IntroductiontoBioinformatics.pptVIP

* * A set of written questions, often sent to a large number of people May be paper-based or electronic Select participants using samples of the population Design the questions for clarity and ease of analysis Administer the questionnaire and take steps to get a good response rate Questionnaire follow-up report Questionnaires * Begin with non-threatening and interesting questions Group items into logically coherent sections Do not put important items at the very end of the questionnaire Do not crowd a page with too many items Avoid abbreviations Avoid biased or suggestive items or terms Number questions to avoid confusion Pretest the questionnaire to identify confusing questions Provide anonymity to respondents Good Questionnaire Design * Study of existing material describing the current system Forms, reports, policy manuals, organization charts describe the formal system Look for the informal system in user additions to forms/report and unused form/report elements User changes to existing forms/reports or non-use of existing forms/reports suggest the system needs modification Document Analysis * Watch processes being performed Users/managers often don’t accurately recall everything they do Checks validity of information gathered other ways Be aware that behaviors change when people are watched Be unobtrusive Identify peak and lull periods Observation * Each of the requirements-gathering techniques has strengths and weaknesses. No one technique is always better than the others, and in practice most projects use a combination of techniques. Depends on the followings Type of information Depth of information Breadth of information Integration of information User involvement Cost Combining techniques Selecting the Appropriate Requirements-Gathering Techniques * Selecting the Appropriate Techniques * Interviews JAD Questionnaires Document Observation Analysis Type of As-Is As-Is As-Is As-Is