methodology
study of research methods
formal concept analysis
a rigorous method of deriving an ontology from a collection of objects and their properties
Water pinch analysis
systematic technique for reducing water consumption and wastewater generation
Value-freedom
requirement of scientific theory that the truth of a sentence should be assessed regardless of its (normative) content
philology
study of language in written historical sources
ordinary language philosophy
View that philosophical problems are based in distortions of language
fail-fast system
system which immediately reports at its interface any condition that is likely to indicate a failure, enabling stopping of normal operation rather than continuing a possibly flawed process
practice research
form of academic research which incorporates an element of practice in the methodology or research output
sea traffic management
methodology sought to define a set of systems and procedures to guide and monitor sea traffic in a manner similar to air traffic management
inferring horizontal gene transfer
set of computational approaches to the study of horizontal gene transfer
Metabolic control analysis
analysing how the control of fluxes and intermediate concentrations in a metabolic pathway is distributed
probabilistic risk assessment
systematic and comprehensive methodology to evaluate risks associated with a complex engineered technological entity
Pinch analysis
methodology for minimising energy consumption of chemical processes
economic methodology
subfield of economics
Test Process Improvement
methodology
lean methodology
continuous process of product development to meet customers' needs
hedonic regression
revealed preference method of estimating demand or value; breaks down the item being researched into its constituent characteristics, and obtains estimates of the contributory value of each characteristic
soft systems methodology
problem-solving method
V-model
design method for systems development summarizing requirements and system specifications, and integration and validation
agile modeling
software engineering methodology for modeling and documenting software systems
response surface methodology
sequential experimentation for improvement and for finding an optimal response
Cross-validation
method in analytical chemistry
security chain
Netherlands
Differential interferometric SAR
methodology to process SAR images
project management
the practice of initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing the work of a team to achieve specific goals and meet specific success criteria at the specified time
Design & Engineering Methodology for Organizations
Design methodology
living lab
user-centered, open innovation ecosystem integrating research and innovation in real life communities
Minimal group paradigm
methodology employed in social psychology
participatory mapping
map-making process that attempts to make visible the association between land and local communities
Theory of change
methodology for social impact
Classification of Buddha's teaching
schemes of doctrinal classification in Mahayana Buddhism
field study
research performed via observation and interview, preferably with the researcher keeping their research status hidden in order to get a natural observation of the environment
software development methodology
splitting of software development work into distinct phases (or stages) containing activities with the intent of better planning and management
field research
collection of information outside a laboratory, library or workplace setting
social impact assessment
methodology to review the social effects of infrastructure projects and other development interventions
models of scientific inquiry
philosophy of science
Design-based research
research approach
vector control
set of mechanisms to limit the ability of specific organisms to spread disease
competitive debate
debate following explicit rules in pedagogical context
Linguistic Analysis
The analysis of the language form, meaning and context
physiology
science regarding function of organisms or living systems
ad hoc
Latin phrase signifying a solution meant to address one specific problem or task
plan, do, check, adjust
iterative four-step management method used in business for the control and continuous improvement of processes and products
Delphi method
structured forecasting and consensus method