030.001 (21W) Design Science Research

Wintersemester 2021/22

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First course session
07.10.2021 14:00 - 16:00 S.2.69 - Bitmovin On Campus
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Overview

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it may be necessary to make changes to courses and examinations at short notice (e.g. cancellation of attendance-based courses and switching to online examinations).

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Lecturer
Course title german Design Science Research
Type Lecture - Course (continuous assessment course )
Course model Attendance-based course
Hours per Week 2.0
ECTS credits 4.0
Registrations 11 (12 max.)
Organisational unit
Language of instruction English
Course begins on 07.10.2021
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Course Information

Intended learning outcomes

Note: this course also succeeds and replaces the prior course on "Research methods in computer science"


The goals of this course are:

- to make students aware of the paradigm of design science research,

- to contrast design science with other research paradigms, and

- to discuss and train all the methodological  aspects of research projects guided by design science research

Teaching methodology

The lecture is a combination of classical lecture (presentation by lecturers) and active involvement of the students through assignments, reflection,  and discussions.

Course content

Design Science is a rather new paradigm, which fits constructive sciences (like engineering, computerscience, etc.) better than the traditional research  paradigms of natural sciences or behavioral sciences resp. arts and humanities as it positions the creation of novel artifacts within a given context in the center of attention.

The students are trained in doing literature work, in particular in the dissection of papers to identify research goals, claims, and methods used, such that students gain a reflected insight into the research methods and practices in their very particular area of research. Furthermore, the planning of projects, the formulation of research goalsand the writing of research proposals is actively trained. A particular feature of this lecture that we work with literature, which is relevant in the research area of each student, and analyze this literature from a usually novel i.e. methodological angle.

Additionally, a wealth of research methods is presented and discussed in the context of design science research with a particular focus of relating research goals with the methods which can be applied to reach these goals and to evaluate results. However, the course does not train a particular (set of) research methods.

Literature

Textbook: Roel J. Wieringa: Design Science Methodology for Information Systems and Software Engineering. Springer Verlag, 2014.

•Creswell, J.W. (2009). Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Method Approaches.SAGE.

•Johannesson, P.;PerjonsE.(2014) An Introduction to DersignScience, Springer Verlag.

•Kumar,R. (2005). Research methodology – A step-by-step guide for beginners.

•Liles,D.; Johnson, M.; Meade, L.; Underdown, D. (1995). Enterprise Engineering: A discipline?, Societyfor EnterpriseEngineering (SEE) Conference, Orlando, FL,

•Olivier,M.S. (2009). Information Technology research

•Vishnavi,V.K.; Kuechler W.(2015). Design Science Research Methods and Patterns. CRC Press.

Examination information

Im Fall von online durchgeführten Prüfungen sind die Standards zu beachten, die die technischen Geräte der Studierenden erfüllen müssen, um an diesen Prüfungen teilnehmen zu können.

Examination methodology

Written reports and presentations.

Examination topic(s)

Four assignments:

  1. Selection of 10 scientific papers
  2. Evaluation and presentation of the research goals in the papers
  3. Evaluation and presentation of the research methods in the papers
  4. Research proposal

Assessment criteria / Standards of assessment for examinations

Quality of the solutions, written reports, and presentations.

