall‘s Knowledge Taxonomy to assess the types of knowledge acquired through intelligence training at the Military Intelligence Basic Officer Leader‘s Course (MIBOLC). The four evaluated knowledge categories are know-what, know-how, know-who and know-why.

Method: In conjunction with Lundvall‘s knowledge taxonomy, this research uses four working hypotheses to explore the different types of knowledge that intelligence training provides to company-grade Army intelligence officers. While initially based on the taxonomy, the working hypotheses contain intelligence-related topics found in the literature supporting the postulated knowledge categories. Each working hypothesis contains sub-hypotheses that are used to supplement or reinforce their corresponding expectation. A case study methodology is used to assess the types of knowledge acquired at the MIBOLC. The data-collection techniques used in this research are document analysis, structured interviews, and direct observations.

Findings: The results strongly support the existence of know-what and know-how knowledge training at the MIBOLC. Know-who and know-why knowledge training is also present but only in limited to adequate amounts. While the course provides a foundation for conducting intelligence analysis, two areas of instruction need improvement: fostering interpersonal relations and developing higher order thought processes. These findings are in line with Major General Flynn‘s 2010 assessment of intelligence operations in Afghanistan, where population-centric information gathering and adaptive thinking better support counterinsurgency operations (2010, 5,15). Improving the areas of know-who and know-why will support current operations by placing more emphasis on people and on how to think critically and adaptively. These findings apply to intelligence leaders at the United States Intelligence Center and to Brigade Combat Team commanders and intelligence officials. Improving know-who and know-why knowledge at the school-house and tactical levels will provide junior officers the ability to critically analyze the central intelligence aspect of counterinsurgencies, the people. Not improving know-who and know-why knowledge will limit an intelligence officer‘s abilities and therefore perpetuate a reluctance to view counterinsurgency operations in a holistic manner

Structure mapping theory as a formalism for instructional game design and assessment

by Debbie Denise Reese

Lakens Semin Foroni - in press - JEP:General - But For the Bad there would not be Good: Grounding Valence in Brightness through Structural Similarity

by Daniel Lakens

in press - Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Light and dark are used pervasively to represent positive and negative concepts. Recent studies suggest that black and... more Light and dark are used pervasively to represent positive and negative concepts. Recent studies suggest that black and white stimuli are automatically associated with negativity and positivity. However, structural factors in experimental designs, such as the shared opposition in the valence (good vs. bad) and brightness (light vs. dark) dimensions might play an important role in the valence-brightness association. In six experiments, we show that while black ideographs are consistently judged to represent negative words, white ideographs represent positivity only when the negativity of black is co-activated. The positivity of white emerged only when brightness and valence were manipulated within participants (but not between participants), or when the negativity of black was perceptually activated by presenting positive and white stimuli against a black (vs. grey) background. These findings add to an emerging literature on how structural overlap between dimensions creates associations, and highlight the inherently contextualized construction of meaning structures.

Volkan Aytar & Ayşe Betül Çelik “Toplumsal Cinsiyet: Feminizm ve Kadın Araştırmaları” (Gender: Feminism and Women's Studies), Immanuel Wallerstein & Richard E. Lee (der.) İki Kültürü Aşmak Modern Dünya Sisteminde Fen Bilimleri ile Beşleri Bilimler Ayrılığı, 2007, Istanbul: Metis, s./pp. 186-206 (Turkish translation of Overcoming The “Two Cultures” Science versus the Humanities in the Modern World-System, Paradigm Publishers ,2004)

by Volkan Aytar

Volkan Aytar & Ayşe Betül Çelik “Toplumsal Cinsiyet: Feminizm ve Kadın Araştırmaları” (Gender: Feminism and Women's Studies), Immanuel Wallerstein & Richard E. Lee (der.) İki Kültürü Aşmak Modern Dünya Sisteminde Fen Bilimleri ile Beşleri Bilimler Ayrılığı, 2007, Istanbul: Metis, s./pp. 186-206 (Turkish translation of Overcoming The “Two Cultures” Science versus the Humanities in the Modern World-System, Paradigm Publishers ,2004)

