Discussion

Discussion is a form of exchanging views performed orally. It often leads to establishing a common position in a group of two or more persons. People taking part in the discussion use arguments to argue their case by transferring knowledge among participants of the discussion. Discussion forums (threaded discussion) are a form of discussion that is based on new technologies and where there is an exchange of views on the basis of posted messages organized in discussion threads. Discussion forums are a form of asynchronous text based communication realized on the Internet. Forums allow to group posts in the discussion threads. For the training function forums are often used to ask questions, clarify doubts and to share experiences and as the mechanisms allowing team members to work together on some issue.