Module overview
The last decade and a half have seen the Web move away from a purely document-centric information system to one in which hypertext techniques are applied to the sort of data found in databases; the term “Semantic Web” is used to refer to this Web of linked data. Semantic Web technologies enable people to create data stores on the Web, build vocabularies, write rules for handling data, and develop systems that can support trusted interactions over the network. This module looks at the development of the Semantic Web, at the technologies underlying it, and at the way in which those technologies are applied.
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Use common Semantic Web tools to design, implement, document and verify ontologies
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- Common ontology design patterns
- The Linked Web of Data
- The underlying knowledge representation formalisms in use on the Semantic Web
- Common application vocabularies in use on the Semantic Web
- The technical architecture of the Semantic Web, and its integration with the World Wide Web
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Relate methodologies and techniques to a range of practical applications
- Isolate and organise conceptual elements of simple domains of discourse
- Critically evaluate developments on the Semantic Web
Syllabus
- Knowledge Representation, Ontologies and Description Logic
- RDF and RDF Schema
- OWL
- Writing OWL ontologies with Protege
- Semantic Web Methodologies and Design Patterns
- SPARQL
- Rules
- Linked Data and Publishing on the Semantic Web
- Semantic Web Vocabularies and Applications
- Semantic Web and Web2.0
- Trust and Community
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Lectures and Tutorials
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Tutorial | 12 |
| Revision | 10 |
| Preparation for scheduled sessions | 18 |
| Completion of assessment task | 13 |
| Lecture | 36 |
| Wider reading or practice | 43 |
| Follow-up work | 18 |
| Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Hebeler, J., Fisher, M., Blace, R. and Perez-Lopez, A (2009). Semantic Web Programming. Wiley..
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Continuous Assessment | 25% |
| Final Assessment | 75% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Set Task | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Set Task | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External