Breakthroughs and Emerging Insights from Ongoing Design Science Projects: DESRIST 2016 Research-in-Progress Proceedings
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Breakthroughs and Emerging Insights from Ongoing Design Science Projects: Research-in-progress papers and poster presentations from the 11th International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology (DESRIST) 2016. St. John, Canada, 23-25 May.
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- ItemAdBo: A mobile application to boost adherence of physical exercises for elderly suffering from cognitive decline(DESRIST 2016, 2016-05) Alsaqer, Mohammed; Chatterjee, Samir; Parsons, Jeffrey; Tuunanen, Tuure; Venable, John R.; Helfert, Markus; Donnellan, Brian; Kenneally, Jim; National University of Ireland, Maynooth; Claremont Graduate University, United States; Memorial University of Newfoundland, CanadaAccording to the UN, the number of elderly people over the age of 60 will reach 2 billion by 2050. Aging is accompanied with functional and cognitive decline that impact elderly independence and quality of life. This often results in issues such as forgetting, fall, and depression. Physical exercises can help. However, only 16% of elderly above the age 65 years do enough exercise to meet HHS (Department of Health and Human Services) physical activity guidelines for Americans. Several barriers impact the elderly's adherence to physical exercises. In this paper, we discuss the barriers and proven strategies that can be used to overcome them. Then, we discuss the development of the AdBo smartphone application, which aims to increase the elderly adherence to physical exercises. The application will guide the elderly though appropriate exercises, measure cognition ability before and after the exercises regimen, and track cognitive improvement over time.
- ItemCheck the temperature. Rapid assessment of common ground in startup teams(DESRIST 2016, 2016-05) Bonazzi, Riccardo; Cimmino, Francesco Maria; Parsons, Jeffrey; Tuunanen, Tuure; Venable, John R.; Helfert, Markus; Donnellan, Brian; Kenneally, Jim; National University of Ireland, Maynooth; Claremont Graduate University, United States; Memorial University of Newfoundland, CanadaThis research in progress aims at identifying a set of design guide-lines to perform rapid diagnostic of common ground among participants of a startup team and their coach. Previous studies have shown that teams with high common ground are more efficient. Nonetheless, no existing tool can rapidly monitor its progression and visualize it in a simple way to allow the coach to perform team diagnostic. In this paper we present a prototype, which monitors the evolution of joint objectives and joint resources among team members and that represents the updated path of a startup team in less than five minutes. Empirical data collected at a startup weekend shows that it is possible (a) to rapidly monitor the evolution of common ground within the team, (b) to intervene whenever the joint commitment of participants gets too low and (c) positively affect the performance of a startup team.
- ItemSituating requirements engineering methods within design science research(DESRIST 2016, 2016-05) Akhigbe, Okhaide; Lessard, Lysanne; Parsons, Jeffrey; Tuunanen, Tuure; Venable, John R.; Helfert, Markus; Donnellan, Brian; Kenneally, Jim; National University of Ireland, Maynooth; Claremont Graduate University, United States; Memorial University of Newfoundland, CanadaDesign Science Research Methodologies (DSRM) are increasingly used to guide research in fields beyond Information Systems, in particular those of Requirements Engineering and Software Engineering (RE/SE). While a number of DSR methodologies have been developed by scholars in the RE/SE fields, there remains a certain level of confusion about the way in which the aim and scope of DSRM and those of methods typically used in RE/SE differ. This issue can be observed in graduate students' work as well as in published literature. In particular, the difference be-tween the research orientation of DSRM and the solution orientation of RE/SE methods can be difficult to navigate. We propose to address this challenge by situating three RE/SE methodologies proposed in published literature within one common DSRM; doing so clarifies the scope of these methodologies and highlights ways in which the knowledge contributions of their results could be further enhanced. This effort is a first step towards providing better guidance to researchers who are new to design science research in order to ensure that recognized DSR principles are promoted and respected.
- ItemIntroducing information gradient theory(DESRIST 2016, 2016-05) Lukyanenko, Roman; Castellanos, Arturo; Parsons, Jeffrey; Tuunanen, Tuure; Venable, John R.; Helfert, Markus; Donnellan, Brian; Kenneally, Jim; National University of Ireland, Maynooth; Claremont Graduate University, United States; Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada
- ItemDesigning knowledge interface systems: Past, present, and future(DESRIST 2016, 2016-05) Gregor, Shirley; Maedche, Alexander; Morana, Stefan; Schacht, Silvia; Parsons, Jeffrey; Tuunanen, Tuure; Venable, John R.; Helfert, Markus; Donnellan, Brian; Kenneally, Jim; National University of Ireland, Maynooth; Claremont Graduate University, United States; Memorial University of Newfoundland, CanadaKnowledge interface systems (KIS) enable a dialogue between human and machines by utilizing an underlying knowledge-based system. The design and the effects of KIS have been a focus of researchers' interest for decades. Yet the existing knowledge of KIS is scattered, and researchers as well as practitioners face the danger of re-inventing KIS for a specific purpose or, worse, repeating mistakes of the past. This conceptual paper provides an overview of KIS capabilities and outcomes of their usage from the past to the present and proposes directions for future research. Our analysis shows that, in general, there is evolution of work on KIS over time, rather than revolution. This research will enable researchers to identify their contribution more clearly over and above what has been done before.