Building theory in the sciences of the artificial

Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology, DESRIST '09

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Gregor, Shirley ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Design science; Philosophy of science; Philosophy of technology; Practical sciences; Sciences of the artificial; Theory; Theory building

Indexed keywords

DESIGN SCIENCE; PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE; PHILOSOPHY OF TECHNOLOGY; PRACTICAL SCIENCES; SCIENCES OF THE ARTIFICIAL; THEORY; THEORY BUILDING;

BUILDINGS; DESIGN; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; ONTOLOGY; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS;

RESEARCH;

EID: 70350627207     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1555619.1555625     Document Type: Conference Paper

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