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VALIDITY IN DESIGN SCIENCE1
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Researchers must ensure that the claims about the knowledge produced by their work are valid. However, validity is neither well-understood nor consistently established in design science, which involves the development and evaluation of artifacts (models, methods, instantiations, and theories) to solve problems. As a result, it is challenging to demonstrate and communicate the validity of knowledge claims about artifacts. This paper defines validity in design science and derives a design science validity framework and a process model for applying it. The framework comprises three high-level claim and validity types- criterion, causal, and context-as well as validity subtypes. The framework guides researchers in integrating validity considerations into projects employing design science and contributes to the growing body of research on design science methodology. It also provides a systematic way to articulate and validate the knowledge claims of design science projects. We apply the framework to examples from existing research and then use it to demonstrate the validity of knowledge claims about the framework itself.
Keywords:
Design science
design science research (DSR)
design science validity framework
knowledge claim
research validity
criterion validity
causal validity
context validity
characteristic validity
efficacy validity
external validity
ecological validity
evaluation
validation
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