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University of Wollongong Research Online Faculty of Business - Papers Faculty of Business 2003 Information systems development as a research method Helen Hasan University of Wollongo ng, hasan@.au Pu lication Details Hasan, H. (2003). Information systems development as a research method. Australasian Journal of Information Systems, 11 (1), 4-13. Research Online is the open access institutional repository for the University of Wollongong. For further information contact the UOW Library: research-pubs@.au Information systems development as a research method Abstract This paper takes the stance that some cases of information systems development can be considered knowledge creating activities, and, in those cases, information systems development can be a legitimate research method. In these cases not only is knowledge created about the development process itself but also a deeper understanding emerges about the organisational pro lem that the system is designed to solve. The paper begins with a brief overview of research in the design sciences and a comparison of research methods that are concerned with the design, and use, of information systems. This is followed y an assessment of the way systems development as a research method deals with the scientific research processes of data collection, analysis, synthesis and display. A case study, where the systems development research method was use, is described to illustrate the method and give the reader a better understanding of the approach. Keywords research, information, method, systems, development Disciplines Business Publication Details Hasan, H. (2003). Information systems development as a research method. Australasian Journal of Information