Hierarchical Course Knowledge Representation using Ontologies

In this paper we present a method to represent knowledge associated with a course. Course knowledge can be represented in the form of hierarchical prerequisite relation based weighted ontology. We propose a schema using the Web Ontology Language (OWL) to represent course ontologies in a standard and sharable way. A novel approach for selectively processing relevant parts of the ontology is given. Design and analytical information extraction from educational resources is possible using this approach. The applicability of this method is not limited to the domain of education and can be extended to any domain in which knowledge can be represented as a structured hierarchy. Key words: course ontology, knowledge representation, courseware, educational resources

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2007
• Where: IICAI
• Authors: Javed I. Khan, Manas Hardas
• Keywords: Artificial Intelligence, Hierarchical Prerequisite Relation, IICAI 2007, Ontology, Web Ontology Language