Towards a research method for theory-driven design research

Authors

Andreas Gehlert
Michael Schermann, Santa Clara UniversityFollow
Klaus Pohl
Helmut Krcmar

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

2009

Publisher

Association for Information Systems

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 realization. We argue that design decisions should be transparent claims of utility based on theory-grounded arguments. Documenting design decisions requires the design researcher to integrate 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 design research process and discuss conflicts which occur when applying these theories.

Comments

Wirtschaftinformatik Proceedings 2009

Recommended Citation

Gehlert, A., Schermann, M., Pohl, K., and Krcmar, H. (2009): ”Towards a Research Method for Theory-driven Design Research”, international Conference on Wirtschaftsinformatik, Vienna, Austria.