Case Studies: Meetings

Tuesday, May 15, 2003, Torgersen 3180 (1:10-2:10 pm)

• Attendees: Mary Beth, Jack, Con, Jacob Somervell(jsomerve@vt.edu)
• This meeting was called at Jabob's request
• Jacob is teaching SBD in Summer II (starts on June 30)
• Purpose of meeting was to investigate opportunities to leverage the course to address case studies reseach issues
  • Jacob wants to get a CHI paper somehow
  • Discussed several possibilities
    • High level efficacy of case study method not likely doable in single course context
      • This has not been done to date in any context
    • Gather student projects in case format
    • Investigate correlation of UCS access with course events
    • Pre-post survey
    • Compare activities
      • Either manipulate some activity parameter across two activities
      • Or manipulate an activity parameter within a single assignment
      • We may be able to learn +/- of conducting activity experiments before we can get good data from any one experiement
• Meet again soon
  • But Mary Beth will be out of town through June 20
  • Can include Jacob in regular case studies meetings
    • But they are not on a routine for the summer yet