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1 online resource |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Summary |
In this book, Ben Shneiderman recognizes the unbounded nature of human creativity, the multiplicative power of teamwork, and the catalytic effects of innovation. He reports on the growing number of initiatives to promote more integrated approaches to research so as to promote the expansion of these efforts. It is meant as a guide to students and junior researchers, as well as a manifesto for senior researchers and policy makers, challenging widely-held beliefs about how applied innovations evolve and how basic breakthroughs are made, and helping to plot the course towards tomorrow's great advancements. |
| Contents |
Part I. Guiding principles. -- 1. Combining applied and basic research : the ABC principle -- 2. Blending science, engineering, and design : the SED principle -- Part II. Science, engineering, and design. -- 3. What science contributes : persistence in understanding the world -- 4. What engineering contributes : devotion to innovative technologies -- 5. What design contributes : fresh thinking to serve human needs -- Part III. Research life cycle strategies. -- 6. Choose actionable problems that address civic, business, and global priorities -- 7. Apply observation, intervention, and controlled experiments -- 8. Form teams with diverse individuals and organizations -- 9. Test ideas and prototypes with realistic interventions -- 10. Promote adoption and assess impact -- Part IV. Making it happen. -- 11. Recommendations for action -- 12. Change is hard, but possible. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Group work in research.
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Group work in research. |
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Research teams.
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Research teams. |
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Research -- Methodology.
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Research -- Methodology. |
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Interdisciplinary research.
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Interdisciplinary research. |
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Research -- Technological innovations.
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Communication in science.
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Research -- Technological innovations. |
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Research.
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Research. |
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teams. |
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Communication in science. |
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research (function) |
| Other Form: |
Print version: New ABCs of research. First edition. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016 9780198758839 (DLC) 2015944381 (OCoLC)923796206 |
| ISBN |
0191076643 (electronic book) |
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9780191076640 (electronic book) |
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9780191818714 |
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0191818712 |
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9780191076657 (electronic book) |
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0191076651 (electronic book) |
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9780198758839 |
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0198758839 |
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