Design Science Research: aplicação em um projeto de pesquisa e desenvolvimento

Abstract

A research method should consider the creation of knowledge and the practical utility of the results. Methodological rigor should be prioritized in order to validate the research properly. The design science is a new methodology that helps organizations and researchers in solving real problems, and enables the generalization. On the other hand, the design research science (DSR) is the search method that indicates a new way for the production of relevant knowledge focused on artefacts design. Several areas can use the DSR, such as information systems, organizational management and information science. The aim of this paper is to present the DSR as a research method and its application in a research and development project (R&D) in the document management area. The R&D GT507 was executed in CEMIG, Brazil. As a result, we used a structure proposed by Roel Wieringa to decompose a search problem in practical problems and knowledge questions, mutually nested.