Design Theory

== Design theory ==
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== Acronym ==
== Alternate name(s)==
Design Research, Design Science
== Main dependent construct(s)/factor(s)==
== Main independent construct(s)/factor(s) ==
== Concise description of theory ==
Design theory involves examining and evaluating design as a concept. A
number of scholars in information systems research have examined and evaluated the concept of
design.  The focus of design
in information systems is on design of IT artifacts. There
are differing opinions about what constitutes design for information
technology artifacts. Walls et al. (1992) specify two major components of IT design
theories: a product component and a development process component. Each draws
upon kernel theories (usually taken from the natural or social sciences) in
specifying prescriptive hypotheses that enable designers to evaluate whether
the product and its development process satisfy the design theory. Goldkuhl
(2004) specifies a need for multiple grounding of design theories in external
theories, reference theories, value theories, etc. Markus et al. (2002) take a
more practical view of design theories, using these theories to explain the
means– ends relationship as a practical, prescriptively causal mechanism to
justify design components.
== Diagram/schematic of theory ==
Source: Hevner, A., March, S. T., Park, J., & Ram, S. (2004). Design
science in information systems research. MIS quarterly, 28(1),
75-105.
== Originating author(s) ==
== Seminal articles ==
Weber, R. (1987). Toward a theory of artifacts: a paradigmatic base for information systems research. Journal of Information Systems, 1(2), 3-19.
Walls, J. G., Widmeyer, G. R., & El Sawy, O. A. (1992). Building an information system design theory for vigilant EIS. Information systems research, 3(1), 36-59.
March, S. T., & Smith, G. F. (1995). Design and natural science research on information technology. Decision support systems, 15(4),
251-266.
Simon, H. A. (1996). The sciences of the artificial (Vol. 136). MIT press.
Markus, M. L., Majchrzak, A., & Gasser, L. (2002). A design theory for systems that support emergent knowledge processes. Mis Quarterly, 179-212.
Hevner, A., March, S. T., Park, J., & Ram, S. (2004). Design science in information systems research. MIS quarterly, 28(1), 75-105.
Gregor, S., & Jones, D. (2007). The anatomy of a design theory. Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 8(5), 312-335.
Peffers, K., Tuunanen, T., Rothenberger, M. A., & Chatterjee, S. (2007). A design science research methodology for information systems research. Journal of management information systems, 24(3), 45-77.
== Originating area ==
Philosophy
== Level of analysis ==
Design of an IS artifact
== 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
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
== Links from this theory to other theories ==
== External links ==
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