A one-and-a half-hour Webinar
27th February 2023
Presented by: Dr Dan Remenyi
What this webinar is about
The Delphi technique is a group consensus process that has been proven over many years to be a valuable tool in attempting to produce agreement in the opinions of a group of informants. It was designed to assist in the collection and analysis of expert opinion in order to obtain a deeper understanding of issues and/or trends. Delphi studies is a reiterative process requiring a questionnaire to be completed a number of times. It is always a short questionnaire, and the completion time should be quite short. From an academic research point of view Delphi Studies are a structured approach to collecting data. This technique which has been employed since the mid-20th century represents an approach which allows a considerable quantity of both quantitative and qualitative data to be gathered in a relatively controlled and easy to manage manner.
Objectives of webinar
- Explain the purpose and uses of the Delphi technique
- Provide guidance in designing, developing, and executing a Delphi Study
- Demonstrate some of the techniques available for analysing the results of a Delphi Study
- Pointing out the limitations of a Delphi Study
A template to use in a Delphi Study will be supplied to each participant.
Webinar Outline
Data for academic research
- The fundamental importance of data
- Primary versus secondary data
- Quantitative versus qualitative data
- Positivism versus interpretivism
The origin of Delphi Studies
- A tool for focusing informed opinion
- The notion of forecasting
- Opening the technique to general research
Different forms of the Delphi
- The questionnaire versus the interview
- The structured question versus the open comment
- Hybrid approaches
Developing the inventory of question
- How many questions
- How to scale them
Producing a panel of experts
- Who qualifies as an expert
- How many experts are required
- How long should one give participants to complete
- Non-completions
Different approaches to analysis
- Quantitative analysis
- Qualitative analysis
The results
- What does the Delphi Study produce?
- How do the results of a Delphi Study fit into the academic tool set?
The next step
- Progressing the research
The webinar will be held on 27 February 2023 from 2:00pm-3:30pm (GMT) via Zoom. The Zoom Room will open at 1:45 pm (GMT).
The cost of attending this webinar is £30.00 per participant. To book a place, visit https://shop.academic-conferences.org/?ec_store=webinars
For questions about the event contact dan.remenyi@academic-publishing.org
Download the details here: Delphi Studies for Academic Research Webinar