Advice & Consultancy Research & Development
In a fast moving environment, research is an essential device to help you understand new technologies, new strategic methods and state of the art tools. Research and development work can help to provide evidence and reinforce ideas and opinions, identify new approaches and investigate viability of techniques and tools.
Services
Research and development services cover a range of activities, generally studying an existing environment or designing and planning for a future one. Activities might include:
- Survey development and evaluation
- Investigative work
- Studies and exploration of environments, technologies, activities
- Development of conceptual models and frameworks
- Testing models and theories
Examples
Current and previous work includes:
- Information skills research for JISC Organisational Support Committee
- Exploring information skills usage by different administrator roles
- Assessing the relevance of existing self assessment tools
- Informing national agendas on developing information skills
- Developing self assessment tools
- e-Learning case studies for the e-Learning and Pedagogies programme of the
Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC)
- Establishing criteria for determining effective e-Learning practice
- Investigating e-Learning across different educational sectors
- Development of case studies
How does it work/What next?
Research and development services vary according to the context and a customised service is available from experts in a range of fields. If you have research and/or development you would like conducting, contact us to discuss your needs. Work can be costed on an hourly or daily basis, or a full programme costing can be developed.
