Qualitative research strategy adopted to review the perceived credibility of simulation validation techniques (best suited for handling subjective topics with responses that vary based on experience/beliefs of individual participants)
Methodology outline:
  1. Review of historical simulations and current credibility
  2. Identification of key trends/themes in simulation validation methods (literature analysis)
  3. Mapping of identified themes to specific simulation techniques
  4. Structuring of survey questions from initial categories and themes identified
  5. Obtaining real-world perspectives through survey/group model building on: a)Establishing credibility in new domains, b)Uses of modelling and simulation techniques, c)Belief in methods of validation for simulation
  6. Comparison of real-world perspectives to categories identified by literature analysis

Retrospective view of simulation challenges