Title :
Academic Ontology to support the Bologna Mobility Process
Author :
Ferreira, João C. ; Filipe, Porfírio
Author_Institution :
GuIAA - DEETC, Inst. Super. de Eng. de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Abstract :
The Bologna Declaration reflects a search for a common European answer to common European problems. European higher education systems are facing common internal and external challengers related to the growth and diversification of higher education and the shortage of skills in key areas. The Bologna Declaration requires the creation of transparent curricula for European qualifications and the creation of free student mobility. This paper proposes a common conceptual model supported by an academic ontology Bologna process (AOBP) to allow interoperability between academic management systems as well to promote automation of academic management. The AOBP is defined using a UML2 specific profile for this business. This domain ontology will permit semantics mappings between different ontology variations and database schemas that may be support really the Bologna mobility process.
Keywords :
Unified Modeling Language; computer aided instruction; educational courses; ontologies (artificial intelligence); open systems; Bologna Declaration; Bologna mobility process; European higher education systems; European qualifications; UML2 specific profile; academic management systems; academic ontology Bologna process; database schemas; higher education diversification; interoperability; transparent curricula; Automation; Cultural differences; Databases; Educational institutions; Educational programs; Law; Legal factors; Ontologies; Qualifications; Unified modeling language; Bologna Mobility Process; Language; MDA; Ontology; UML;
Conference_Titel :
Adaptive Science & Technology, 2009. ICAST 2009. 2nd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Accra
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3522-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0855-8906
DOI :
10.1109/ICASTECH.2009.5409708