Two paradigms characterize much of the research in the Information
Systems
discipline: behavioral science and design science. The behavioral-science
paradigm seeks to develop and verify theories that explain or predict
human or
organizational behavior. The design-science paradigm seeks to extend
the
boundaries of human and organizational capabilities by creating new
and
innovative artifacts. Both paradigms are foundational to the IS discipline,
positioned as it is at the confluence of people, organizations, and
technology.
Our objective is to describe the performance of design-science research
in
Information Systems via a concise conceptual framework and clear guidelines
for understanding, executing, and evaluating the research. In the
designscience
paradigm knowledge and understanding of a problem domain and its
solution are achieved in the building and application of the designed
artifact.
Three recent exemplars in the research literature are used to demonstrate
the
application of these guidelines. We conclude with an analysis o f
the challenges
of performing high-quality design-science research in the context
of the broader
IS community.
%0 Journal Article
%1 Hevner2004
%A Hevner, Alan R
%A March, Salvatore T
%A Park, Jinsoo
%A Ram, Sudha
%D 2004
%J MIS Quarterly
%K Information_Systems_research_methodologies business_environment creativity design_artifact design_science experimental_methods search_strategies technology_infrastructure
%N 1
%P 75--106
%T Design Science in Information Systems Research
%U http://www.hec.unil.ch/yp/HCI/articles/hevner04.pdf
%V 28
%X Two paradigms characterize much of the research in the Information
Systems
discipline: behavioral science and design science. The behavioral-science
paradigm seeks to develop and verify theories that explain or predict
human or
organizational behavior. The design-science paradigm seeks to extend
the
boundaries of human and organizational capabilities by creating new
and
innovative artifacts. Both paradigms are foundational to the IS discipline,
positioned as it is at the confluence of people, organizations, and
technology.
Our objective is to describe the performance of design-science research
in
Information Systems via a concise conceptual framework and clear guidelines
for understanding, executing, and evaluating the research. In the
designscience
paradigm knowledge and understanding of a problem domain and its
solution are achieved in the building and application of the designed
artifact.
Three recent exemplars in the research literature are used to demonstrate
the
application of these guidelines. We conclude with an analysis o f
the challenges
of performing high-quality design-science research in the context
of the broader
IS community.
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abstract = {Two paradigms characterize much of the research in the Information
Systems
discipline: behavioral science and design science. The behavioral-science
paradigm seeks to develop and verify theories that explain or predict
human or
organizational behavior. The design-science paradigm seeks to extend
the
boundaries of human and organizational capabilities by creating new
and
innovative artifacts. Both paradigms are foundational to the IS discipline,
positioned as it is at the confluence of people, organizations, and
technology.
Our objective is to describe the performance of design-science research
in
Information Systems via a concise conceptual framework and clear guidelines
for understanding, executing, and evaluating the research. In the
designscience
paradigm knowledge and understanding of a problem domain and its
solution are achieved in the building and application of the designed
artifact.
Three recent exemplars in the research literature are used to demonstrate
the
application of these guidelines. We conclude with an analysis o f
the challenges
of performing high-quality design-science research in the context
of the broader
IS community.},
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