English

If sufficient demand

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

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.

- 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

- 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

- 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

Seminars

Exercises

Written assignments

Seminars given by participants

Compulsory attendance at seminar occasions

Failed, pass

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

 

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

EDA060F

2019-11-25

Professor Thomas Johansson