Difference between revisions of "Case Study Guidelines"

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	==Methods - Case definition options==		==Methods - Case definition options==
		+	* A particular DSS over its lifetime
		+	* 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==		==Methods - Selecting studies==
−	How to select the case studies (million dollar question)? (asking other FORSYS members preferences; looking at country reports; looking at wiki contents; …lottery… an so on)	+	===General===
	* Representative sample of problem types		* Representative sample of problem types
		+	* Replication strategy: same DSS & same context OR same DSS & different contexts OR different DSS & same context, etc
		+	===Specific===
		+	* asking other FORSYS members preferences; looking at country reports; looking at wiki contents; …lottery
	==Methods – Data sources & collection methods==		==Methods – Data sources & collection methods==
		+	* six general sources for case studies: documents, archival records, interviews, direct observation, participant observation, physical artifacts
	==Reporting results==		==Reporting results==

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Revision as of 06:05, 25 October 2011

DRAFT ideas for discussion at Leuven meeting.

Purpose(s) of Case Studies

• (Forsys general) Produce guidelines for the development and use of forest decision support systems
• Possible audiences: academic, DSS developers, forest managers, DSS funders
• types of case studies: exploratory, descriptive, explanatory

Methods - Theory development

General

• One or more existing theories vs. grounded theory
• If purposes are different, relevant theories will be too

Specific

• Does the adoption and use of DSS vary by problem type?

Methods - Case definition options

• A particular DSS over its lifetime
• 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

General

• Representative sample of problem types
• Replication strategy: same DSS & same context OR same DSS & different contexts OR different DSS & same context, etc

Specific

• asking other FORSYS members preferences; looking at country reports; looking at wiki contents; …lottery

Methods – Data sources & collection methods

• six general sources for case studies: documents, archival records, interviews, direct observation, participant observation, physical artifacts

Reporting results

• Add to wiki
• Publish most developed case studies as journal articles (seek special issue?)

Other issues