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SenQB - Sentence Query Builder - Design, implementation and evaluation of a visual query builder

Hedin Sånemyr, Karl LU (2017) In LU-CS-EX 2017-04 EDA920 20132
Department of Computer Science
Abstract
This thesis presents SenQB - Sentence Query Builder - a visual query builder that is based on a graphical representation of how a database query would be posed in natural language as a sentence. The SenQB design is the result of usability evaluation conducted with non technical users as a main target group. Three mockups are usability tested and one of them, SenQB, is implemented as a proof of concept prototype. This prototype was then iteratively improved after three rounds of usability tests. SenQB allows complex queries to be constructed with ease without any prior knowledge of a query language or the underlying database schema. The design approach of SenQB is applicable in contexts of relational databases, object-relational databases,... (More)
This thesis presents SenQB - Sentence Query Builder - a visual query builder that is based on a graphical representation of how a database query would be posed in natural language as a sentence. The SenQB design is the result of usability evaluation conducted with non technical users as a main target group. Three mockups are usability tested and one of them, SenQB, is implemented as a proof of concept prototype. This prototype was then iteratively improved after three rounds of usability tests. SenQB allows complex queries to be constructed with ease without any prior knowledge of a query language or the underlying database schema. The design approach of SenQB is applicable in contexts of relational databases, object-relational databases, RDF and the like. (Less)
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author
Hedin Sånemyr, Karl LU
supervisor
organization
course
EDA920 20132
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
publication/series
LU-CS-EX 2017-04
report number
LU-CS-EX 2017-04
ISSN
1650-2884
language
English
id
8904949
date added to LUP
2017-03-22 13:20:05
date last changed
2017-03-22 13:20:05
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  abstract     = {{This thesis presents SenQB - Sentence Query Builder - a visual query builder that is based on a graphical representation of how a database query would be posed in natural language as a sentence. The SenQB design is the result of usability evaluation conducted with non technical users as a main target group. Three mockups are usability tested and one of them, SenQB, is implemented as a proof of concept prototype. This prototype was then iteratively improved after three rounds of usability tests. SenQB allows complex queries to be constructed with ease without any prior knowledge of a query language or the underlying database schema. The design approach of SenQB is applicable in contexts of relational databases, object-relational databases, RDF and the like.}},
  author       = {{Hedin Sånemyr, Karl}},
  issn         = {{1650-2884}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  series       = {{LU-CS-EX 2017-04}},
  title        = {{SenQB - Sentence Query Builder - Design, implementation and evaluation of a visual query builder}},
  year         = {{2017}},
}