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INTEGRATING EXTERNAL
SOURCES IN AGORA
Graduation Project
Sahar Mojtahedi
Feb 2012
VU Amsterdam
CONTENT
Agora
The Goal of the Study
Research Questions
Approach and Plan
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AGORA
Platform to provide historical content
• Students
• Historians
• Researchers
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AGORA
Consider a case:
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AGORA
Consider a case:
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AGORA
Consider a case:
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AGORA
Fact:
Limited information domain
Users’ approach:
Use other sources of information
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Main Goal:
Increase efficiency of Agora platform and to
bring more user satisfaction through integrating
external content in the platform.
THE GOAL
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RESEARCH QUESTION
What is the information need of users of the Agora
platform?
To what extent does the presented information in the Agora
platform suffice?
What kinds of external sources do users need?
How can external sources be incorporated in the Agora
platform?
What are the methods to do so?
Which methodologies fit best in Agora?
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APPROACH AND PLAN
Study user needs Which sources are used most commonly
Study integration methods Different approaches for integrating external
sources into a platform
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APPROACH AND PLAN
Design the integration for Agora
o Considering all previous studies specially user needs
Implement the integration
This project is scheduled for 130 days
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THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION
QUESTIONS ...
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