Volkan Aytar & Ayşe Betül Çelik “Toplumsal Cinsiyet: Feminizm ve Kadın Araştırmaları” (Gender: Feminism and... more Volkan Aytar & Ayşe Betül Çelik “Toplumsal Cinsiyet: Feminizm ve Kadın Araştırmaları” (Gender: Feminism and Women's Studies), Immanuel Wallerstein & Richard E. Lee (der.) İki Kültürü Aşmak Modern Dünya Sisteminde Fen Bilimleri ile Beşleri Bilimler Ayrılığı, 2007, Istanbul: Metis, s./pp. 186-206 (Turkish translation of Overcoming The “Two Cultures” Science versus the Humanities in the Modern World-System, Paradigm Publishers ,2004)

Relevance, Discourse and the" Hot" Stable Core of Social Representations—A Structural Analysis of Word Associations

by Wolfgang Wagner

Wagner, W., Valencia, J., & Elejabarrieta, F. (1996). Relevance, discourse and the “hot” stable core of social representations. British Journal of Social Psychology, 35, 331-351.

The paper presents a descriptive investigation of the structure of social representations when they are assessed in... more The paper presents a descriptive investigation of the structure of social representations when they are assessed in different contexts. Respondents from Spain and Nicaragua produced free associations about war and peace. Associations about each of the two stimulus words were either produced spontaneously or within the context of a distracting priming condition foreign to the association task. The semantic space for each stimulus word (war, peace) was constructed for each country in each of the two conditions. This semantic space is analyzed to find sub-structures of words which remain stable across contexts. These sub-structures are called stable cores and they are taken to indicate a well-structured social representation as opposed to a loosely organized knowledge domain without a stable core. Such cores were found for associations about war in both countries, but for peace in the Nicaraguan sample only. This finding is interpreted as a consequence of public discourse and symbolic coping with relevant or threatening objects or phenomena. Stable cores were found to consist primarily of "hot" words, i.e. words which are proximal to an individual's experience. More intellectual and distant ("cold") words did not enter the stable core. Results are discussed in terms of the central core–theory of social representations and the argument of numerical consensus as a criterion for social representations is challenged in favor of a structural approach.

The Idea of Hong Kong: Structures of Attention in the City of Life

by Stephanie Hemelryk Donald

Mathematics in Structural Theory [and Comments and Reply]

by Fadwa El Guindi

Some methodological considerations for ethnography

by Fadwa El Guindi

" Had This Been Your Face, Would You Leave It as Is?" Female Circumcision Among the Nubians of Egypt

by Fadwa El Guindi

Some Methodological Considerations for Ethnography: Concrete Fieldwork Illustrations

by Fadwa El Guindi

Lore and Structure: Todos Santos in the Zapotec System

by Fadwa El Guindi

Y Curious - Knowledge Management Between Generations

by Newell Hampson-Jones

"the director's cut"?

*This is an unedited version of my MBA dissertation, submitted May 2011. An edited version will be published by BSI in... more *This is an unedited version of my MBA dissertation, submitted May 2011. An edited version will be published by BSI in August.

The last 40 years have been shaped by disruptive generational transition; as Baby Boomers are replaced by a rebellious Generation X who are now seeing the technology rooted Generation Y enter the workplace with Generation Z to follow in coming years. With the workforce in what feels like a constant state of flux, surely there is a need to ensure that the knowledge and experiences of the generations leaving the labour force is not lost?

This study will show how trans-generational knowledge management can affect the economy and organisational performance and detail knowledge management strategies and tools which can bring benefits to both.

*This is an unedited version of my MBA dissertation, submitted May 2011. An edited version will be published by BSI in August.

Contributions of Web Based Collaborative Tools and Platforms on Organizational Performance

by Cemil UZUN

Cemil UZUN
Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey

In the study described in this paper, the role of technology in organizational learning and performance, and... more In the study described in this paper, the role of technology in organizational learning and performance, and collaborative platforms’ contributions on improving organizational performance are explored. The paper also mentions major types of collaborative tools and platforms used for organizational performance improvement. This study investigates the possible contributions of the usage of technology together with appropriate collaborative strategy to the organizational learning and performance improvement.