Using observation to collect data in emergency research

Using Internet/Intranet Web Pages to Collect Organizational Research Data

Validity in action research: a discussion on theoretical and practice issues encountered whilst using observation to collect data.

AIM The paper contributes to an understanding of validity in action research methodology by examining issues arising from our attempts to describe the role of an observer in an action research study. BACKGROUND Our experiences in observing patient care in intensive care settings are used to illuminate discussion on the nature of validity in action research. CONTENT The paper examines the na...

pattern recognition in maintenance data using methodologies data minitng (cade study isfahan regional power electric company)

فعالیت های نگهداری و تعمیرات اطلاعاتی را تولید می کند که می تواند در تعیین زمان های بیکاری و ارایه یک برنامه زمان بندی شده یا تعیین هشدارهای خرابی به پرسنل نگهداری و تعمیرات کمک کند. وقتی که مقدار داده های تولید شده زیاد باشند، فهم بین متغیرها بسیار مشکل می شوند. این پایان نامه به کاربردی از داده کاوی برای کاوش پایگاه های داده چندبعدی در حوزه نگهداری و تعمیرات، برای پیدا کردن خرابی هایی که موجب...

The ethics of using the internet to collect qualitative research data

Introduction The internet is an invaluable resource for recruiting research participants, especially for studies that require recruitment of clinical or hard to find populations. Indeed, the prevalence of topic specific online message boards and e-mail lists, provides researchers with a ready-made sampling frame that they can utilize to access participants who are interested, affiliated and con...

Using Personal Digital Assistants to Collect Survey Data

New technologies for computer-assisted survey information collection (CASIC) are being developed as graphical user interfaces, mouse/pen-based computing, handwriting recognition, hand-held computers, and use of the Interact become more widespread (Connett, Mockovak and Uglow, 1994; Gilluly, 1994; Nichols and Apple, 1994; Shanks, 1994; Forster and Snow, 1995; Hansen, 1996). The utility of these ...