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Dissertation Proposal Sneak Preview:
The Dynamics of Internet Aided
Voluntary Collaborative Work
Vedat G. Diker
University at Albany – SUNY
April 2002
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About Me
4th year Information Science PhD Student majoring in GDSM, “minoring” in Org. Studies.
Industrial Engineering and Management background.
Planning to defend proposal in May 2002.Planning to defend dissertation by the end of
2002.Planning to get a faculty position in a school of
Information Science or Management by Fall 2003.
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Purpose of Today’s Presentation
Introduce my ideas and my questions about my dissertation proposal.
Get your comments and suggestions.
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A Short Background
Worked on OS Market Model (Linux vs. Microsoft), with Jochen Scholl.
Developed interest in Open-Source Software philosophy.
Shaped the interest into a dissertation topic, given existing conditions.
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Working Title
The Dynamics of Internet Aided Voluntary Collaborative Work: The Case of Curriculum and Instruction Material
Development in the Field of System Dynamics
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A Recent Phenomenon
Large groups of widely dispersed people collaborating on voluntary or semi-voluntary basis, in order to develop and improve a wide range of “information artifacts”, using the Internet as a medium.
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Example Information Artifacts
SoftwareClass notesReportsEssaysPresentation SlidesLink collectionsetc.
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Main Research Question
Are there generic dynamics that govern voluntary collaboration projects on the Internet?
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Detailed Research Questions- What are the dynamic determinants of success
in large scale Internet-aided voluntary collaboration projects?
- What are the reinforcing dynamics? What are the limiting/balancing dynamics?
- What initial or ongoing conditions support or impede Internet-aided voluntary collaboration?
- What can be done to improve the efficiency, productivity, and the overall success of Internet-aided voluntary collaboration projects?
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Three (?) Models
Open Source Software DevelopmentOnline Communities*Contributor-Run Digital Libraries*
*Are these totally different? What is the difference? What determines which project falls into which category?
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Open Source SoftwareSeveral successful big-scale projects
(GNU/Linux, Apache, Perl)Most individual projects have various
organizational and leadership structures, and work in a coherent manner.
However there are disputes, and “factions” among the overall community. (e.g. Free Software movement vs. Open Source Software movement)
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Online Communities
Employee (Corporate) CommunitiesCustomer/Consumer Communities
Membership based (HMOs, Financial inst.s)Free/Open (amazon.com, eBay, cnet.com)
Other (Informative Communities ???)Subscription based (The Well)Free/Open (about.com, slashdot.com)
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Contributor-Run Digital Libraries
ibiblio.orgProject Gutenbergmore examples ???
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System Dynamics in K-12 Community
Will serve as a case to calibrate the generic model.
If there are generic dynamics that govern voluntary collaboration projects on the Internet, we should be able to apply those to the case of System Dynamics in K-12 Education.
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Methodological FrameworkCarry out literature review and determine
anchor prepositions.Carry out and analyze 2-3 initial interviews to
determine what to look for in the SD in K-12 case.
Build initial model, which will help develop the formal interviews.
Carry out and analyze 10-12 formal interviews (or a survey?).
Build, refine, and analyze formal model.
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DeterminantsPrepositions People Economic Organizational
- PoliticalTechnological - Physical
Ideological – Philosophical
Open Source Software Development
Online Communities
Contributor-Run Digital Libraries
General Prepositions (applicable to the case)
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DeterminantsPrepositions People Economic Organizational
- PoliticalTechnological - Physical
Ideological – Philosophical
Open Source Software Development * * *Online Communities
Contributor-Run Digital Libraries
General Prepositions (applicable to the case)
* * *
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My Questions
“Cover all the sectors of the Models – Determinant table” vs. “Focus on …” (Which models, which determinant dimensions)?
Focus on “with Internet vs. without Internet”, OR “successful vs. unsuccessful”, OR else?
What is “success”? What is a “successful community”?
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My QuestionsAre Online Communities and CR Digital
Libraries totally different? What is the difference? What determines which project falls into which category?
Are there really three models? Less? More? What are they?
What should be the criteria to classify on-line communities?
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Thank you for your time and ideas.