A Design Science Approach to Information Systems Education
2017 (English)In: DESIGNING THE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION, DESRIST 2017, SPRINGER INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING AG , 2017, Vol. 10243, p. 383-397Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
Information systems (IS) education is concerned with design and management of information systems. To be prepared to work as an IS practitioner, there is a need for training in design issues during education. This paper investigates what a design science approach would imply for IS education. Such an IS education approach is elaborated and synthesized in eight principles: (1) Exploit resonance between IS research and IS development, (2) conduct theory-informed design-exercises, (3) conduct practice-inspired design-exercises, (4) alternate between the concrete and the abstract, (5) reflect based on experiences for own design-theoretical synthesis, (6) evaluate design processes and design products, (7) archive design reflections in a knowledge diary, (8) compile design artifacts into a portfolio. One key characteristic of design science (DS) is the integration of research and design. A DS approach to IS education means an integration of design and learning. This education approach is theoretically grounded in IS design science literature and also broader in literature of design inquiry (Dewey), experiential learning theory (Kolb) and education of the reflective practitioner (Schon).
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
SPRINGER INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING AG , 2017. Vol. 10243, p. 383-397
Series
Lecture Notes in Computer Science, ISSN 0302-9743
Keywords [en]
Information systems education; Design science; Design; Learning; Design inquiry; Concrete design experiences; Abstract design knowledge
National Category
Design
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-148168DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-59144-5_23ISI: 000432077000023ISBN: 978-3-319-59144-5 (electronic)ISBN: 978-3-319-59143-8 (print)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-148168DiVA, id: diva2:1212672
Conference
12th International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology (DESRIST)
2018-06-032018-06-032018-06-03