Applying Phenomenology and Hermeneutics in IS Design: A Report on Field Experiences

نویسنده

  • Randall Whitaker
چکیده

Phenomenology and hermeneutics have long been promoted as sources of inspiration for better information system (IS) design. Practical approaches to applying these philosophical ideas have been awaited for just as long. This paper offers a review of one practitioner’s experience in devising a theoretical and methodological ‘toolkit’ via which these disciplines’ principles have been applied in actual IS design practice.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • InformingSciJ

دوره 10  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2007