Role of Ontology Training to Software Engineering Students

TL;DR

This paper discusses how ontology training can enhance software engineering students' understanding of systems modeling by providing a unified perspective, addressing gaps in traditional methodologies.

Contribution

It introduces the importance of ontology training in software engineering education and outlines a course structure to improve students' systems perspective.

Findings

Ontology training improves students' systems modeling skills.

Unified coverage of systems concepts enhances understanding.

Proposed course content supports ontology-based learning.

Abstract

Students of software engineering struggle to develop a systems perspective because most of the software engineering methodologies focus on developing a particular aspect of a system. Lack of unified coverage to the topic of systems modelling is identified as the root cause behind this problem. The paper explains the role of ontology in building systems perspective. A case for the necessity of ontology training as a means to overcome this problem is presented. The course content for a typical course on ontology is also described in the paper.