Session 1: Foundations of Taxonomy and Ontology - On-Demand
- WHY? The Semantic Layer
- Quick Introduction to Taxonomy
○ Definition, purpose, and use cases of taxonomies
○ Taxonomy development and management basics
- Introduction to Ontology
○ Ontology concepts and their importance in data management
○ Key differences between taxonomy and ontology
- The importance of the Data Model
➢ Classification Exercise
Session 2: Extending Taxonomies to Ontologies - On-Demand
- Key Concept: Intro to W3C standard SKOS (Simple Knowledge Organization System)
- Transitioning from Taxonomy to Ontology: first steps
- Identifying use cases for ontology creation: data model
○ Analyzing existing taxonomies for ontological potential
○ Identifying relationships beyond hierarchical structures
➢ Exercise: analyzing taxonomy and modeling relationships
Session 3: Ontology Creation and Integration - On-Demand
- Constructing Ontologies : Steps to building an ontology from a taxonomy
○ Defining the purpose and scope
○ Research: existing ontologies
○ Determine metadata and data model
○ Start small: Identifying your starting point
○ Invite domain expertise for collaboration and stakeholder buy-in
○ Choose your tools
○ Determine Ontology ID: some key rules for IRIs
○ Create an upper-level ontology
➢ Exercise: create upper ontology and basic relationships
Session 4: Practical Applications of Ontology
- Best practices in ontology modeling
○ Reuse existing resources
○ Upper ontology as starting point
○ Represent entities in reality, not just data structures
○ Use a multi-tiered architecture
○ Ensure modularity
○ Maintain consistency
○ Validate
➢ Exercise: guided hands-on workshop using popular ontology design software