Showing papers by "John S. Edwards published in 1988"
TL;DR: This paper describes a practical approach to building KBSs and, in particular, how the development of hybrid systems, containing both conventional and knowledge-based components, can be managed effectively.
Abstract: The evolution of a software development life cycle (SDLC) by the data processing (DP) community was principally an attempt to ensure that software systems could be built which were accurate, reliable and maintainable. If knowledge-based systems (KBSs) are to become an established technology within the DP industry an SDLC for their development will also have to be evolved which can ensure that the standards expected in commercial and industrial software are met by future KBSs. This paper describes a practical approach to building KBSs and, in particular, how the development of hybrid systems, containing both conventional and knowledge-based components, can be managed effectively.
33 citations
TL;DR: This paper describes the construction of an expert system to help the admissions tutor for a university degree in business and management which receives some 2000 applications for entry each year, using the SAGE shell.
Abstract: This paper describes the construction of an expert system to help the admissions tutor for a university degree in business and management which receives some 2000 applications for entry each year, using the SAGE shell. What originally began as a ‘demonstrator project’ is shown to be of practical value, in terms of both producing a usable expert system and clarifying and questioning the selection criteria used by the admissions tutor. A particular conclusion emerging from this work which may be relevant to many expert systems applications is that ethical and practical considerations dictated that some questions involving judgement could not be delegated by the admissions tutor to the clerical staff. It thus became necessary to develop two versions of the expert system, one a full ‘admissions-tutor system’, the other a more limited version for day-to-day use.
16 citations
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01 Jan 1988
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe the construction of an expert system to help the admissions tutor for a university degree in business and management which receives some 2000 applications for entry each year, using the SAGE shell.
Abstract: This paper describes the construction of an expert system to help the admissions tutor for a university degree in business and management which receives some 2000 applications for entry each year, using the SAGE shell. What originally began as a 'demonstrator project' is shown to be of practical value, in terms of both producing a usable expert system and clarifying and questioning the selection criteria used by the admissions tutor. A particular conclusion emerging from this work which may be relevant to many expert systems applications is that ethical and practical considerations dictated that some questions involving judgement could not be delegated by the admissions tutor to the clerical staff. It thus became necessary to develop two versions of the expert system, one a full 'admissions-tutor system', the other a more limited version for day-to-day use.
12 citations
01 Jan 1988
TL;DR: Progress made during the first year of Intellipse, a project to design and develop knowledge based software tools which can support the development of commercial data processing systems, is described.
Abstract: This paper describes progress made during the first year of Intellipse, a project funded under the Alvey Directorate’s software engineering programme. The aim of the three year project, begun in October 1985, is to design and develop knowledge based software tools which can support the development of commercial data processing systems. The three project collaborators are Aston University, BIS Applied Systems Ltd and the Group Computer Systems Development Team of the British Steel Corporation (Strip Products Group).
1 citations