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Use Case

Example

Title

Public submits Research Opportunity into Yaffle.

The goal is to match Public with Researchers.

Matches can be made by Broker(s) and using the following criteria:  Research Interests, Expertise, Publications, and Research Projects

Transmission Link on Labrador coast

Precondition

Idea articulated by Public Group and entered into system by a person in that  Group as a Research Opportunity

The directors of the regional economic development boards in the area write and submit a Yaffle.ca research opportunity and follow up with a phone call to the Harris Centre.

Local fishermen express concern with the proposed transmission link, essentially a high power cable laid on the ocean bottom of their fishing grounds.

Actors

• Public (Group)
• Application (Yaffle)
• Authentication (MUN Login)

• University Staff (Brokers)
• University Faculty

• Executive directors of two Regional Economic Development Boards in the area. Regional Economic Development Boards are classic QUANGOs (quasi-autonomous non-governmental organizations) set up to coordinate and foster regional economic development. At the time, there were 20 such organizations around the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

• Harris Centre institutional knowledge brokers: The role is to broker research opportunities between community and Memorial university researchers.

• Researchers: Initially, an oceanographer, and eventually a business professor as well.

Steps

1. Idea/Opportunity is emailed to the University (Harris Centre) then articulated in a phone call.
2. Public person is directed to online application (Yaffle)
3. Public identifies/clicks Guest User  in Authentication  system
4. Public creates Guest User account in Yaffle
5. Idea/Opportunity is entered into Yaffle as Opportunity
6. Broker staff match Public with Researcher based on Research Interests, Project work, Publications
7. Broker initiates collaboration between Public and Research
8. Broker documents Opportunity as Project

1. The Harris Centre Knowledge Mobilization staff use Yaffle.ca to find a Researcher with the Ocean Sciences Centre who agrees to meet with the community.

1. The researcher addresses the immediate concerns of the fishermen in a town hall meeting  event

1. Following the meeting with the residents, the researcher agrees to take a look at the engineering data provided by the public utility. He prepares a short report outlining his concerns. The executive directors of the local REDBs use the report to support their application to the federal government to secure funding that would allow them to conduct appropriate environmental assessment studies.

Variation Scenario

2.0

Use Case

Example

Title

University Staff (Broker) enters a Research Opportunity into Yaffle on behalf of public.

The goal is to match Public with Researchers. Matches can be made by Broker(s) and using the following criteria:  Research Interests, Expertise, Publications, and Research Projects

Transmission Link on Labrador coast

Precondition

Idea articulated at a University Regional Workshop and entered into system by University Staff (Brokers) as a Research Opportunity

The Directors of the regional economic development boards in the area attend a Regional Workshop. They express a need for more information on a provincial project.

 Harris Centre Staff (Brokers) document the need and enter it into Yaffle as a Research Opportunity and follow up with a phone call to the Harris Centre.

Local fishermen express concern with the proposed transmission link, essentially a high power cable laid on the ocean bottom of their fishing grounds.

Actors

• University Staff (Brokers)
• Application (Yaffle)

• Public (Group)
• University Faculty

• Executive directors of two Regional Economic Development Boards in the area. Regional Economic Development Boards are classic QUANGOs (quasi-autonomous non-governmental organizations) set up to coordinate and foster regional economic development. At the time, there were 20 such organizations around the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

• Harris Centre institutional knowledge brokers: The role is to broker research opportunities between community and Memorial university researchers.

• Researchers: Initially, an oceanographer, and eventually a business professor as well.

Steps

1. Idea/Opportunity is emailed to the University then articulated in a phone call.
2. Idea/Opportunity is entered into Yaffle as Opportunity
3. Broker staff match Public with Researcher based on Research Interests, Project work, Publications
4. Broker initiates collaboration between Public and Research
5. Broker documents Opportunity as Project

1. The Harris Centre Knowledge Mobilization staff use Yaffle.ca to find a Researcher with the Ocean Sciences Centre who agrees to meet with the community.
2. The researcher addresses the immediate concerns of the fishermen in a town hall meeting  event
3. Following the meeting with the residents, the researcher agrees to take a look at the engineering data provided by the public utility. He prepares a short report outlining his concerns. The executive directors of the local REDBs use the report to support their application to the federal government to secure funding that would allow them to conduct appropriate environmental assessment studies.

Variation Scenario

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Use Case

Example

Title

Public browses Research Opportunities and Projects in Yafflle and contacts a Researcher

The goal is to identify and locate Researchers.

Matches can be made by Public using the following criteria:  Research Interests, Expertise, Publications, and Research Projects, Research Opportunities.

Precondition

Public has a research need.

Public user accesses Yaffle online and browses Projects and/or Opportunities or searchers by Keyword

Actors

• Public (Group)
• Application (Yaffle)
• University Faculty

Steps

1.  Public person browses Projects and Opportunities in Yaffle.
2. Public finds a Researcher with research interests that meet their needs and identified by Research areas, expertise, Projects
3. Public person contacts Researcher by email or phone
4. System (Yaffle) logs contact has been made between Public and Researcher, Date of contact.

Variation Scenario