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| == '''Design theory''' == | | == '''Design theory''' == |
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| == Acronym == | | == Acronym == |
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| == Alternate name(s)== | | == Alternate name(s)== |
− | Instructional Design Theory, Design Research, Design Science, Theory of Artifacts
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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'' is the material or matter.
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− | # ''Causa formalis'' is the form or shape the material or matter enters.
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− | # ''Causa finalis'' is the end.
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− | # ''Causa efficiens'' is the effect that is finished.
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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 |
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| justify design components. | | justify design components. |
| == Diagram/schematic of theory == | | == Diagram/schematic of theory == |
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| Source: Hevner, A., March, S. T., Park, J., & Ram, S. (2004). Design | | Source: Hevner, A., March, S. T., Park, J., & Ram, S. (2004). Design |
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| Design of an IS artifact | | Design of an IS artifact |
| == IS articles that use the theory == | | == IS articles that use the theory == |
| + | Germonprez, M., Hovorka, D., & Gal, U. (2011). Secondary design: A case of behavioral design science research. ''Journal of the Association for Information Systems'', ''12''(10). Retrieved from http://aisel.aisnet.org/jais/vol12/iss10/2 |
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| + | Germonprez, M., Kendall, J. E., Kendall, K. E., Mathiassen, L., Young, B., & Warner, B. (2016). A theory of responsive design: A field study of corporate engagement with open source communities. ''Information Systems Research'', ''28''(1), 64–83. https://doi.org/10.1287/isre.2016.0662 |
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| == Links from this theory to other theories == | | == Links from this theory to other theories == |
− | Kernel Theory
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| == External links == | | == External links == |
− | [[wikipedia:Four_causes|Four causes]]
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| == Original Contributor(s) == | | == Original Contributor(s) == |
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− | Vishal Uppala<br>
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