In a research (e.g. computer science, etc.) that involves enhancing existing algorithm or introducing a new algorithm: 1. What will the research design involves? 2. How does one quantify the research method (since research method is either quantitative or qualitative or mixed methods) ?
You would most probably follow a validated solution approach. Consisting of.
1 Identifying a niche for the algorithm. (Is the problem you solve new? Why is it interesting in relation to already solved problems?)
2 Creating the algorithm and specifying its design rationale. (How does it work?; Why is it build in this; Way and not in another way?)
3 Validating its effectiveness on a real world dataset. (How does it perform in solving the problem; how does this compare to other solutions? Why is it more effective?)
See:
Design patterns for mixed-method research in HCI. In Proceedings of the 8th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction: Fun, Fast, Foundational (pp. 361-370). ACM. (2014, October).
Your approach would be mixed-methods but not in a classical way, it would be a mixed methods approach within a design science research paradigm.
Hi Koen,
Thanks for your suggestion and the reference.
Many regards,
Vincent.
Research design is a plan to answer the research question in effective way which divided into two groups: exploratory and conclusive.
A research method is a strategy used the data obtain to archive that plan which divided into: qualitative and quantitative
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