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| == '''Design theory''' == | | == '''Design theory''' == |
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− | ''This theory is waiting to be summarized!''
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| == Acronym == | | == Acronym == |
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| == Main dependent construct(s)/factor(s)== | | == Main dependent construct(s)/factor(s)== |
− | Subjective measures (e.g. satisfaction, goodness)
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− | Objective measures (e.g. percentage of improvement in efficiency, number
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− | of users)
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| == Main independent construct(s)/factor(s) == | | == Main independent construct(s)/factor(s) == |
− | Philosophy of design is concerned with the question “what is the purpose of design?”
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− | Aristotle proposed four causes, four types of answers to the question “why”, and Heidegger showed that Aristotle’s four causes differed from one another (Gregor and Jones, 2007).
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− | # C''ausa materialis'' (material or matter)
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− | # ''Causa formalis'' (form or shape the material)
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− | # ''Causa finalis'' (end)
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− | # ''Causa efficiens'' (finished effect)
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− | # Artifact mutability
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− | # Testable propositions
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− | # Expository instantiation
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| == Concise description of theory == | | == Concise description of theory == |
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| Design theory involves examining and evaluating design as a concept. A | | Design theory involves examining and evaluating design as a concept. A |
− | number of scholars in information systems research have examined the concept of | + | number of scholars in information systems research have examined and evaluated the concept of |
| design. The focus of design | | design. The focus of design |
| in information systems is on design of IT artifacts. There | | in information systems is on design of IT artifacts. There |