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Bulletin Board Discussion

Online Discussion Forum over several days

• 10-15 participants
• Daily reactions to predefined stimuli and batteries of questions
• Respondents can provide answers when they have time
• Reactions to the input of other participants

Description

• Recruitment and invitation of participants to take part in the forum conforms with screening specifications
• Participants log in with user name and password (access only for the selected group of people)
• Project director/moderator programs the forum and prepares the questions and stimulus materials
• Every day a particular battery of questions is presented (with stimulus materials) for discussion; respondents react to these during the day, at a time of their own choosing
• The respondents have sufficient time to express their opinions in their contributions and can refer to the input of other participants
• Analysis time: approx. 1 week
• It is possible to discuss questions/system problems for one’s own area and to have a corrective, regulating influence on the moderator
  

Advantages

• Possible from any location
• Possible at any time
• Opportunity to question very small/widely distributed groups of people (experts)
• More varied/comprehensive output due to interaction of the participants
• Access opportunities (observer status) for clients
• Speed of analysis – a transcript is available at the end of the forum