Towards Engineering Behavioural Research Design Systems

行为研究是澳大利亚年度研发支出的重要组成部分。有人认为，“最佳实践”的行为研究方法可以更系统化，透明和可见;促进更复杂，综合和整体的研究设计;从而，更多的累积和可比的结果;从而使增加严谨性，更高的生产力和更低的风险比一般的历史经验。该项目提出了行为科学研究方法的正式概念化和建模，使其适应研究设计，信息系统设计的概念，工具和技术。结果预计将形成“研究设计系统”的概念基础。'

Behavioural research is a significant component of the annual spend in Australia on research and development. It is contended that 'best practice' behavioural research methods can be more systematised, transparent and visible; facilitating more complex, integrated and holistic research designs; and thereby, more cumulative and comparable results; thus enabling increased rigor, higher productivity and lower risk than have generally been the experience historically. This project proposes the formal conceptualisation and modelling of behavioural science research methods, by adapting them to the research design, the well understood concepts, tools and techniques of Information Systems design. Results are expected to form the conceptual basis of 'Research Design Systems.'