Chapter 4: Empirical Modelling in a nutshell
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Empirical Modelling (EM) research was initiated by Meurig Beynon at University of Warwick more than 20 years ago. The name Empirical Modelling was adopted in 1994. EM can be conceived as an exploratory and human-centered approach to software systems development (Yung, 1993, Wong, 2003, Sun, 1999). The word empirical reflects two characteristics of the EM approach, namely, the experimental and the experiential (cf. Cartwright, 1999). In contrast to mainstream computing, Empirical Modelling is founded on William James’s Radical Empiricism – a philosophical foundation that is radically different from that upon which mainstream computer science is based (Beynon, 2005). The potential of EM is not restricted to software systems development. Various researchers have explored the potential of EM in numerous application domains. These include computer-aided design (Cartwright, 1994), computer graphics (Cartwright, 1999), business decision-support systems (Rasmequan, 2001), financial modelling (Maad, 2002), participatory business process reengineering (Chen, 2001), computer-supported learning (Roe, 2003; Harfield, 2008).
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