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The realities of database design: an essay on the sociology, semiology and pedagogy of database work
Author(s) -
BeyDavies Paul
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
information systems journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.635
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1365-2575
pISSN - 1350-1917
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2575.1992.tb00076.x
Subject(s) - semiology , context (archaeology) , work (physics) , database , database design , sociology , epistemology , knowledge management , computer science , psychology , engineering , history , mechanical engineering , philosophy , archaeology , neuroscience , epilepsy
Abstract. This paper discusses the way in which a branch of information systems development — database design — takes its context from a sociological and semiological analysis. The two major objectives of this paper are: (a) to discuss strategies for teaching this material to undergraduate students of computing, (b) to identify potential new directions of research in the database area.