Technical Note: Utilization of Delphi Methods for University Planning
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Delphi methods were used by Carleton University (Canada) to determine long-range development plans. An academic planning committee developed the questions with input from many academic departments. Then questionnaires were submitted to ten groups over the rounds. Viewing the responses ten years later indicates how closely or divergent group preferences correlated with developments. The people closest to the program (faculty, students) had the least correlation of preferences to developments.
Publication Name: Technological Forecasting & Social Change
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0040-1625
Year: 1983
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Selection processes in a Delphi study about key qualifications in senior secondary vocational education
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This study focuses on the Delphi method; i.e., a long-range, qualitative forecasting technique that relies on the collective opinions of experts. A history of the method is provided, types of the method are described, the reliability and validity of the method are discussed and, finally, there is a report on the method?s use in the Netherlands for determining school-to-work qualification issues in secondary vocational education.
Publication Name: Technological Forecasting & Social Change
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0040-1625
Year: 2003
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Risks of future drugs: a Danish expert Delphi
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The Delphi method has been used to investigate the risks of future drugs. It is concluded that risks of future drugs are growing and developing beyond current control and perception structures. There is therefore a requirement for ongoing methodological work within Medical Technological Assessment.
Publication Name: Technological Forecasting & Social Change
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0040-1625
Year: 2001
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