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Design Research in Information Systems : Theory and Practice

by Alan Hevner, Samir Chatterjee
The study of Information Systems (IS) design is an essential part of the education of IS students and professionals. The purpose of this book is to provide a thorough reference on Design Science Research (DSR), and it comes from two authors closely identified with DSR - Alan Hevner and Samir Chatterjee. As founders of the Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology (DESRIST) annual conference, and as leading educators and researchers in the field, these authors, along with several invited contributors , are uniquely qualified to create this easy-to-read, easy-to-understand, and easy-to-apply text/reference. Suitable for graduate courses in IS, computer science, software engineering, engineering design and other design-oriented fields, it can be used as a core text or a reference for doctoral seminars in DSR. IS faculty and researchers will find much of value here as well. It requires no extensive background in design and can be appreciated by practitioners working in IS or technology design. Its 18 chapters are all individually referenced, and two appendices provide a reprint of the seminal 2004 MISQ paper by Hevner, March, Park, and Ram, as well as a list of exemplar papers in Design Science. The book provides a thorough introduction to DSR, a look at DSR in IS, examinations of DSR frameworks and design theory, and a look at the key principles of DSR in IS. Other chapters look at design for software-intensive systems, people and design, the past and present of software designs, evaluation methods, focus-group use, design creativity, and a design language for knowledge management systems. Later chapters explore integrating action research with design research, design science in management disciplines, a critical realist perspective of DSR in IS, a taxonomic look at design of emerging digital services, the dissemination of DSR, and, finally, a look at the future for DSR in IS.
Year of publication:
2010
Authors: Hevner, Alan R.
Other Persons: Chatterjee, Samir (contributor)
Publisher: Boston, MA : Springer Science+Business Media, LLC
Subject: Informationssystem | Information system | Forschung | Research | Wissenschaftliche Methode | Scientific method | Systemtheorie | Systems theory | Informationstechnik | Design
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Critical Praise for Design Science Research Book; Foreword; Foreword; Preface; Purpose and Motivation of This Book; Intended Audience; Acknowledgments; Contents; Contributors; About the Authors; 1 Introduction to Design Science Research; 1.1 What Is Design? Different Perspectives; 1.2 What Is Research?; 1.3 Is Design a Science?; 1.4 What Is Design Science Research?; 1.5 Placing DSR in Context; 1.6 The Spectrum of IS DSR; 1.7 Difference Between Routine Design Practice and DSR; 1.8 Conclusions; References; 2 Design Science Research in Information Systems; 2.1 Information Systems Research
2.2 Summary of Hevner, March, Park, and Ram 2004 MISQ Paper2.3 Impacts of 2004 MISQ Paper on Design Science Research; 2.4 Extending the Reach of Design Science Research in IS; 2.4.1 Design Science Research vs. Professional Design; 2.4.2 Design as Research vs. Researching Design; 2.4.3 Design Science Research Cycles; 2.4.3.1 The Relevance Cycle; 2.4.3.2 The Rigor Cycle; 2.4.3.3 The Design Cycle; 2.4.4 A Checklist for Design Science Research; 2.4.5 Publication of Design Science Research; References; 3 Design Science Research Frameworks; 3.1 Understanding the Natural and Artificial Worlds
3.2 Toward a Theory of Complex Systems3.3 Systems Development in Information Systems Research; 3.4 The General Design Cycle; 3.5 Action Research Framework; 3.6 The Design Science Research Methodology (DSRM); 3.7 Concluding Thoughts; References; 4 On Design Theory; 4.1 What Is Theory?; 4.2 Cycle of Theory Building; 4.2.1 Observation; 4.2.2 Classification; 4.2.3 Defining Relationships; 4.2.4 Anomaly -- Improving Descriptive Theory; 4.3 Transition to Normative Theory; 4.4 Taxonomy of Theory Types in Information Systems; 4.5 Is Design Theory Possible?; 4.5.1 Information Systems Design Theory
4.5.2 Hooker's View on Design Theory4.5.3 Toward the Anatomy of an IS Design Theory; 4.6 Conclusions; References; 5 Twelve Theses on Design Science Research in InformationSystems; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Thesis 1: IS Is an Applied or Practical Discipline; 5.3 Thesis 2: Prescriptive Research Is an Essential Part of IS as an Applied or Practical Discipline; 5.4 Thesis 3: The Design Science Activity of Building IT Artifacts Is an Important Part of Prescriptive Research in Information Systems
5.5 Thesis 4: The Primary Interest of IS Lies in IT Applications, and Therefore IS as a Design Science Should Be Based on a Sound Ontology of IT Artifacts and Especially of IT Applications5.6 Thesis 5: IS as a Design Science Builds IT Meta-artifacts That Support the Development of Concrete IT Applications; 5.7 Thesis 6: Prescriptive Knowledge of IT Artifacts Forms a Knowledge Area of Its Own and Cannot Be Reduced to the Descriptive Knowledge of Theories and Empirical Regularities; 5.8 Thesis 7: The Resulting IT Meta-artifacts Essentially Entail Design Product and Design Process Knowledge
5.9 Thesis 8: The Term Design Theory Should Be Used Only When It Is Based on a Sound Kernel Theory
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ISBN: 978-1-4419-5653-8 ; 978-1-4419-5652-1
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10.1007/978-1-4419-5653-8 [DOI]
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