Report for the proposed Research Data Shared Service on focus groups held between May and October 2016 and the metadata issues and requirements identified
In the latter half of 2016, the Research Data Shared Service project commissioned a series of focus groups with the pilot institutions. Nicky Ferguson from Clax Ltd. joined Research Consulting to conduct these focus groups. Alongside wider data and cultural issues, Nicky concentrated specifically on metadata issues.
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User requirements created by researchers in the focus groups were captured using the classic Post-It method (photo courtesy of Research Consulting)
The focus groups consisted of brief presentations, discussions, sometimes in small groups, and individual written feedback using various prompts. In some cases, if the institution preferred it, individual interviews were conducted, covering the same topics as the focus groups.
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