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Record Nr.

UNINA9910141779103321

Titolo

Information systems foundations : the role of design science / / edited by  Dennis N. Hart and Shirley D. Gregor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Canberra : , : ANU Press, , 2010

ISBN

9781921666353

1921666358

9781921666346

192166634X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (318 pages) : digital file(s)

Collana

Information systems foundations

Altri autori (Persone)

HartDennis N

GregorShirley Diane

Disciplina

658.4038

Soggetti

Management information systems

Information resources management

System design

Information technology industries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Workshop held at the Australian National University in Canberra from 2-3 October, 2008.

Sommario/riassunto

This volume presents papers from the fourth biennial Information Systems Foundation Workshop, held at The Australian National University in Canberra from 2–3 October, 2008. The focus of the workshop was, as for the others in the series, the foundations of Information Systems as an academic discipline. The emphasis in this workshop was on the movement known as ‘Design Science’ and its importance in practical disciplines such as Information Systems. The chapters in the volume provide a critical examination of current design science ideas, with the role of human creativity given special mention. The philosophical underpinnings of design science thinking are also examined. Practically, the volume shows how the design science approach can be used in academic research that leads to artefacts that add value for individuals, organizations and society.