BWW ontology as a lens on IS design theory: extending the design science research roadmap

  • Authors:

  • Ahmad Alturki;Guy G. Gable;Wasana Bandara

  • Affiliations:

  • Information Systems Discipline, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia;Information Systems Discipline, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia;Information Systems Discipline, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

  • Venue:
  • DESRIST'13 Proceedings of the 8th international conference on Design Science at the Intersection of Physical and Virtual Design
  • Year:
  • 2013

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Abstract

The Design Science Research Roadmap (DSR-Roadmap) [1] aims to give detailed methodological guidance to novice researchers in Information Systems (IS) DSR. Focus group evaluation, one phase of the overall study, of the evolving DSR-Roadmap revealed that a key difficulty faced by both novice and expert researchers in DSR, is abstracting design theory from design. This paper explores the extension of the DSR-Roadmap by employing IS deep structure ontology (BWW [2-4]) as a lens on IS design to firstly yield generalisable design theory, specifically 'IS Design Theory' (ISDT) elements [5]. Consideration is next given to the value of BWW in the application of the design theory by practitioners. Results of mapping BWW constructs to ISDT elements suggest that the BWW is promising as a common language between design researchers and practitioners, facilitating both design theory and design implementation.