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Janson, Marius A.

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Topic Weight Topic Terms
0.339 qualitative methods quantitative approaches approach selection analysis criteria used mixed methodological aspects recent selecting combining
0.308 design systems support development information proposed approach tools using engineering current described developing prototype flexible
0.193 information systems paper use design case important used context provide presented authors concepts order number
0.192 development life cycle prototyping new stages routines stage design experiences traditional time sdlc suggested strategies
0.166 research researchers framework future information systems important present agenda identify areas provide understanding contributions using
0.164 intelligence business discovery framework text knowledge new existing visualization based analyzing mining genetic algorithms related
0.128 empirical model relationships causal framework theoretical construct results models terms paper relationship based argue proposed

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Information systems 1 information systems research 1 interpretivist research methods 1 linguistic research 1
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Understanding Qualitative Data: A Framework of Text Analysis Methods. (Journal of Management Information Systems, 1994)
Authors: Abstract:
    Information systems (IS) researchers have argued the need for using qualitative approaches, such as action research, ethnomethodology, phenomenology, and futures research, to supplement widely used quantitative approaches. Despite the interest in qualitative approaches, almost all IS articles published in leading IS journals during the previous decade continue to report the results of quantitative studies. The disparity between the interest in and adoption of qualitative approaches may be attributed to unfamiliarity with qualitative approaches for analyzing text data and the mistaken belief that all qualitative approaches are antipositivist. This paper makes qualitative methods more accessible to both researchers and practitioners by providing a framework that categorizes various text analysis approaches. The framework classifies methods as positivist, linguistic, and interpretivist, based on assumptions about the nature of text data, the researcher's influence on text interpretation, and the validity checks used to justify text interpretations. Thus, all researchers can consider qualitative text analysis methods regardless of their paradigmatic position.
Prototyping For Systems Development: A Critical Appraisal. (MIS Quarterly, 1985)
Authors: Abstract:
    Although relatively recent in information systems design, the prototyping technique has a long tradition in developing engineering systems. An engineering system is defined as any artificial system that performs actions to achieve a desired transformation of objects undergoing a change of state. We will review the application of and experience with prototyping in engineering systems design and relate these to the development of information systems. Drawing on the strong similarities between the design processes of engineering systems and information systems results in the identification of a number of different types of prototypes that can be used for a variety of purposes and integrated into the various stages of the systems development life cycle. The experience gained from applying the prototyping method in the design of engineering systems permits us to exploit its advantages and to avoid its misapplications when it is used in information systems development.