Do you have any favourite teaching or methodology resources for better understanding the Delphi method of pooling expert opinions for decision making and generation of recommendations?
May this article will help you
http://pareonline.net/pdf/v12n10.pdf
The original Delphi method was published in 1964 by Ted Gordon and Olaf Helmer.
http://stat.haifa.ac.il/~gweiss/courses/OR-logistics/Rand.pdf
A full description of 'how to do it' is documented by the Millennium Project's Futures Research Methodology.
http://www.econ.uba.ar/unai/archivos/actividades/30_de_octubre/Real_Time_Delphi_Ted_Gordon.pdf
The recent improvement on the Delphi method is Realtime Delphi, which was developed by Ted Gordon himself. The RT Delphi platform is hosted by the Millennium Project (themp.org). However, you (or your institution) would need to be a member and pay a subscription to access the tool and a wealth of resources in futures research. If the objective is for students to learn to design a Delphi study, the RT Delphi platform would a good start. It's a small sum to pay considering how much learning a student would gain.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0040162505001435
Once, I was invited by my professor to present/teach this technique to graduate students in his class (Research Methods). I had the students participated in a 'mini' Delphi study. We did two rounds due to time constraint as I had only 30 min. With a class of more than 30 students, I ended up using more than an hour. With a small group, I think it is feasible to have students participate in a Delphi study, but for a large group, it may be difficult. Hence, it might be better off to have them design their Delphi study individually on the RT Delphi platform.
Hi Walter,
Try this text for an all round introduction. It gives the basics and covers most aspects of Delphi.
Linstone, H. A., & Turoff, M. (2002). The Delphi Method. Retrieved from http://www.is.njit.edu/pubs/delphibook/
Best,
Gareth H Rees
Hi Walter,
I am currently working on a Delphi-study as well. I think these three articles are very helpful.
Good luck!
Dear all I have nothing to add at this time but I feel the urgent to thank all of you for this great set of resources and sources. This is why I developed a sense of belonging to the scientific community: the most of us are willing to share our knowledge in order to promote others and ourselves growing!
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