Modeling functional requirements using tacit knowledge: a design science research methodology informed approach

Benfell, Adrian

doi:10.1007/s00766-020-00330-4

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“…In the field of CS education, Naidoo et al (2012) showed how DSR could contribute to innovations and rigor of computing artefacts. Consequently, computer science scholars have been conducting research to either produce artefacts to solve practical problems using the DSR methodology (Benfell, 2020;Leinonen et al, 2016;Oyelere et al, 2018) or to design a theoretical framework that supports the use of DSR in the field (Elragal et al, 2019;Carstensen & Bernhard, 2019;Apiola & Sutinen, 2021). For example, Leinonen et al (2016) in collaboration with the students developed mobile applications to foster students' reflection during classroom learning by using the DSR method.…”

Section: The Design Science Research Methodologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Design, development, and evaluation of a virtual reality game-based application to support computational thinking

Agbo

Oyelere

Suhonen

et al. 2022

Education Tech Research Dev

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Computational thinking (CT) has become an essential skill nowadays. For young students, CT competency is required to prepare them for future jobs. This competency can facilitate students’ understanding of programming knowledge which has been a challenge for many novices pursuing a computer science degree. This study focuses on designing and implementing a virtual reality (VR) game-based application (iThinkSmart) to support CT knowledge. The study followed the design science research methodology to design, implement, and evaluate the first prototype of the VR application. An initial evaluation of the prototype was conducted with 47 computer science students from a Nigerian university who voluntarily participated in an experimental process. To determine what works and what needs to be improved in the iThinkSmart VR game-based application, two groups were randomly formed, consisting of the experimental (n = 21) and the control (n = 26) groups respectively. Our findings suggest that VR increases motivation and therefore increase students’ CT skills, which contribute to knowledge regarding the affordances of VR in education and particularly provide evidence on the use of visualization of CT concepts to facilitate programming education. Furthermore, the study revealed that immersion, interaction, and engagement in a VR educational application can promote students’ CT competency in higher education institutions (HEI). In addition, it was shown that students who played the iThinkSmart VR game-based application gained higher cognitive benefits, increased interest and attitude to learning CT concepts. Although further investigation is required in order to gain more insights into students learning process, this study made significant contributions in positioning CT in the HEI context and provides empirical evidence regarding the use of educational VR mini games to support students learning achievements.

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Section: The Design Science Research Methodologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Design, development, and evaluation of a virtual reality game-based application to support computational thinking

Agbo

Oyelere

Suhonen

et al. 2022

Education Tech Research Dev

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“…DSRM defines the research process and activity flows for presenting, and conducting design science research [18]. In Information Systems, the DSRM is based on the notion model conducted by Takeda (1990) [4], as shown in Fig.…”

Section: Design Science Research Methods In Information Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Design Science Research Methodology Concept and Its Application in the Development of Online Community Communication System for Selotapak Village

Absari

Djunaidy

Susanto

2022

2022 9th International Conference on Information Technology, Computer, and Electrical Engineering (ICITACEE)

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Natural science is a collection of global validated knowledge on objects to understand the characteristics and properties of natural phenomena. The natural science field uses the scientific method as its research method. In further development, humans use this scientific field to meet their daily needs, leading to the emergence of an artificial terminology known as design science. Many design science researchers create Design Science Research Method (DSRM) as an experimental method used in design science research, which came from modification of the scientific research method. Based on the broad utilization of design science to determine the solutions to human problems, many scientific fields have adopted the DSRM approach, such as medical science, pharmacy, socio-technical, management, engineering, education, psychology, etc. This article aims to discuss the concept of DSRM and to illustrate this method's application in developing the Online Community Communication System for Selotapak Village as the research case. Each DSRM phase run in this research was modified to iterate in 2 rounds. The first round aimed to capture problems generally; meanwhile, comprehensive result validation and identification were observed in the second round. Semistructured interviews, questionnaires distribution, and observation were used in the DSRM iteration phase as research strategies. Several design models were used to depict data, user interface, and processes required, such as Entity Relationship Diagram and Business Process Modeling Notation. The evaluation result shows that all users were satisfied with the application.

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“…Although its use is often not explicitly mentioned in Software Engineering research, in an analysis of awarded papers in the International Conference on Software Engineering, Engstrom et al [41] showed that most of these studies actually could be classified as DSR although not explicitly using the term. More recently, though, researchers have explicitly used the methodology to tackle problems in software engineering like gamification (e.g., [42]) and requirements (e.g., [43]).…”

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Hypotheses Elicitation in Early-Stage Software Startups Based on Cognitive Mapping

Melegati

Wang

2020

Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing

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Context: Software startups develop innovative, software-intensive products. Given the uncertainty associated with such an innovative context, experimentation is a valuable approach for these companies, especially in the early stages of the development, when implementing unnecessary features represents a higher risk for companies' survival. Nevertheless, researchers have argued that the lack of clearly defined practices led to limited adoption of experimentation. In this regard, the first step is to define the hypotheses based on which teams will create experiments. Objective: We aim to develop a systematic technique to identify hypotheses for early-stage software startups. Methods: We followed a Design Science approach consisted of three cycles in the construction phase, that involved seven startups in total, and an evaluation of the final artifact within three startups. Results: We developed the HyMap, a hypotheses elicitation technique based on cognitive mapping. It consists of a visual language to depict a cognitive map representing the founder's understanding of the product, and a process to elicit this map consisted of a series of questions the founder must answer. Our evaluation showed that the artifacts are clear, easy to use, and useful leading to hypotheses and facilitating founders to visualize their idea. Conclusion: Our study contributes to both descriptive and prescriptive bodies of knowledge. Regarding the first, it provides a better understanding of the guidance founders use to develop their startups and, for the latter, a technique to identify hypotheses in early-stage software startups.

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Modeling functional requirements using tacit knowledge: a design science research methodology informed approach

Cited by 15 publications

References 34 publications

Design, development, and evaluation of a virtual reality game-based application to support computational thinking

Design, development, and evaluation of a virtual reality game-based application to support computational thinking

Design Science Research Methodology Concept and Its Application in the Development of Online Community Communication System for Selotapak Village

Hypotheses Elicitation in Early-Stage Software Startups Based on Cognitive Mapping

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