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. Method is the basic building block for describing the assessment work (not reality, like the other universal objects). In practice, methods are "how-to-do" descriptions about how information should be produced, collected, analysed, or synthesised in an assessment. Some methods can be about managing other methods.

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Research question about the structure of a method

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.

Table 4. The attributes of a method.	Attribute	Subattribute	Comments
Name		An identifier
Scope	Purpose Boundaries
Definition	Input Output Rationale	(data types, formats, and sources) (data types and formats) (why the presented procedure fulfills the purpose)
Procedure		May also contain Management as a subattribute or a separate method.