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Research approach and research process
The diagram in Figure 6 gives an overview of the major research activities of the PhD
work (to be elaborated shortly) by showing how the data collection for the various
studies was distributed in time.
A more detailed overview of the research activities, showing their connection to the
research questions and publications, is given in Table 2. The table also outlines which
activities were carried out in the different educational institutions (NITH and NTNU).
Table 2: Empirical research activity vs. research questions and research papers
Institution
/ project
course
NITH/
PJ201
NTNU/
IT2901
Year of
empirical
study
Participants Research activity RQs Research
paper
2006 7 of 11 teams Interviews 1-2 P1, P7
6 of 14
customers
Interviews + analysis of
customer evaluation
1
All customers 1
Team V + After-the-project 1-2 P3, P7
customer interview + analysis of
project documentation
2007 Team A + Longitudinal study 1-2 P2, P7
project
stakeholders
4 teams (those
with project
wiki)
All teams
After-the-project
interviews + analysis of
project documentation
Interviews + analysis of
project documentation
2008 Development of wiki
walkthrough tool
All teams Interviews + analysis of
project documentation
Team F + Longitudinal study +
project retrospective reflection
stakeholders workshop
All teams Retrospective reflection
workshops
1-2-
3-4
P4, P5,
P7
1-2 P3, P5
3-4 P5, P7
1-2 P3
1-2-
3-4
P8, P7
3 P6, P7
As can be seen from Figure 6 and Table 2, the collection of empirical data took place in
the period 2006-2008. The research papers were published in the period 2007-2010.
The PhD research activity in 2005 mainly involved getting into the CSCW field and
included teaching a CSCW graduate course.
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