PEArL: a systems approach to demonstrating authenticity in information systems design

Champion, D ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1657-6349 and Stowell, FA, 2001. PEArL: a systems approach to demonstrating authenticity in information systems design. Journal of Information Technology, 16 (1), pp. 3-12. ISSN 0268-3962

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Abstract

The process of information systems (IS) design has been dominated by the demands inherent in providing a technical solution to a perceived problem or need. Engineering IS design methods applied in order to satisfy the problem situation tend to have a preoccupation with verifying specifications as being mathematically correct. Diffculties arise when the ideas underpinning verification are extended in an attempt to ‘prove’ the validity of a proposed design for an IS. A pure engineering approach does not facilitate a response to the subjective elements within social situations, which experience has shown to be essential in demonstrating the pertinence of new designs to those concerned. We suggest that, by applying interpretivist systems ideas, it is possible to support concerned individuals in reflecting upon crucial aspects of the inquiry, enabling those individuals to judge the relevance or ‘authenticity’ of the learning, according to their own values and beliefs. The elements of participants, engagement, authority, relationships and learning are suggested as being crucial. These make up the mnemonic PEArL, which is offered as an aide-mémoire for those concerned with IS design.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Journal of Information Technology
Creators:	Champion, D. and Stowell, F.A.
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK on behalf of the Association for Information Technology Trust
Date:	March 2001
Volume:	16
Number:	1
ISSN:	0268-3962
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1080/02683960010028438 DOI
Rights:	© 2001 The Association for Information Technology Trust.
Divisions:	Schools > Nottingham Business School
Record created by:	Jill Tomkinson
Date Added:	22 Jun 2018 10:39
Last Modified:	25 Jun 2018 13:03
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/33890

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