Information Systems Development and Data Modeling: Conceptual and Philosophical Foundations

Rudy Hirschheim; Heinz K. Klein; Kalle Lyytinen

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511895425

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.

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.’

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-x

Preface
pp xi-xii

Acknowledgements
pp xiii-xiv

1 - Introduction
pp 1-9

2 - Definition and Evolution of Information Systems Development Methodologies and Data Modeling
pp 10-45

3 - Philosophical Foundations
pp 46-67

4 - Conceptual and Paradigmatic Foundations of ISD
pp 68-98

5 - Paradigmatic Analysis of ISD Methodologies
pp 99-143

6 - Conceptual and Paradigmatic Foundations of Data Modeling
pp 144-170

7 - Paradigmatic Analysis of Data Modeling Approaches
pp 171-233

8 - Conclusions
pp 234-238

Appendix A - Summaries of Selected Methodologies
pp 239-251

Bibliography
pp 252-280

Index
pp 281-289

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