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==Purpose(s) of Case Studies== | ==Purpose(s) of Case Studies== | ||
* (Forsys general) produce decision support guidelines | * (Forsys general) produce decision support guidelines | ||
| − | * | + | * Specific purposed determined by each country (like country reports) or do we decide on a common set of goals? |
| − | * | + | * How could we build on other Forsys work? |
| − | ** | + | ** Country reports (continue to implement individual country purposes chosen) |
| − | + | ** Use some common methodological structures for comparability (like problem types) | |
| − | ** Use some common structures for comparability (problem types) | + | * General types of case studies: exploratory, descriptive, explanatory |
| − | * types of case studies: exploratory, descriptive, explanatory | + | |
* Role of other WGs | * Role of other WGs | ||
| + | |||
==Reporting results== | ==Reporting results== | ||
* Possible audiences: academic, DSS developers, managers, funders | * Possible audiences: academic, DSS developers, managers, funders | ||
Revision as of 06:34, 4 October 2011
Contents
Desired result
- outline of plan for conducting case studies, including decisions on purposes, methods (case definition, sampling, analysis), and reporting results
Purpose(s) of Case Studies
- (Forsys general) produce decision support guidelines
- Specific purposed determined by each country (like country reports) or do we decide on a common set of goals?
- How could we build on other Forsys work?
- Country reports (continue to implement individual country purposes chosen)
- Use some common methodological structures for comparability (like problem types)
- General types of case studies: exploratory, descriptive, explanatory
- Role of other WGs
Reporting results
- Possible audiences: academic, DSS developers, managers, funders
- Formats: wiki, country reports/book, other?
- How to collaborate across countries during development
Methods - Theory development
- One or more existing theories vs. grounded theory
- If purposes are different, relevant theories will be too
Methods - Case definition
- A particular DSS
- The application of a single DSS to a particular problem
- The application of DSS (possibly multiple) in a problem domain (eg fire)
Methods - Selecting studies
- How many are feasible?
- Replication strategy
- same DSS & same context, same DSS & different contexts, different DSS & same context, etc
Methods – Data sources & collection methods
- six general sources: documents, archival records, interviews, direct observation, participant observation, physical artifacts
