Advanced Object Oriented Analysis of Hard Problems using UML - Udemy - Per Emanuelsson

Concept Map Example and Application

how to visualize our and coworkers concepts?

You will learn to analyze, develop and organize concepts visually in maps

Concept Map is a set of few boxes and some lines connecting them with some names etc.

An Agreement - Agreement regulates use of a product, agreement can be stated in couple of statements, agreement can be written between client and suppliers.

We connect couple of concept in a business domain together in a map.

Concepts - relationship between Concepts -

Graphical tool that organizes and represents knowledge

"Label" the concept - Example: Client, Supplier

Concepts in boxes (Example : Agreement, Statement, Product, Client,Supplier)

Line with Arrow - Display Relationships between concepts.

Conceptual Boxes, Arrowed lines with relationship makes up a proposition.

Agreement ---------------------> Product

Example: An agreement regulates the use of a product

Why would we organize concepts visually in a map ? Answer is to Boost your knowledge acquisition potential

Concept map is a conceptualization of thoughts, visual tool,boost knowledge acquisition, communication, system development and creativity,

Cognitive Foundation of conceptual analysis and then philosophical foundation

It is not just enough to search for meaning, you have to find the meaning and link it with existing knowledge and then find the meaning of new knowledge in context of already existing knowledge then it stuck deep in memory.

Visualization and integration of visual elements will help you recall the complete situation better and complete knowledge complex.