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Team:Sheffield/sociobricks/catalogue/methods
From 2014.igem.org
Registry of Standard Policy and Practice Parts
Methods
The parts presented here show a very diverse range of methods used to conduct policy and practice initiatives. Research methods may be used to answer a social theory question, structuring interviews when speaking to industry experts, as well as methods to carry out public engagement.
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Research
Research methods are techniques used to find information. This can be done in many ways, more ways than presented here currently, but this is a start. Some methods work better for finding different pieces of information; strengths and limitations are also presented here to help select the most appropriate method:
| Name | Description | Created by | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| SBa_M0001 | Oral History | Sheffield 2014 | |
| SBa_M0002 | Archival Research | Sheffield 2014 | |
| SBa_M0003 | Structured Interview | Sheffield 2014 | |
| SBa_M0004 | Semi-structured Interview | Sheffield 2014 | |
| SBa_M0005 | Questionnaire | Sheffield 2014 | |
| SBa_M0006 | Focus Group | Sheffield 2014 | |
| SBa_M0007 | Ethnographical Observation | Sheffield 2014 | |
| SBa_M0008 | Bibliometrics | Sheffield 2014 | |
| SBa_M0009 | Visual Methods | Sheffield 2014 | |
| SBa_M0010 | Case Study | Sheffield 2014 |
Education and Communication
The education methods presented here describe how science and topics can be communicated through typical ways which most students have had experience of so far. As they are familiar, they may be an easy place to start for teams:
| Name | Description | Created by | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| SBa_M1001 | Lectures | Sheffield 2014 | |
| SBa_M1002 | Seminar | Sheffield 2014 | |
| SBa_M1003 | Experiments | Sheffield 2014 | |
| SBa_M1004 | Newsletters and Leaflets | Sheffield 2014 | |
| SBa_M1005 | Social Networking | Sheffield 2014 | |
| SBa_M1006 | MOOC | Sheffield 2014 |
