Dear dr. Sattar

I think that Simultaneous and Sequential Qualitative Mixed Method Designs may be appropriate.

Mixed methods, defined as one complete method (as the core project) plus a different simultaneous and sequential supplemental strategy. However, It seems that in qualitative inquiry have relatively ignored the issues that occur while describing qualitative simultaneous and sequential designs in which both components are qualitative.

I am attaching an article in this regard

Dear Dr. Sattar,

Your question is very interesting and practical, but reads somewhat incomplete for me. What I miss is the purpose (specific objectives, goals, intents) of developing and using domain ontology for waste management. The (overall) knowledge relevant to the domain seems to be very extensive, complex, heterogenous, and intertwined. Reduction or segmentation might be beneficial. The chosen tool also plays a role.

Best regards,

I.H.

Imre Horvath Thanks for your kind reply. My focus is the waste collection sub-domain of the Waste Management Domain. Thanks

Dear Abdul Sattar,

Which methodology is suitable for designing domain ontology for the Waste Management Domain? The answer to the above question is I think that it depends on your research problem, purpsoe and what you want to do with the conclusions arrived.

Best Regards

Desalegn Abraha

Desalegn Abraha Gebrekidan Thanks for your reply, I want to design domain ontology for the waste bin collection sub-domain of the Waste Management Domain. Thanks

Dear Abdul Sattar,

Thank you for your reply and I will follow the discussion and i will make additional comments and suggestions depending on which direction the discussion proceeds.

Best Regards

Desalegn Abraha

Dear Dr. Sattar,

In the process of conceptualizing and implementing your ontology to support waste bin collection, I suggest to consider the following factors:

1. Who will be the stakeholders of your ontology?

2. What knowledge is supposed to be provided by the ontology?

3. What level/genre of ontology is needed by the purpose you are aiming at?

4. What infrastructure the ontology will reside on (local node, internet-based network, cloud)?

5. What type of ontology is targeted (closed {taxonomically fixed} or open {taxonomically augmentable})?

6. What developmental environment do you prefer?

7. What are the subdomains to be supported (domain assumptions)?

8. What commitment forms and rules do you assume?

9. What representation is the best (single language or multiple-language)?

10. Which are your specific competence questions?

11. What part of existing ontologies can be reused (integrated or linked)?

12. Which are the kernel classes and their attribute sets?

13. Are genotypes, phenotypes and prototypes needed?

14. What is the minimally operational content?

Kind regards,

I.H.

Dear Dr Imre Hovrath,

Thank you very much for the very interesting contribution.

Best Regards

Desalegn Abraha

Dear dr. Sattar

Perhaps this is also useful for you (but I am underinformed about your project to suggest any dependable ... ) You may choose please Protégé-20xx, Bolce, Ontolingua, and Chimaeraas, (or even Python and Matlab for certain specific purposes) as your ontology-editing/reasoning environment, but according to my humble knowledge, first the above questions should be answered and consolidated with regards to each other.

Wishing you a very successful work and take care!

I.H.

Dear dr. Sattar

I think that Simultaneous and Sequential Qualitative Mixed Method Designs may be appropriate.

Mixed methods, defined as one complete method (as the core project) plus a different simultaneous and sequential supplemental strategy. However, It seems that in qualitative inquiry have relatively ignored the issues that occur while describing qualitative simultaneous and sequential designs in which both components are qualitative.

I am attaching an article in this regard

Sara Hamidi Thanks for your reply. I want to design a domain ontology for the waste collection sub-domain of the Waste Management domain. for designing ontologies, there are specialized methodologies. My question is which one is better to use in my scenario.Thanks

I thought, you want to identify the nature of the waste management phenomenon and present a model. Therefore, I thought that using two qualitative methods (for example, phenomenology along with another qualitative method) could help.

Dear Dr. Sattar,

Your focus is on a specific ontology development methodology for waste bin collection - I could not find anything so specific. There are some generic methodologies, which assumes an environment. The paper enclosed is a rather comprehensive one. Perhaps wine can be replaced with waste...

Regards,

Imre Horvath

Imre Horvath Thanks. I read this article. old but very informative and helping. Thanks

When I read the question: Which methodology is suitable for designing domain ontology for the Waste Management Domain? I didn't immediately become interested as it is not my field of specialization. But after following the discussion I found it to be an interesting topic to be followed. Thank you all for making clear and interesting contributions.

Best Regards

Desalegn Abraha

What methodology is suitable for designing a domain ontology for the waste management domain?

From my point of view, three points must be addressed in order to be able to answer this question, namely:

- What is the "design methodology" that should be used when dealing with any subject? This poses the problem of the "Approach".

- Which ontology (ies) for which domain (s)?

- How is the field of waste management organized ?, which will allow us to classify our study according to needs.

Ludovic Ngavouka Thanks. Yes, these are part of my research questions.

Dear Abdul Sattar,

The answer to the question; Which methodology is suitable for designing domain ontology for the Waste Management Domain? is that depends on the research problem and the research purpose. It is the purpose of conducting this research in combination with the research problem that can help you to determine which research methodology you have to apply.

Best Regards

Desalegn Abraha

Desalegn Abraha Gebrekidan Thanks for your reply, I think the methodology for designing domain ontology should be generic. And researchers from other domains can apply that methodology.

I think that the methodology depends on the environment in which one works in order to adapt the approach and the analysis to be used according to the needs.

From my point of view, we can certainly have a generic approach, if indeed the domains are the same and with the same constraints