Example of Competency Questions

We have crafted a set of competency questions to demonstrate the use of our ontology for graduate students or someone who would want to use our system for exploring various STEM Career paths. We first present a table of our competency question list and the corresponding candidate responses. We then present SPARQL query implementations for these questions. Each query is exactly the one used on Blazegraph Workbench to retrieve the demonstrated results; screenshots from the platform.

In our example, we will present a set of competency questions for a STEM degree student enrolled in an American institution. A student will want to understand the different careers available after a STEM doctorate. The student progresses to select careers based on skills and interests with the appropriate skills and passion level. The student is also curious about the skills and the level of competence required for a particular profession. The student will want to know some of the initial resources that will help them understand the bigger picture of the role. With a better understanding of preferred career paths, the student now wants to know what questions to ask during the informational interview to understand how the role will fit their values.

SPARQL Queries

1. Which sectors can STEM doctorates could explore career in?
   • Query:
     

     prefix scivo: <http://www.semanticweb.org/nehakeshan/2022/scivo#>
     prefix scivokg: <http://www.semanticweb.org/nehakeshan/2022/scivokg#>
     
     SELECT ?SectorsToExplore
     WHERE{ ?s rdfs:subClassOf scivokg:Sector.
            ?s rdfs:label ?SectorsToExplore
           }
     
           

   




2. What are the various scientific career paths available to a STEM doctorate?
   • Query:
     

     prefix scivo: <http://www.semanticweb.org/nehakeshan/2022/scivo#>
     prefix scivokg: <http://www.semanticweb.org/nehakeshan/2022/scivokg#>
     
     SELECT ?ScientificCareerPaths
     WHERE{ ?s rdfs:subClassOf scivokg:Scientific_Career.
            ?s rdfs:label ?ScientificCareerPaths
          }
     
           

   




3. Which scientific career paths require an expert proficiency level in creativity/innovative thinking?
   • Query:
     

     prefix scivo: <http://www.semanticweb.org/nehakeshan/2022/scivo#>
     prefix scivokg: <http://www.semanticweb.org/nehakeshan/2022/scivokg#>
     
     SELECT ?ScientificCareerPaths
     WHERE{ ?s rdfs:subClassOf scivokg:Scientific_Career.
            ?i rdf:type ?s.
            ?s rdfs:label ?ScientificCareerPaths.
            ?i scivo:requiresSkills ?sk.
            ?sk rdf:type scivokg:Creativity_innovative_thinking.
            ?sk scivo:withProficiencyLevel scivokg:Expert
           }
           

   




4. What does ``Principal investigator in a research-intensive institute" mean?
   • Query:
     

     SELECT ?label ?Definition
     WHERE{ ?s rdfs:subClassOf scivokg:Scientific_Career.
            ?s rdfs:label ?label.
            ?s rdfs:isDefinedBy ?Definition.
          
           FILTER(?label = "Principal investigator in a research-intensive institution")
            
          }
     
           

   




5. What are the various skills with proficiency levels required for ``Principal investigator in a research-intensive institute"?
   • Query:
     

     prefix scivo: <http://www.semanticweb.org/nehakeshan/2022/scivo#>
     prefix scivokg: <http://www.semanticweb.org/nehakeshan/2022/scivokg#>
     
     SELECT ?Skill ?SkillProficiencyLevel
     WHERE{ ?s rdf:type scivokg:Principal_investigator_in_a_research-intensive_institution .
            ?s scivo:requiresSkills ?o.
            ?o scivo:withProficiencyLevel ?p.
            ?p rdfs:label ?SkillProficiencyLevel.
            ?o rdf:type ?type.
            ?type rdfs:label ?Skill
           } ORDER BY ?SkillProficiencyLevel
     
           

   




6. What are the interests that someone can possess to do well in ``Principal investigator in a research-intensive institute"?
   • Query:
     

     prefix scivo: <http://www.semanticweb.org/nehakeshan/2022/scivo#>
     prefix scivokg: <http://www.semanticweb.org/nehakeshan/2022/scivokg#>
     
     SELECT ?Interest ?InterestLevel
     WHERE{ ?s rdf:type scivokg:Principal_investigator_in_a_research-intensive_institution .
            ?s scivo:requiresInterests ?o.
            ?o scivo:withInterestLevel ?p.
            ?p rdfs:label ?InterestLevel.
            ?o rdf:type ?type.
            ?type rdfs:label ?Interest
           } ORDER BY ?InterestLevel
     
           

   




7. What are some of the articles that could help me understand ``Principal investigator in a research-intensive institute" better?
   • Query:
     

     prefix scivo: <http://www.semanticweb.org/nehakeshan/2022/scivo#>
     prefix scivokg: <http://www.semanticweb.org/nehakeshan/2022/scivokg#>
     
     SELECT ?Resources ?Link
     WHERE{ ?s rdf:type scivokg:Principal_investigator_in_a_research-intensive_institution .
            ?s scivo:hasResource ?o.
            ?o rdfs:label ?Resources.
            ?o rdf:type scivokg:Articles.
            ?o scivokg:hasLink ?Link
           } ORDER BY ?Resources
     
           

   




8. What are some of the values that these roles support? What questions can I ask during an informative interview to understand if the ``Principal investigator in a research-intensive institute" role could support my values?
   • Query:
     

     prefix scivo: <http://www.semanticweb.org/nehakeshan/2022/scivo#>
     prefix scivokg: <http://www.semanticweb.org/nehakeshan/2022/scivokg#>
     
     SELECT ?Values ?QuestionsToConsider
     WHERE{ ?s rdf:type scivo:Values.
            ?s rdfs:label ?Values.
            ?s scivokg:correspondingQuestion ?QuestionsToConsider
          }
     
           

   




9. What questions could I ask to understand if the ``Principal investigator in a research-intensive institute" role would support me in having a `professional development', maintain a `work-life balance' while understanding the various `benefits available'?
   • Query:
     

     prefix scivo: <http://www.semanticweb.org/nehakeshan/2022/scivo#>
     prefix scivokg: <http://www.semanticweb.org/nehakeshan/2022/scivokg#>
     
     SELECT ?Values ?QuestionsToConsider
     WHERE{ ?s rdf:type scivo:Values.
            ?s rdfs:label ?Values.
            ?s scivokg:correspondingQuestion ?QuestionsToConsider.
           FILTER (?Values = "Benefits Available" || ?Values = "Professional Development" || ?Values = "Work_Life Balance") .
          }