Abstract
This research posits that a domain ontology developed using text-coding technique contributes in conceptualizing and representing state-of-the-art as given by published research in a particular domain. The motivation behind this research is to provide means for creating a better understanding among the researchers through ontology that would present a clearer picture of any domain of interest. However, a general observation on ontology engineering methods is the domination of personal perspective of ontology developer and/or expert in the resultant ontology. Current ontology engineering methods bestow a primary role to ontology developer. Ontology thus developed is heavily biased towards the domain expert’s personal understanding of the domain. However, ontology stands a better chance of being unbiased if it is derived from established research such that it is closely linked to the text of the published research, i.e. entities and their relationships are obtained directly from data through coding. Therefore, this new methodology has been proposed(Grounded Ontology - GO) for deriving an ontology directly from published research texts. An ontology developed using this method can enhance visibility of what others have already done and ensure that research efforts in a domain are directed to new vistas instead of being wasted in duplicating the efforts.
Highlights
An Ontology is a conceptual representation of a domain of interest showing entities and their relationships in the universe of discourse according to Hepp(2007)
This research posits that a domain ontology developed using text-coding technique contributes in conceptualizing and representing published research in a particular domain
To build such ontology a modified ontology engineering approach has been Proposed. In this approach the ontology is derived from the text such that all the entities and relationships can be traced back to the original text. It is based on text coding techniques taken from Grounded Theory Method (GTM) of qualitative research and has been named Grounded Ontology (GO)
Summary
An Ontology is a conceptual representation of a domain of interest showing entities and their relationships in the universe of discourse according to Hepp(2007). 1995), provided by “an abstraction over domain of interest in terms of its conceptual entities and their relationships”(Hepp, 2007). To build such ontology a modified ontology engineering approach has been Proposed. In particular we seek to reduce the personal perspective of the expert getting introduced in the resultant ontology It would help in enhancing researcher’s point of view through text coding. It needs to be noted that mutual understanding, sometimes referred to as common understanding, does not equate to ‘same’ way of thinking, or agreeing to the other’s view point (Nicola Guarino, 2012) It relates to ‘knowing’the others’ points of views and their understanding of the domain. The above analysis leads to the conclusion that domain ontology may provide common understanding and language along with consolidation of the domain knowledge as well
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