Method

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Method is a systematic procedure for a particular information manipulation process that is needed as a part of an assessment work. Typically, a method is a "how-to-do" instruction to calculate a variable; it is used if the dependencies of the variable are unknown until an assessment is executed. In other words, methods can be used to calculate variables within assessments in situations where it is not practical or possible to calculate variables outside an assessment. In these cases, the method page is used within an assessment (e.g. in the dependencies slot) as if it was the variable that it is used to calculate. Method is the basic building block for describing the assessment work (not reality, like the other universal objects). Some methods can be about managing other methods.

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Question

What is a structure for a method such that it

• applies to any method that may be needed in any assessment work,
• enables a detailed enough description so that the work can be performed based on it,
• complies with the structure of the universal objects.

Answer

Table 4. The attributes of a method.

Attribute	Subattribute	Comments
Name		An identifier
Question	Purpose Boundaries
Answer	Procedure Management	(the instructions for the actual work) (instructions, tools, or software that make the actual work easier)
Rationale	Input Output Rationale	(data types, formats, and sources) (data types and formats) (why the presented procedure fulfills the purpose)

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