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D E V E L O P M E N T of new M E T H O D S |
Systematic Observation
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| Applications |
| - Criminalistics - Intelligence Analysis - Phenomenology in all branches of science - Archeology - Liberal Arts - Linguistics - Theology - Accounting - Sudoku puzzles |
| Publications |
| Haas, H. (2005). Vom Nichtwissen zum Wissen. (English Translation: From Ignorance to Knowledge) Ungewußt - Zeitschrift für angewandtes Nichtwissen. Institut für angewandtes Nichtwissen, Uni Siegen (IfAN). Heft Nr 12: 64-85. Homepage "Ungewußt" (Download the original article) English translation available on demand |
| Haas, H. (2003). Kriminalistischer Erkenntnisgewinn durch systematisches Beobachten. (English Translation: Systematic Observation in the Criminal Investigation) Kriminalistik. 57(2): 93-100. Homepage "Kriminalistik" English translation available on demand |
| Haas, H. (2003). Observer et rédiger des documents en psychologie légale. (English Translation: Scientific Observation and Interpretation in Clinical Practice and Investigation) Textbook of forensic psychology, Vol. I Institut de Psychologie de l'Université de Lausanne. Série Actualités psychologiques No 14, ISSN 1420-9284 Homepage "Série Actualités psychologiques" at University of Lausanne |
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Abstract What is to be done when nothing is known yet? How is one to proceed? The very beginning of all scientific activity is rarely treated in undergraduate or graduate studies. The method for systematic observation has been developed exactely for this purpose, the. It consists in the application of five easily memorized formulas. They help the investigator and the researcher be more proficient observers and to make sure that no details have been left out when it comes to abduct hypotheses. The five formulas determine which steps are to be taken at first. They are listed as follows: I. Compare the object of observation to a model and/or to similar cases. II. Separate formal aspects from the contents and analyze each of them. III. Structure the object into functional elements, and explore each of them separately. IV. Explore inconsistencies, contradictions, mistakes, or astonishing coincidences within the context of the established structure. V. Look for the absence of signs (with models and after structuring the object). Then, after going through the process of systematically registering every import detail, we are able to draw first hypotheses (the abduction process according to Peirce). These hypotheses should consequently be checked for plausibility in listing systematically each sign of evidence for and each against them, in order to get a clear picture of the case. Keywords: observation - abduction - hypothesis - interpretation - criminal investigation - research  |
