Joker
extra
Why?
This set of cards gives you an overview of methods you can use, but there are many others that might fit your goals better.
Methods
As an ICT student or professional, you need to solve all kind of ICT challenges. Answering the questions and tackling the problems or opportunities of your ICT project requires research and often a combination of various ICT research methods. The toolkit on this website offers you a set of possible research methods and a framework to select the appropriate (combination of) methods
Data analytics
lab
Why?
Gain insights by measuring and analysing data. Researching a dataset can give you useful quantitative information about the topic of interest.
Community research
library
Why?
Have others already tackled the problem? Incorporating your peers’ knowledge can seriously speed things up.
Design pattern research
library
Why?
Applying well-known design patterns improves the quality (and structure) of the designed software.
Literature study
library
Why?
Find general information, guidance and best practices.
Peer review
showroom
Why?
Colleagues and experts can help improve your work, especially if they need to reuse it.
Pitch
showroom
Why?
Get an idea of the unique selling points of the opportunity you have found, or of the idea you have to tackle a problem, and practice concise communication about them.
Decomposition
workshop
Why?
Breaking a complex IT system or problem into smaller parts ensures its maintainability and robustness, and facilitates cooperation in large-scale software projects.
IT architecture sketching
workshop
Why?
Defining the IT architecture is complex and requires contributions from and interactions between software designers and/or architects. Sketching facilitates these discussions.
Multi-criteria decision making
workshop
Prototyping
workshop
Why?
Develop, evaluate or communicate a concept, design or problem solution to make your ideas concrete, to learn whether they work and to discover the technical limitations or possibilities.
