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Re: [ontolog-forum] Ontologist Aptitude Test?

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From: Ron Wheeler <rwheeler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:53:12 -0500
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This is a great idea.
I am not sure that I know enough to contribute material but I would 
certainly be willing to participate in the editing process.    (01)

Ron    (02)

Schiffel, Jeffrey A wrote:
> Peter's recent post announcing this: Re: OntologySummit2010: "Creating the 
>Ontologists of the Future" Virtual Panel Session-3 - "Training Requirements 
>for Ontologists" reminded me of a an earlier thread.
>
> In mid-December, a thread ran with the title cited in the subject line of 
>this note. During the exchange of posts, I added this to the discussion:
>
>   
>> Rather than first developing the test, instead create an Ontologist Body of 
>Knowledge. From it, several items follow, including
>> an aptitude test.
>>
>> The steps in order are these:
>>
>>   1. Build an OBoK.
>>   2. Build a training curriculum.
>>   3. Build a certification test.
>>   4. Build an aptitude test.
>>     
>
> I also listed a set of topics, which in a following post, John Sowa shortened 
>and clarified to this list:
>   
>>   1. Logic:  FOL, modal logics, and applied use, such as SQL or DL.
>>   2. Conceptual structures, including graphical tools and formal
>>      notations like XML, UML, many others.
>>   3. Tools:  ranging from general purpose tools (e.g., databases and
>>      Protégé) to specialized ontology tools.
>>   4. General systems theory.
>>   5. Algebraic methods such as trees and digraphs, lattices, and
>>      similar group structures, and graph theory.
>>   6. Ontology life cycle: designing an maintaining individual or
>>      coupled ontologies.
>>   7. Basic principles of syntax, semantics, semiotics.
>>     
>
> Someone else suggested (pardon me, but at the moment, I can't track down who 
>it was) that the existing Software Engineering Body of Knowledge (SWEBoK) 
>process be used as a model. I agree with this; in fact, I participated in the 
>development of SWEBoK.
>
> In light of the current Ontology Summit 2010 series, I suggest reviving the 
>idea of developing an Ontologist Body of Knowledge, perhaps also leading to a 
>aptitude test and a (hesitate to propose) certification test be kept in mind.
>
> Does anyone agree? If so, I would be willing to begin the early work on 
>gathering material for an OBoK, to be stored for comment in the Ontolog Forum 
>wiki. OBoK development would not start until after the current Summit series 
>concludes.
>
> Regards,
>
> -- Jeff Schiffel
>
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