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Digital Forensics in Small Devices: RFID Tag Investigation

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3.2.3 Case Study<br />

The researcher <strong>in</strong>tends to look at a s<strong>in</strong>gle network system so that specific<br />

<strong>in</strong>vestigative practices may be recorded. A case study is to be constructed from<br />

literature, the build and scenario test<strong>in</strong>g. Case study can be def<strong>in</strong>ed as the <strong>in</strong>tensive<br />

study of a s<strong>in</strong>gle case where the purpose of the study is to be able to generalize a<br />

theory to a population of cases (Gerr<strong>in</strong>g, 2007). Accord<strong>in</strong>g to Y<strong>in</strong> (2003, cited <strong>in</strong> Dul<br />

and Hak, 2008, p. 4), “a case study is an empirical enquiry that <strong>in</strong>vestigates a<br />

contemporary phenomenon with<strong>in</strong> its real-life context, especially when the<br />

boundaries between object of study and context are not clearly evident”. Similarly,<br />

Collis and Hussey (2003) def<strong>in</strong>e case study to be an extensive study of a s<strong>in</strong>gle<br />

<strong>in</strong>stance of a phenomenon of <strong>in</strong>terest. In addition, Collis and Hussey also refer case<br />

study as exploratory research. Dul and Hak (2008) simplifies the def<strong>in</strong>ition of case<br />

study to be a study of a s<strong>in</strong>gle case or multiple cases <strong>in</strong> its real life situation and<br />

analyze data that are obta<strong>in</strong>ed from these cases qualitatively. Y<strong>in</strong> (1994, cited <strong>in</strong><br />

Coll<strong>in</strong> and Hussey, 2003) identifies the follow<strong>in</strong>g characteristics of case study<br />

research:<br />

1) to explore certa<strong>in</strong> phenomena and understand them with<strong>in</strong> a particular<br />

context;<br />

2) to conduct the research without a preset of questions and notions about the<br />

limits with<strong>in</strong> which the study will take place; and<br />

3) to use multiple methods for collect<strong>in</strong>g data which can be both qualitative and<br />

quantitative.<br />

3.2.4 Descriptive Method<br />

The descriptive method is useful for implement<strong>in</strong>g IT test<strong>in</strong>g because every system<br />

is different and the <strong>in</strong>tegration of different software and hardware is not a science.<br />

The technique will be employed <strong>in</strong> the set up of the <strong>RFID</strong> system, <strong>in</strong>itial test<strong>in</strong>g and<br />

scenario test<strong>in</strong>g.<br />

One of the key methods <strong>in</strong> systems development is the descriptive<br />

documentation. As the build proceeds a diary is to be kept that describes each<br />

occurrence (the good and the bad) <strong>in</strong> the process. The diary later becomes the target<br />

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