This is a one-hour video recording of the tutorial of Elena Simperl at the First Asian Autumn School on the Semantic Web. It comprises the video synchronized with the slides (requires Flash) or the video alone.

Table of Contents: Tutorial Ontology Modeling* Elena Simperl, University of Innsbruck The Wine ontology Step 1: Determine the domain and scope of the ontology Competency questions Example: Competency Questions Step 2: Consider reusing existing ontologies Step 3: Enumerate important terms in the ontology Enumerating Terms - The Wine Ontology Step 4: Define the classes and the class hierarchy Step 4: Define the classes and the class hierarchy (ii) Example: Class inheritance Levels in the Hierarchy Documentation Step 5: Define the properties of classes Properties and class inheritance Step 6: Define the restrictions of the properties Common Constraints Constraints and class inheritance Step 7: Create instances Practical modeling guidelines General issues Higher degree of formality: costs and benefits Purpose and scope of the ontology Class hierarchy Class hierarchy (ii) Domain and range of properties Inverse properties Thank you for your attention