A Data Webhouse to monitor the use of a Web Based Higher Education Information System

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2005

Authors

Carla Teixeira Lopes (Author) FEUP; Gabriel David (Author) FEUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: Eunis 2005 -“Leadership & Strategy in a Cyber-infrastructure world”

Pages: 1-6

Eunis 2005

Manchester UK, 21-24 June 2005

Scientific classification

FOS: Natural sciences > Computer and information sciences

CORDIS: Physical sciences > Computer science

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-010-XA8

Abstract (EN): Monitoring the user behaviour of an information system (IS) is a valuable way to assess its impact and to guide its improvement. In the case of Web Based IS this is usually done analyzing the Web server logs or clickstreams, a too low-level approach with huge amounts of data. Dealing with this calls for data warehouse techniques, which abstract the clickstream to notions like session and navigation path and combine them with information on the structure and meaning of the IS and its users, leading to what is called a Data Webhouse. The paper presents the dimensional modelling of a data webhouse specifically designed to monitor Web-based Higher Education IS and describes some aspects of its ETL process instantiation in SIGARRA, the WBHEIS of the University of Porto.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 6