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	==Purpose(s) of Case Studies==		==Purpose(s) of Case Studies==
−	* (Forsys general) Produce decision support guidelines	+	* (Forsys general) Produce guidelines for the development and use of forest decision support systems
−	* Specific purposes determined by each country (like country reports) or do we decide on a common set of goals?	+
−	* Possible audiences: academic, DSS developers, managers, funders	+
−	* 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	+
	==Methods - Theory development==		==Methods - Theory development==
−	* One or more existing theories vs. grounded theory	+
−	* If purposes are different, relevant theories will be too	+
	==Methods - Case definition options==		==Methods - Case definition options==
−	* 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==		==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==		==Methods – Data sources & collection methods==
−	* Six general sources: documents, archival records, interviews, direct observation, participant observation, physical artifacts	+
	==Reporting results==		==Reporting results==
−	* Format depends somewhat on target audiences: academic, DSS developers, managers, funders	+
−	* Formats: wiki, country reports/book, other?	+
	==Other issues==		==Other issues==
−	* Role of other WGs
−	* How to collaborate across countries during development
	[[category:Case Studies]]		[[category:Case Studies]]
	[[category:Meeting Nov 2011]]		[[category:Meeting Nov 2011]]

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Revision as of 02:52, 7 October 2011

To be filled out as decisions on guidelines are made.

Purpose(s) of Case Studies

• (Forsys general) Produce guidelines for the development and use of forest decision support systems

Methods - Theory development

Methods - Case definition options

Methods - Selecting studies

Methods – Data sources & collection methods

Reporting results

Other issues