A Conceptual Framework for Design Science Research

Ostrowski, Łukasz; Helfert, Markus; Hossain, Fakir

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-24511-4_27

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“…We also extend the current state of the art in metaartefact creation processes (Iivari, 2015;Ostrowski et al, 2011;Ostrowski and Helfert, 2013) with a grounded theory -based approach and present a novel process description for meta-abstract artefact creation. In this approach, the grounded theory research method can be used in conjunction with a design science meta-artefact creation process to create abstract design knowledge and situational design theories, providing an example of how to apply the combination of grounded theory and design science, as originally proposed by Gregory (2011).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The overall research approach for this paper is design science (Hevner et al, 2004), which is commonly used in the information system sciences to create artefacts in the form of instantiated systems or new design knowledge (Ostrowski et al, 2011). Hevner and Chatterjee (2010, p. 5) define Design Science Research (DSR) as follows:…”

Section: Design Science Research Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The lower level contains the creation of abstract design knowledge, which informs and guides the design of situational artefacts. Ostrowski et al (2011 have earlier created a similar extension for the process model by Peffers et al (2007), following the ideas by Goldkuhl and Lind (2010).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…However, the situational design produces a set of requirements and the abstract design part produces a requirements framework to guide the requirements process. Ostrowski et al (2011 further divide the meta-artefact design process into three steps that interact with each other: Modelling, literature review and engagement scholarship. We relate them to the cycle model as the (theoretically grounding) rigor cycle and the meta-relevance cycle, as seen in Figure 1.…”

Section: Creating Meta-level Knowledge Artefactsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A Meta-Level Design Science Process for Integrating Stakeholder Needs - Demonstrated for Smart City Services

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2017

Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer-Human Interaction Research and Applications

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Abstract:Currently there is an issue in the design process of smart city services, where citizens as the main stakeholders are not involved enough in requirements engineering. In this paper, we present a meta-level design science process, based on an extended version of design science research methodology, that can be used to create requirements engineering frameworks to inform smart city service requirements engineering processes. The introduced meta-level process is beneficial as it can be used to ensure that design guideline research processes are rigorous, just as design science process ensures scientific rigor in design research. Additionally, we present a previous case study and frame it using the new meta-level design science process.

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“…Design knowledge, produced by design research, can be separated into two outcomes, namely, abstract and situational design knowledge. Abstract design knowledge comes from meta-design, for instance, literature review, modelling and engagement scholarship [36] and produces abstract concepts, generic models, guidelines for design practices and systems abstractions with key properties [36]. The method framework is created based on the literature from both research fields: the EA and the information security.…”

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Method Framework for Developing Enterprise Architecture Security Principles

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Seppänen

Nurmi

2019

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Organizations need to consider many facets of information security in their daily operationsamong others, the rapidly increasing use of IT, emerging technologies and digitalization of organizations' core resources provoke new threats that can be difficult to anticipate. It has been argued that the security and privacy considerations should be embedded in all the areas of organizational activities instead of only relying technical security mechanisms provided by the underlying systems and software. Enterprise Architecture Management (EAM) offers a holistic approach for managing different dimensions of an organization, and can be conceived as a coherent and consistent set of principles that guide how the enterprise must be designed. This article contributes with a method framework for integrating information security with EAM, aimed at providing support for the decision-making related to formulating context-aware EA security principles. The presented method framework is a result of a constructive research based on both the theoretical body of knowledge and the empirical evidence, obtained by interviewing 35 Finnish EA and information security practitioners.

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The Role and Impact of Descriptive Theories in Creating Knowledge in Design Science

Knutas

Pourzolfaghar

Helfert

2019

Communications in Computer and Information Science

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In this paper, we clarify the role of descriptive knowledge in creating prescriptive knowledge with design science research. We demonstrate the connection by presenting an approach that utilizes kernel theories produced by the grounded theory research methodology in the creation of meta-level design science artefacts. These meta-level artefacts can be used to inform the design processes of situational artefacts, such instantiations of software and services. We demonstrate and evaluate the approach further by using it to frame an ongoing research project that creates a meta-artefact to address issues in smart city service design.

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A Conceptual Framework for Design Science Research

Cited by 11 publications

References 16 publications

A Meta-Level Design Science Process for Integrating Stakeholder Needs - Demonstrated for Smart City Services

A Meta-Level Design Science Process for Integrating Stakeholder Needs - Demonstrated for Smart City Services

Method Framework for Developing Enterprise Architecture Security Principles

The Role and Impact of Descriptive Theories in Creating Knowledge in Design Science

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