Table of Contents
Methodology of Research ‘98
Outline:
Scientific Research (1):
Scientific Research (2):
Branches of Science [Bunge, 1967, p. 24]
What is “technology”?
Another way of looking at science [Bunge, p. 36]
Some quotations:
DSV: two main classes of topics
Conceptual (design) contributions
Empirical Investigations (1)
Empirical investigations (2)
The concept of “paradigm”
A “paradigm” serves to differentiate one research community from another:
Can the Field of MIS be Disciplined?
What is a scientific (or intellectual) community?
Classification of intellectual fields: variables
Classification of intellectual fields
What can we conclude form the MIS paper?
Four Paradigms of Information Systems Development
Two examples of system development philosophies
Dimensions in Information System Development
The Objectivism - Subjectivism Dimension
The Order - Conflict Dimension
Story 1: Functionalism; The Analyst as Systems Expert
Story 2: Social Relativism; The Analyst as Facilitator
Story 3: Radical Structuralism; The Analyst as Labour Partisan
Story 4: Neohumanism; The Analyst as Emancipator or Social Therapist
Concluding….
THE PROBLEM FORMULATION PHASE IS DEPENDENT ON ...
More on problems ...
Examples of types of problems
What should the role of your advisor be in defining your research problem?
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Author: Janis Bubenko
Email: janis@dsv.su.se
Home Page: http://www.dsv.su.se/~janis
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