Knowledge Areas
Description The areas of knowledge involved in the project.
Possible Sub-Classes Domains, Disciplines, Subjects, Methodologies, Techniques, Systems, Technologies.
Examples Nuclear Power, Knowledge Elicitation, MOKA, Fuel Safety, Stress Analysis, Machining, Interviewing, Fuel System.
Relationships The possible relationships to other concepts are shown below:

 

Comments
  • These should be large areas of knowledge
  • Think of these as being something that could be the title of a textbook
  • The domain being captured and its sub-domains can be put here (e.g. during scoping to say which people/roles have expertise in specific knowledge areas)
Example Relationships
  • Laddering – part of – Knowledge Elicitation
  • Fuel Safety – documented in – Fuels Database
  • KA – involves – PCPACK
  • Nuclear Power – involves – Fuel Rods
  • Nuclear Power – involves – Thermal Runaway
  • Vector Geometry – involves – Vectors
  • KA – involves – Identify Knowledge Objects
  • KA – involves – KA Training Course
  • Alan Smith – has expertise – Stress Analysis
  • Stress Analyst – has expertise – Stress Analysis
  • Stress Group – has expertise – Stress Analysis
  • Chernobyl – applicable to – Nuclear Power Safety
  • Use Tape Recorder – applicable to – Interviewing