those which have similar object of study, and a resembling point of view(interest of study).It is normal practice of researchers to acquire a good sample of availablereports of earlier studies of the same paradigm; perhaps all of them, if they are not too many. They can be found with the help of abibliographical study. Typical keywords in such a study are on the onehand the type of artefact and on the other hand the point of view thatyou are taking.If no reports turn out which would have both comparable object andsimilar view, or if there are too few of them, you can widen your searchinto reports with
either
the same object
or
the same point of view withyour own project. This will probably return a multitude of references andit will become necessary to sort them out, perhaps into a table likebelow where the references are classified into boxes named "Topic A1"etc. The most interesting row in the table will be the one which relates to theproduct "x" that will be the object of your study. Besides, it will usuallybe worthwhile to study those reports on studies of
other products
whichhave similar
point of view
to your own and which therefore probablyhave applied methods that you could use, too. These references will befound in the same
column
. Some usual points of view in the study of artefacts are listed in the heading of the table above and from there youhave links that lead to various pages of "Arteology" where they will bediscussed.Note that when duplicating the methods of an earlier project you have totake care of not copying those procedures that are unsuited to
your
special problem of study. When imitating a paradigm of research younormally accept quite a lot of its tacit components like approach,concept definitions and evaluations. This may be advantageous becauseit promotes "normal science" i.e. the steady growth of the field of study
Página 3 de 10Type of artefact
Point of viewEcology,impact onenvironmentEconomy,cost,priceUsability,functionBeauty,appealMessage,symbolismOther pointof viewAppliancesTopicA1TopicA2TopicA3TopicA4TopicA5TopicA6BookcasesTopicB1TopicB2TopicB3TopicB4TopicB5TopicB6ClocksTopicC1TopicC2TopicC3TopicC4TopicC5TopicC6Product"
x
"TopicX1TopicX2TopicX3TopicX4TopicX5TopicX6