Design Science in Software Engineering
Designvetenskap i programvaruteknik

EDA060F, 6 högskolepoäng

Gäller från och med: Spring 2020
Beslutad av: Professor Thomas Johansson
Datum för fastställande: 2019-11-25

Allmänna uppgifter

Avdelning: Computer Science (LTH)
Kurstyp: Ren forskarutbildningskurs
Undervisningsspråk: English

Syfte

Prepare doctoral students for designing, conducting and assessing design science research

Mål

Kunskap och förståelse

För godkänd kurs skall doktoranden

• - know the concepts of the design science paradigm and be able to recognize and assess theoretical contributions in design science research
• - understand how the choice of research strategies impacts the validity of technological rules of various kinds and at different abstraction levels

Färdighet och förmåga

För godkänd kurs skall doktoranden

• - be able to identify typical technological rules in published research related to their own work
• - be able to assess the strength and validity of the empirical support for these technological rules
• - be able to articulate their own work in terms of the design science frame
• - be able to select appropriate research strategies for advancing the work

Värderingsförmåga och förhållningssätt

För godkänd kurs skall doktoranden

• - be able to give and take feedback in a constructive manner that is likely to lead to development
• - be able to interact in discussions about research philosophy, research paradigms and research methodology

Kursinnehåll

The course includes components such as introduction to research philosophy, comparison of different research paradigms, theory building and validation in the design sciences, an overview of empirical research methods common in design science research such as case studies, action research, and experiments.

Kurslitteratur

Lecture material, papers, and assignments are distributed via the website.

Kursens undervisningsformer

Undervisningsformer: Seminarier, övningar

Kursens examination

Examinationsformer: Inlämningsuppgifter, seminarieföredrag av deltagarna. Compulsory attendance at seminar occasions
Betygsskala: Underkänd, godkänd
Examinator: Senior lecturer Emelie Engström

Antagningsuppgifter

Förkunskapskrav: The student must be admitted to postgraduate education in Computer Science or a related subject.

Kurstillfällesinformation

Startdatum: 2020-01-24
Slutdatum: 2020-04-11
Kursfart: Full time

Kontaktinformation och övrigt

Kursansvariga:

• Emelie Engström <emelie.engstrom@cs.lth.se>
• Per Runeson <per.runeson@cs.lth.se>