DSR Methods:About

Research Process Wiki

Scientific methods are core for any scientific discipline. By defining a standardized set of research activities, they enable researchers to build scientific knowledge. They explain how to make valid observations, how to interpret results, and how to generalize those results. Furthermore, scientific methods allow other researchers to test pre-existing theories and prior findings independently. The Information Systems (IS) field is characterized by a pluralism of scientific methods. Many different research methods are leveraged by IS researchers to contribute to the IS body-of-knowledge.

In this research process wiki we are going to make research methods more accessible for colleagues, and thus further foster diversity and quality of our research. It will also allow further development of existing and emergent research methods and processes. We believe that collective improvement can lead to complete and accurate research method descriptions and also supports on one hand further development, as well as the acceptance by other researchers of methods and the underlying processes. Furthermore, this wiki will make it easier for researchers to understand and conduct various research methods in IS. This collaborative platform provides an overview of well established, state of the art, and common grounded research methods. In turn, this will safeguard the quality and improve the contribution of findings in research projects.

Editorial Board

Jan vom Brocke	Alexander Mädche
Co-Editor	Co-Editor
University of Liechtenstein	Karlsruhe Institute of Technology