Kotzé, Paulavan der Merwe, AGerber, A2016-04-202016-04-202015-08Kotzé P, van der Merwe, A and Gerber, A. 2015. Design science research as research approach in doctoral studies. In: AMCIS 2015 Proceedings, Puerto Rico, 13 - 15 August 2015978-0-9966831-0-4http://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2015/DSR/GeneralPresentations/3/http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8497AMCIS 2015 Proceedings, Puerto Rico, 13 - 15 August 2015. Due to copyright restrictions, the attached PDF file only contains the abstract of the full text item. For access to the full text item, please consult the publisher's websiteSince the use of design science research (DSR) gained momentum as a research approach in information systems (IS), the adoption of a DSR approach in postgraduate studies became more acceptable. This paper reflects on a study to investigate how a selection of IS doctoral students conducted their research and why they used DSR. The study focussed in particular on the topics of the theses, the artefacts produced, the research designs followed, the motivation for selecting DSR and the students’ experience in using DSR. The study found that the cyclic nature and the relevance aspects were DSR’s strengths when developing artefacts, but that discourse is still needed on the philosophical underpinnings. An alignment between the motivation to use DSR and the benefits of applying the approach was also found. This paper contributes mainly towards our understanding of the challenges and advantages when using DSR as a research approach for postgraduate studies.enDesign science researchInformation systemsResearch designResearch processResearch approachPostgraduate studiesConference PresentationKotzé, P., van der Merwe, A., & Gerber, A. (2015). Design science research as research approach in doctoral studies. AIS Electronic Library. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8497Kotzé, Paula, A van der Merwe, and A Gerber. "Design science research as research approach in doctoral studies." (2015): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8497Kotzé P, van der Merwe A, Gerber A, Design science research as research approach in doctoral studies; AIS Electronic Library; 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8497 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Kotzé, Paula AU - van der Merwe, A AU - Gerber, A AB - Since the use of design science research (DSR) gained momentum as a research approach in information systems (IS), the adoption of a DSR approach in postgraduate studies became more acceptable. This paper reflects on a study to investigate how a selection of IS doctoral students conducted their research and why they used DSR. The study focussed in particular on the topics of the theses, the artefacts produced, the research designs followed, the motivation for selecting DSR and the students’ experience in using DSR. The study found that the cyclic nature and the relevance aspects were DSR’s strengths when developing artefacts, but that discourse is still needed on the philosophical underpinnings. An alignment between the motivation to use DSR and the benefits of applying the approach was also found. This paper contributes mainly towards our understanding of the challenges and advantages when using DSR as a research approach for postgraduate studies. DA - 2015-08 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Design science research KW - Information systems KW - Research design KW - Research process KW - Research approach KW - Postgraduate studies LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2015 SM - 978-0-9966831-0-4 T1 - Design science research as research approach in doctoral studies TI - Design science research as research approach in doctoral studies UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8497 ER -