hQkb- The High Quality Knowledge Base Initiative (Sisyphus V: Learning Design Assessment Knowledge)
Tim Menzies · 1999
Previous attempts to evaluate different KEng techniques have labored under at least four difficulties: (1) lack of objective measures of success; (2) lack of success measures that are meaningful to the KBS user community; (3) lack of baseline values to make measurements meaningful; and (4) certain restrictions in the range of technologies assessed. In this paper, an accessible theory of knowledge engineering is presented: a good KEng-product offers high quality support for a design&learn loop. The high quality knowledge base initiative (hQkb) operationalizes that theory, plus some objective measures of system quality. The hQkb evaluation will be focused on external quality attributes (e.g. predictability, survivability, adaptability) of a wide range of techniques. To ensure objectivity, these quality attributes would be evaluated using specially hired verification and validation consultants. 1 Introduction Figure 1: The hQkb logo: any software system should clearly record its...