CS875 Class Materials
Unit 4 DB 1: Delphi Method: The Delphi method is a flexible and adaptive research methodology used by many different types of graduate students in many different settings. A key attribute of the Delphi method is that it is an iterative process that gathers and synthesis the judgments of experts using a set of data collection and analysis methods incorporated with feedback. (Skulmoski, 2007) The Delphi method is most appropriate when used as an instrument of research when the knowledge about a problem is incomplete. However, there may be times when its use is not suitable for research in computer science and information technology (Skulmoski, 2007). Sometimes an example from a case study can help understand how a methodology is used. In computer forensics, the investigation of e-crime can be complex. Many legal issues surface in the act of obtaining and presenting evidence. Australian researchers used the Delphi method to identify computer forensics' main legal...