Title
Towards a Research Method for Theory-driven Design Research
Abstract
In this paper we outline a new methodical approach for integrating theories into the design research process. Incorporating theories in design projects allows design researchers to reason on the effects of the IT artifact prior to its instantiation. We argue that design decisions should be transparent claims of utility based on theory-grounded arguments. Documenting design decisions requires the design researcher to inte- grate appropriate theories and document the rationale behind a particular design decision. Overall, we demonstrate on the example of constructing a new modeling grammar how to integrate theories in the de- sign research process and discuss conflicts which occur when applying these theories.
Year
Venue
Keywords
2009
Wirtschaftsinformatik (1)
design research
Field
DocType
Citations 
Research method,Computer science,Knowledge management,Grammar,Design research,Management science,IDEF6
Conference
29
PageRank 
References 
Authors
1.01
16
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Andreas Gehlert11138.36
Michael Schermann211823.92
Klaus Pohl32333200.84
Helmut Krcmar42464373.50