Ontology Design Training Programme

About This Course

This comprehensive training programme equips you with the skills and knowledge to design high-quality ontologies.

If you are already familiar with knowledge graphs and the Semantic Web standards but unsure about constructing an ontology from scratch, then this is the course for you.

The course consists of a series of modules with a mix of frontal teaching, class interactions, and hands-on exercises. Cloud-hosted environments are provided for all practical work.

Learning Outcomes

• Understanding ontology design principles and methods
• Selecting appropriate classes and distinguishing them from individuals
• Constructing taxonomies with proper hierarchical structures
• Identifying entities and determining their identity conditions
• Evaluating and selecting suitable upper-level ontologies
• Creating effective definitions and vocabularies
• Assessing ontology adequacy
• Extracting implicit ontologies from existing information systems

Course Outline

• Module 1: General Tenets
• Module 2: How To Pick Classes
• Module 3: Taxonomy Structure
• Module 4: Identity Conditions and Individuation
• Module 5: Upper-level Ontologies
• Module 6: How To Define
• Module 7: Vocabularies and Naming Patterns
• Module 8: Adequacy Assessment Methods
• Module 9: Ontological Commitments

Prerequisites

• RDF knowledge required
• OWL knowledge is advantageous but optional — our Introduction to Knowledge Graphs course or equivalent is recommended
• Some data modelling familiarity