Codifying Interdisciplinary Design Knowledge through Patterns – The Case of Smart Personal Assistants
Journal
Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology (DESRIST)
ISBN
978-3-030-64822-0
Type
conference paper
Date Issued
2020
Author(s)
Research Team
IWI6
Abstract
Smart personal assistants (SPAs) are proliferating into our daily lives and are a ubiquitous platform for providing digital services. However, when de-signing such innovative IT artifacts, interdisciplinary domain knowledge is of-ten needed. For example, SPAs utilize a plethora of sensors and cloud-based computation of data to deliver high-quality services, but those services, for ex-ample, may conflict with current regulations of law, e.g., with the Data Protec-tion Regulation (GDPR) in Europe. In that sense, approaches are needed to overcome the limited domain knowledge of developers. Thus, we propose in our study a pattern-based approach to codify interdisciplinary design knowledge. For this purpose, we derive theory-motivated requirements, develop design principles for patterns, and evaluate the utility of the patterns. Our re-sults from a 2x2 fully randomized field study show that the provision of pat-terns for SPA development supports interdisciplinary design through better con-sideration of both service quality and law compatibility. Thus, we provide de-sign contributions concerning how we effectively codify and communicate de-sign knowledge and provide practical guidance for supporting interdisciplinary IS development.
Language
English
Keywords
Design Knowledge
Legal Compatibility
Smart Personal Assistants
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Start page
114
End page
125
Event Title
Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology (DESRIST)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
260224
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