Mixing oil with water: How to effectively teach design science in management education?
Journal Title: BAR: Brazilian Administration Review - Year 2020, Vol 17, Issue 1
Abstract
The methodology of design science(DS) has been emerging as a new form of engaged scholarship in which key managerial and organizational challenges are addressed and solved. These developments have major implications for management education, which has been repeatedly criticized for its lack of relevance to practitioners.However, design science methodology andits implications for management education are still unclear and disputed.Teaching and learning DS thusoften suffersfrom the lack of a consistentmethodology. In this respect, teaching DSis very much like mixing oil with water.The purpose of this paper is to compare various taxonomies for DS methodology proposed in the management literature and then develop a consistent taxonomy and integrative framework that may appeal to management students at undergraduate andgraduate levels. The proposed framework for DS involves an iterative cycle of exploration, synthesis, creationandevaluation. Design principlesarise from, but also connect and inform, these four steps in DS.
Authors and Affiliations
Duygu Keskin, Georges Romme
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