Grading scheme

Grade / Grade grading scheme

Position in the curriculum

  • Thematic Doctoral Programme Modeling, Simulation and Optimization in Business and Economics (SKZ: ---, Version: 16W.2)
    • Subject: Modelling, Simulation, Optimization in Business and Economics (Compulsory subject)
      • Modelling, Simulation, Optimization in Business and Economics ( 0.0h XX / 0.0 ECTS)
        • 030.001 Design Science Research (2.0h VC / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Doctoral programme Doctoral programme in Natural Sciences (SKZ: 600, Version: 18W.1)
    • Subject: Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums (Compulsory subject)
      • Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums ( 0.0h XX / 40.0 ECTS)
        • 030.001 Design Science Research (2.0h VC / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Doctoral programme Doctoral programme in Natural Sciences (SKZ: 600, Version: 12W.4)
    • Subject: Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums (Compulsory subject)
      • Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums ( 20.0h XX / 40.0 ECTS)
        • 030.001 Design Science Research (2.0h VC / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Doctoral programme Doctoral programme in Natural Sciences (SKZ: 791, Version: 12W.4)
    • Subject: Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums (Compulsory subject)
      • Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums ( 20.0h XX / 40.0 ECTS)
        • 030.001 Design Science Research (2.0h VC / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Doctoral programme Doctoral programme in Social and Economic Sciences (SKZ: 300, Version: 18W.1)
    • Subject: Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums (Compulsory subject)
      • Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums ( 0.0h XX / 80.0 ECTS)
        • 030.001 Design Science Research (2.0h VC / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Doctoral programme Doctoral programme in Social and Economic Sciences (SKZ: 300, Version: 12W.4)
    • Subject: Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums (Compulsory subject)
      • Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums ( 40.0h XX / 80.0 ECTS)
        • 030.001 Design Science Research (2.0h VC / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Doctoral programme Doctoral programme in Social and Economic Sciences (SKZ: 784, Version: 12W.4)
    • Subject: Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums (Compulsory subject)
      • Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums ( 40.0h XX / 80.0 ECTS)
        • 030.001 Design Science Research (2.0h VC / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Doctoral programme Doctoral programme in Technical Sciences (SKZ: 700, Version: 18W.1)
    • Subject: Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums (Compulsory subject)
      • Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums ( 0.0h XX / 32.0 ECTS)
        • 030.001 Design Science Research (2.0h VC / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Doctoral programme Doctoral programme in Technical Sciences (SKZ: 700, Version: 12W.4)
    • Subject: Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums (Compulsory subject)
      • Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums ( 16.0h XX / 32.0 ECTS)
        • 030.001 Design Science Research (2.0h VC / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Doctoral programme Doctoral programme in Technical Sciences (SKZ: 786, Version: 12W.4)
    • Subject: Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums (Compulsory subject)
      • Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums ( 16.0h XX / 32.0 ECTS)
        • 030.001 Design Science Research (2.0h VC / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Doctoral programme Doctoral programme in Philosophy (SKZ: 500, Version: 18W.1)
    • Subject: Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums (Compulsory subject)
      • Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums ( 0.0h XX / 32.0 ECTS)
        • 030.001 Design Science Research (2.0h VC / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Doctoral programme Doctoral programme in Philosophy (SKZ: 500, Version: 12W.4)
    • Subject: Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums (Compulsory subject)
      • Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums ( 16.0h XX / 32.0 ECTS)
        • 030.001 Design Science Research (2.0h VC / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Doctoral programme Doctoral programme in Philosophy (SKZ: 792, Version: 12W.4)
    • Subject: Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums (Compulsory subject)
      • Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums ( 16.0h XX / 32.0 ECTS)
        • 030.001 Design Science Research (2.0h VC / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Doctoral programme Doctoral Programme in Law (SKZ: 200, Version: 18W.1)
    • Subject: Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums (Compulsory subject)
      • Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums ( 0.0h XX / 32.0 ECTS)
        • 030.001 Design Science Research (2.0h VC / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Doctoral programme Doctoral Programme in Law (SKZ: 200, Version: 17W.1)
    • Subject: Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums (Compulsory subject)
      • Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums ( 16.0h XX / 32.0 ECTS)
        • 030.001 Design Science Research (2.0h VC / 4.0 ECTS)

Equivalent courses for counting the examination attempts

Sommersemester 2024
  • 030.001 VC Design Science Research (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2023/24
  • 030.001 VC Design Science Research (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2023
  • 030.001 VC Design Science Research (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2022/23
  • 030.001 VC Design Science Research (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2022
  • 030.001 VC Design Science Research (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)