期刊名称：International Journal of Computer Trends and Technology
电子版ISSN：2231-2803
出版年度：2014
卷号：11
期号：3
页码：105-108
DOI：10.14445/22312803/IJCTT-V11P123
出版社：Seventh Sense Research Group
摘要：In system development methodology environment there are many methodologies have been developed and adopted. In addition, many experts in system development are attempting to produce new methodologies. Moreover, every methodology has various technique and methods. However, in most information system development scenarios, information requirement definition is the most challenging and essential task in system development life cycle. It is the aim of this paper to explain the concept of Cognitive Mapping Technique which may assist developer team in the stage of information definition requirement. Cognitive mapping or sometimes called mental mapping is a technique used by system developers in developing an information system. It helps them in analyzing the problems and determining stakeholders’ requirements. Also, cognitive mapping is intended to help decision makers in interacting with the difficult and interdependency inherent in many organizational problematic cases. There are three primary types in cognitive mapping technique which are casual mapping, concept mapping and semantic mapping. All these types of cognitive mapping are discussed in detailed in this paper.
关键词：Cognitive Mapping Technique; Information Development; Technique; Information Development Technique; Methods.
