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From: steve@hubcap.UUCP ("Steve" Stevenson)
Newsgroups: sci.philosophy.tech
Subject: Re: What is a methodology
Message-ID: <388@hubcap.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 17-Aug-87 09:06:58 EDT
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Posted: Mon Aug 17 09:06:58 1987
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in article <97@thirdi.UUCP>, sarge@thirdi.UUCP (Sarge Gerbode) says:
> 
> In article <385@hubcap.UUCP> steve@hubcap.UUCP ("Steve" Stevenson) writes:
> [comments about knowing what questions to ask.] 
> Good point, and I didn't mean to denigrate Biep's presentation.  I think,
> however, that you can't specify the questions, nor the methodology, in advance.
> Both evolve with the science.

To some degree you are right.  That might be the difference between a mature
and an evolving science.  A science probably stagnates if it keeps (1) turned
inward and (2) asking the same tired questions (long ago answered.).

Part of my interest is pedegogical:  My students beat on me saying "You never
tell us where we're going."  I say,"But you were supposed to get that in
xxx course."  Well, they didn't get it there: so now I have to do it.  I
used to think them blase and not curious - now I think that they haven't
been primed to ask "the usual questions."  Biep's list is nice in that respect
as it is a list of questions to prime the pump.

-- 
D. E. (call me Steve) Stevenson            steve@hubcap.clemson.edu
Department of Computer Science,            (803)656-5880.mabell
Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-1906