Sequence diagrams: an aid for digital ecosystem developers

McMeekin, David; Hadzic,  Maja; Chang, Elizabeth

doi:10.1109/DEST.2009.5276734

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Authors

McMeekin, David

Hadzic, Maja

Chang, Elizabeth

Date

2009

Type

Conference Paper

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McMeekin, David and Hadzic, Maja and Chang, Elizabeth. 2009. Sequence diagrams: an aid for digital ecosystem developers, in Okyay Kaynak and Mukesh Mohania (ed), International Conference on Digital Ecosystems and Technology (DEST 2009), Jun 1 2009, pp. 674-678. Istanbul, Turkey: IEEE

Source Title

Proceedings of the international conference on digital ecosystems and technologies (DEST 2009)

Source Conference

International Conference on Digital Ecosystems and Technology (DEST 2009)

DOI

10.1109/DEST.2009.5276734

ISBN

9781424423453

Faculty

Curtin Business School

The Digital Ecosystems and Business Intelligence Institute (DEBII)

School

Centre for Extended Enterprises and Business Intelligence

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/34871

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Curtin Research Publications

Abstract

Creating, modifying and/or maintaining a software system is a time consuming and complex process. The digital ecosystem is a new concept introduced into the computer science and information systems world. New and already existing systems need to be integrated into these wider digital ecosystems. Here, it is crucial for the developer to understand the systems that need to be integrated to ensure that the modifications are effective and do not introduce new defects into the system. Developers need to be able to effectively model such systems to assist them in their system understanding, enabling them to create, modify and evolvethe system into the associated digital ecosystems. This paper proposes sequence diagrams be used to represent and model the collaborative nature of digital species within digital ecosystems to assist developer understanding and comprehension of these systems. An illustration from the health domain, specifically, anelectronic health records application is given. Also, a conjecture is also made within the paper that some software systems, in and of themselves, reflect and resemble the attributes and characteristics of a digital ecosystem.