EAN: 9783031258169

TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH EXPLAINED - KETIL STØLEN KA...

This book aims to help research practitioners in technology science avoid some of the most
common pitfalls or at least make them easier to overcome. Many technology scientists put too
little weight on how they conduct their work and should be able to become significantly better
at what they do by being more aware of methodological issues. The book differs from other
related works in two main respects: First  by focusing on creating  producing  or inventing new
artifacts - in other words  technology science. Second  by describing a general approach to
technology science linking together specialized research methods. The book consists of 14
chapters. Following the first introductory chapter are two chapters providing the foundation
for the rest of the book. These chapters clarify the meaning of key concepts and describe an
overall process for technology science. The subsequent chapters 4-11 are about this process.
Chapters 4  5  and 6 concern problem analysis  research planning  and hypothesis formulation.
The following five chapters then aim at evaluation. Chapter 7 introduces the concept of
prediction  which plays a fundamental role in evaluating hypotheses. Chapters 8-10 address the
evaluation of universal  existential  and statistical hypotheses. Chapter 11 concerns quality
assurance and introduces the concepts of validity and reliability. Next  in chapters 12 and 13
we address publishing with an emphasis on the specifics of technology science. Eventually the
last chapter  chapter 14  briefly introduces the philosophy of science. The book systematically
collects in the form of suggestions  recommendations  and guidelines the author's 35-year
experience as a researcher  author and reviewer in technology science. It is written for anyone
working in technology science  from master's students to researchers and supervisors.

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