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The Sciences Of Design: Observations On An Emerging Field, Sandeep Purao, Carliss Y. Baldwin, Alan R. Hevner, Veda C. Storey, Jan Pries-Heje, Brian Smith, Ying Zhu

Computer Information Systems Faculty Publications

The boundaries and contours of design sciences continue to undergo definition and refinement. In many ways, the sciences of design defy disciplinary characterization. They demand multiple epistemologies, theoretical orientations (e.g. construction, analysis or intervention) and value considerations. As our understanding of this emerging field of study grows, we become aware that the sciences of design require a systemic perspective that spans disciplinary boundaries. The Doctoral Consortium at the Design Science Research Conference in Information Sciences and Technology (DESRIST) was an important milepost in their evolution. It provided a forum where students and leading researchers in the design sciences challenged one …