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@MISC{Mylopoulos_conceptualmodelling,
author = {John Mylopoulos},
title = {Conceptual Modelling and Telos },
year = {}
}
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Abstract
We review basic premises underlying the application of conceptual modelling to the development of information systems and point out a fundamental problem arising from the broad range of concepts that need to be modelled. We then argue that conventional conceptual models are weak for such broad domains of discourse because they come with built-in collections of primitive notions in terms of which conceptual modelling is to be done. Telos is then introduced as a conceptual modelling language designed for capturing knowledge about information systems and it is argued that, unlike its peers, it offers facilities not only for modelling an application but also the notions used to model an application. The presentation of features of the language is eclectic and generally non-technical. Details about Telos can be found in [Mylopoulos90] and [Koubarakis89].
