[Modeling] R: [Methodology] Terms for first release of the glossary

[Massimo Cossentino]

Dear Jim,
these terms are on the glossary page in the TC website from a long time
and have been proposed by several different members. In this phase I
just selected some of them for the first release of the glossary.

I think we shoud include (at least some of) them because also the most
general one have a direct influence in the definition of structural
related terms (like automonous or adaptive agent). The MAS metamodel
have a direct link with these latter and this metamodel is a key part of
our TC work since it can be used as a guide (and a coherence check) to
compose different method fragments.

If you think that we should postpone the discussion of some of them for
the next releases of the glossary, in principle I can agree, also
because I too think that a specific glossary TC could be the right place
for a deep discussion. 

What is your proposal? Which terms do you prefer to leave apart by now?

To other TC members: what is your opinion?

Regards

Massimo 



> -----Messaggio originale-----
> Da: methodology-admin@fipa.org 
> [mailto:methodology-admin@fipa.org] Per conto di James Odell
> Inviato: luned́ 4 agosto 2003 4.16
> A: 'FIPA methodology ML'; ModelingTC
> Cc: fab@fipa.org
> Oggetto: Re: [Methodology] Terms for first release of the glossary
> 
> 
> Massimo,
> 
> > here is a proposal of a list of terms for the first release of the 
> > glossary. Let me know if you want to add/remove any term.
> > The definitions in the list have been composed by me trying to
> > conciliate the different proposals (if more than one were 
> in the list).
> > Obviously they are just a starting point and their 
> discussion will be
> > one of the objectives of the Banff meeting.
> 
> Could you tell me what the purpose of this glossary is for 
> the Methodology TC?  There are terms in it that I would *not* 
> associate with process engineering.  Moreover, there seem to 
> be terms that should be defined at a much more general level: 
> e.g., autonomy, adaptivity, behavior, belief, desire, 
> intention, cooperation, conversation, etc.  I would argue 
> that most of these terms are not in the purview of the 
> Methodology TC.  That is, they are not terms that process 
> engineers should be in charge of.  The current Methodology TC 
> work plan deals with method-base architecture, method 
> fragments, and descriptions of techniques for method 
> integration-- not a glossary of key agent terms.  Instead, 
> they may be work that an Agent Glossary TC might work on.
> 
> The approved workplan states " A glossary of agent 
> development methodologies
> related concepts (due October 2003)."      I'm sorry, but I 
> do not see the
> terms mentioned above in the glossary are related to agent 
> development methodologies. 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Jim Odell
> 
> 
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