TY - GEN AU - Vaishnavi, Vijay K. AU - Kuechler, William TI - Design science research methods and patterns: innovating information and communication technology. SN - 9781498715256 U1 - 004.072 PY - 2015/// CY - Boca Raton PB - CRC Press KW - DES N1 - part 1 Design science research methodology --part 2 patterns -- part 3 knowledge contribution and research patterns usage analysis N2 - It provides guidance on how to conduct such research and supplies in-depth treatment of design science theory and the different types of theory that can be generated in design science research. Making novel use of the concept of patterns, it presents 84 research patterns for conducting DSR. It emphasizes design science theory and is filled with examples of using patterns to conduct information and communication technology research (ICT) and relies on familiar patterns to provide the fundamentals of various research philosophies and techniques required to innovate ICT. ER -