An EPSS for Design-Based Research

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An EPSS for Design-Based Research

• EDIT 9990
• Spring 2006

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How do I get started With design-based research?
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What is an EPSS?
According to Gloria Gery, an electronic
performance support system (EPSS) is software
that improves user performance by

• Simplifying the steps required to perform complex
  tasks
• Providing just in-time information
• Helping users decide what actions to take when
  facing decisions or problems

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What is an EPSS?
According to Gary Dickelman from EPSS Central, an
EPSS is software that improves employee
performance by

• reducing the complexity or number of steps
  required to perform a task,
• providing the performance information someone
  needs to perform a task, or
• providing a decision support system that enables
  someone to identify the action that is
  appropriate for a particular set of conditions.

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Wearable EPSS
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People faced with novel tasks have needs
What is DBR?

• Gloria Gery identified different types of
  concerns such as
• Why do this?
• What is it?
• What is it related to?
• How do I do it?
• How or why did this happen?
• Show me an example

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EPSS Components

• Dynamic information
• Examples
• Templates
• Job aids
• Checklists
• Web-based learning
• Knowledge Management
• Coaching
• Collaboration support
• Tracking tools
• Productivity tools
• Wizards for decision-support

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Is there a need for a DBR EPSS?
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Existing DBR Resources

• http//www.designbasedresearch.org/index.html
• http//www.isworld.org/Researchdesign/drisISworld.
  htm
• http//www.soe.berkeley.edu/sand.html
• Journal of Design Research
• http//www.noe-kaleidoscope.org/pub/
• http//edserver1.uow.edu.au/collabres/drafts/works
  pace.html

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What do we do next?