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This paper presents a framework – idea puzzle – for scientific
analysis of research ideas. Analysis of research ideas is included in research
planning ahead of research implementation and reporting. Research planning is
traditionally based on the project metaphor for research which specifies linear
tasks, deliverables and deadlines. Such a metaphor does not make explicit,
however, decisions which are implicit in research tasks. This gap is fulfilled by
the jigsaw puzzle metaphor which specifies interdependent and iterative
decisions instead. Idea puzzle framework illustrates the jigsaw puzzle metaphor
since it is a synthesis of scientific method in twenty one decisions. Such
decisions specify the theoretical, empirical, methodological, rhetoric, and
authorial context of a research idea. The main benefits of idea puzzle
framework are twofold. On the one hand, it facilitates the learning and teaching
of scientific method. On the other hand, it accelerates the scientific generation,
analysis, planning, and evaluation of research ideas.
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Analysis of research ideas Research planning Research metaphors Research decisions Scientific method
Citation
ISPIM CONFERENCE,XX, Vienna, Austria, 21- 24 June, 2009 - Proceedings of the XX ISPIM Conference: The Future of Innovation.[S.l. : Lappeenranta University of Technology Press, 2009]. ISBN 978-952-214-767-7. 7 p.