Quick and dirty: Lightweight methods for heavyweight research

Michael Twidale; Nic Weber; Alan Chamberlain; Sally Jo Cunningham; Alan Dix

doi:10.1145/2556420.2558860

Quick and dirty: Lightweight methods for heavyweight research

Michael Twidale, Nic Weber, Alan Chamberlain, Sally Jo Cunningham, Alan Dix

Computer Science

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Abstract

There seems to be a need for more rapid, lower cost, exploratory, lightweight, responsive and revisable methods that can help with discovery based research in CSCW. A growing number of researchers are expressing frustration with the challenge of selecting or developing an appropriate research method, applying it in a CSCW context and then having to justify the legitimacy of that method in publications, and particularly through the peer review process. In this workshop we will share experiences in the design adaptation and use of lightweight research methods. We will explore ways to assess the validity, strengths, and weaknesses of these methods - and how to explain these and justify them to others.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work, CSCW
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
Pages	343-346
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Print)	9781450325417
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/2556420.2558860
Publication status	Published - 15 Feb 2014
Event	17th ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing, CSCW 2014 - Baltimore, MD, United States Duration: 15 Feb 2014 → 19 Feb 2014

Conference

Conference	17th ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing, CSCW 2014
Country/Territory	United States
City	Baltimore, MD
Period	15/02/14 → 19/02/14

Keywords

Agile methods
Methodology
Research methods

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Software
Computer Networks and Communications
Human-Computer Interaction

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Twidale, M, Weber, N, Chamberlain, A, Cunningham, SJ & Dix, A 2014, Quick and dirty: Lightweight methods for heavyweight research. in Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work, CSCW. Association for Computing Machinery , pp. 343-346, 17th ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing, CSCW 2014, Baltimore, MD, United States, 15/02/14. https://doi.org/10.1145/2556420.2558860

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