Case Study Research Using Senior Design Projects: An Example Application

2010 ◽  
Vol 132 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan R. A. Maier ◽  
Timothy Troy ◽  
P. Jud Johnston ◽  
Vedik Bobba ◽  
Joshua D. Summers
Keyword(s):  
Complex Adaptive System ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Problem Definition ◽  
Design Problems ◽  
Study Research ◽  
Senior Design ◽  
The Social ◽  
Complex Adaptive ◽  
Practical Conclusion

Case study research in engineering design, while not as formalized and accepted as in the social sciences, is growing in popularity because of its ability to yield significant insights into how designers interact with design problems, processes, artifacts, and each other. A wealth of evidence for use in case studies exists in the form of undergraduate senior design courses, which produce documentation related to the design of new artifacts every academic semester. The resulting documentation can be effectively mined to test hypotheses about design processes and designer behaviors. In this paper, we offer an example application of how to apply case study research to a completed senior design project in order to test a theory for how designers, users, and artifacts behave as a complex adaptive system. The evidence from the case study supports the descriptive power of the theoretical framework and supports the practical conclusion that effective communication between designers and users is particularly important and should be strengthened to foster overall project success, especially during the problem definition stage of design.

The Contribution of Case Study Research in Information Science

2022 ◽  
pp. 568-586
Author(s):  
Beatrice Ngulube
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Research Strategy ◽  
Use Case ◽  
Study Research ◽  
Multiple Data ◽  
The Social

The reputation of case study research has grown as a research strategy for developing theories and as a method for investigating and understanding world complex issues. The purpose of this chapter is to demonstrate how the case study research can add value to a research project. Case study research, although becoming increasingly popular is not adequately utilised in information science research. The chapter draws on the literature on case study research in various fields and uses examples to inform research in information science. Case study research have been used across a number of disciplines, particularly, in the social sciences, education and business to address real world problems. Many researchers tend to use case study research because of the numerous advantages it offers. For instance, the employment of multiple data collection instruments maximises the depth of information, which in turn increases transferability of the findings. Additionally, the use of multiple cases and multiple data collection instruments make generalisation easy and valid. Maximising generalisability of findings is the ultimate goal of research.

The Contribution of Case Study Research in Information Science

2020 ◽  
pp. 95-113
Author(s):  
Beatrice Ngulube
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Research Strategy ◽  
Use Case ◽  
Study Research ◽  
Multiple Data ◽  
The Social

The reputation of case study research has grown as a research strategy for developing theories and as a method for investigating and understanding world complex issues. The purpose of this chapter is to demonstrate how the case study research can add value to a research project. Case study research, although becoming increasingly popular is not adequately utilised in information science research. The chapter draws on the literature on case study research in various fields and uses examples to inform research in information science. Case study research have been used across a number of disciplines, particularly, in the social sciences, education and business to address real world problems. Many researchers tend to use case study research because of the numerous advantages it offers. For instance, the employment of multiple data collection instruments maximises the depth of information, which in turn increases transferability of the findings. Additionally, the use of multiple cases and multiple data collection instruments make generalisation easy and valid. Maximising generalisability of findings is the ultimate goal of research.

scholarly journals Fundamentals of case study research in family medicine and community health

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. e000074 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergi Fàbregues ◽  
Michael D Fetters
Keyword(s):  
Family Medicine ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Historical Background ◽  
Study Research ◽  
Medicine Resident ◽  
The Social ◽  
Case Study Report

The aim of this article is to introduce family medicine researchers to case study research, a rigorous research methodology commonly used in the social and health sciences and only distantly related to clinical case reports. The article begins with an overview of case study in the social and health sciences, including its definition, potential applications, historical background and core features. This is followed by a 10-step description of the process of conducting a case study project illustrated using a case study conducted about a teaching programme executed to teach international family medicine resident learners sensitive examination skills. Steps for conducting a case study include (1) conducting a literature review; (2) formulating the research questions; (3) ensuring that a case study is appropriate; (4) determining the type of case study design; (5) defining boundaries of the case(s) and selecting the case(s); (6) preparing for data collection; (7) collecting and organising the data; (8) analysing the data; (9) writing the case study report; and (10) appraising the quality. Case study research is a highly flexible and powerful research tool available to family medicine researchers for a variety of applications.

scholarly journals Marriage Dispensation due to Extramarital Pregnancy: The Study on the Decision by the Religious Court of South Jakarta (2010-2011)

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Isnawati Rais
Keyword(s):  
Islamic Law ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
Court Decision ◽  
Court Decisions ◽  
Legal Decisions ◽  
Study Research ◽  
Legal Consideration ◽  
The Social

The Marriage law in Indonesia sets the marriageable age at which a person is allowed to marry is 19 (nineteen) years old for men and 16 (sixteen) years old for women. This study focuses on legal decisions and judges’ consideration in establishing the application for marriage dispensation at the Religious Court of South Jakarta due to extramarital pregnancy. This study shows that the Court decision to grant the application for marriage dispensation at the Religious Court due to extramarital pregnancy is primarily based on the argument to avoid harmfulness. Using case study research, three court decisions stipulated by the Religious Court Decision Number: 056/Pdt.P/2010/PA.JS, Decision Number: 219/Pdt.P/2011/PA.JS and Decision Number: 197/Pdt.P/2011/PA granting the application for marriage dispensation due to extramarital pregnancy were analysed. The legal consideration formulated by the Panel of Judges is to avoid harm and is not contrary to the legislation. This means the judge’s consideration in determining the marriage dispensation due to extramarital pregnancy is not only based on the provisions stated in Article 7 paragraph (2) of the Law No. 1/1974 concerning Marriage jo. Article 15 paragraph (2) of the Compilation of the Islamic Law, but also on the consideration made by the Panel of Judges as the harms might occur if the application for marriage dispensation is refused. In determining this consideration of harms, it appears that they are influenced by their religious views and the social consequences.

scholarly journals Comparative Case Studies: An Innovative Approach

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lesley Bartlett ◽  
Frances Vavrus
Keyword(s):  
International Education ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Comparative Case Study ◽  
Study Research ◽  
Comparative And International Education ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
The Social ◽  
Comparative Case Studies

What is a case study and what is it good for? In this article, we argue for a new approach—the comparative case study approach—that attends simultaneously to macro, meso, and micro dimensions of case-based research. The approach engages two logics of comparison: first, the more common compare and contrast; and second, a ‘tracing across’ sites or scales. As we explicate our approach, we also contrast it to traditional case study research. We contend that new approaches are necessitated by conceptual shifts in the social sciences, specifically in relation to culture, context, space, place, and comparison itself. We propose that comparative case studies should attend to three axes: horizontal, vertical, and transversal comparison. We conclude by arguing that this revision has the potential to strengthen and enhance case study research in Comparative and International Education, clarifying the unique contributions of qualitative research.

Qualitative Case Study Research Design

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Tetnowski
Keyword(s):  
Research Design ◽  
Real World ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Study Research

Qualitative case study research can be a valuable tool for answering complex, real-world questions. This method is often misunderstood or neglected due to a lack of understanding by researchers and reviewers. This tutorial defines the characteristics of qualitative case study research and its application to a broader understanding of stuttering that cannot be defined through other methodologies. This article will describe ways that data can be collected and analyzed.

Intersecting Mixed Methods and Case Study Research: Design Possibilities and Challenges

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vicki L. Plano Clark ◽  
◽  
Lori A. Foote ◽  
Janet B. Walton ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Study Research
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