Information Systems Development and Data Modeling
Conceptual and Philosophical Foundations
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- Authors:
- Rudy Hirschheim, University of Houston
- Heinz K. Klein, State University of New York, Binghamton
- Kalle Lyytinen, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
- Date Published: May 2008
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521063357
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Information systems development is not merely a technical intervention but involves social and ethical dilemmas that affect the human, social and organizational domains. To demonstrate this point, the authors conduct a thorough and substantive description and analysis of the conceptual and philosophical underpinnings of systems development. In particular they analyse a number of systems development methodologies including structured methods, prototyping, ETHICS and Soft Systems Methodology to reveal the underlying conceptual and philosophical foundations. The book provides an in-depth analysis of data modelling theory and its links with theories of language and cognition. It offers a framework to describe and analyse different systems development approaches and to explain their strengths and weaknesses. The book is aimed at graduate students taking courses in information systems and data modelling, but will also appeal to information systems managers and professionals for whom the summary of methodologies will be useful.
Read more- First book to look at the whole field of ISD and data modelling
- Explores the conceptual and philosophical foundations of the field
- Extensive references to the literature
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Review of the hardback: : 'I strongly recommend this book to people who view information systems only as a technology and do not remember that any technology that can change the way people live and work is necessarily a social and philosophical subject.' G. Rumolo, Computing Reviews
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- Date Published: May 2008
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521063357
- length: 304 pages
- dimensions: 228 x 152 x 20 mm
- weight: 0.462kg
- contains: 6 b/w illus. 15 tables
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Definition and evolution of information systems development methodologies and data modeling
3. Philosophical foundations
4. Conceptual and paradigmatic foundations of ISD
5. Paradigmatic analysis of ISD methodologies
6. Conceptual and paradigmatic foundations of data modeling
7. Paradigmatic analysis of data modeling approaches
8. Conclusions
Appendix A. Summaries of selected methodologies
Bibliography
Index.
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