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A framework for understanding Information Technology resources (2008)
Book Chapter
Basden, A. (2008). A framework for understanding Information Technology resources. In A. Basden (Ed.), Philosophical Frameworks for Understanding Information Systems (265-308). IGI Global

Chapter 7: Information systems developers make use of information technology resources. IT resources might include, for example, tools like editors, compilers, linkers and debuggers (usually now integrated into development environment software) the l... Read More about A framework for understanding Information Technology resources.

A framework for understanding information systems development (2008)
Book Chapter
Basden, A. (2008). A framework for understanding information systems development. In A. Basden (Ed.), Philosophical Frameworks for Understanding Information Systems (224-264). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-036-3.ch006

Chapter 6: This chapter explores how Dooyeweerd’s philosophy might help us understand the challenges and issues in ISD as they are seen from an everyday perspective. The information system that is developed includes both the technical artefact or sy... Read More about A framework for understanding information systems development.

A framework for understanding the nature of computers and information (2008)
Book Chapter
Basden, A. (2008). A framework for understanding the nature of computers and information. In A. Basden (Ed.), Philosophical Frameworks for Understanding Information Systems (174-223). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-036-3.ch005

Chapter 5: "What is a computer?" and "What is information?" are questions that the reflective user will sometimes ponder. These questions do not refer to what the computer means to us, subjectively (or intersubjectively) nor as enabling particular ap... Read More about A framework for understanding the nature of computers and information.

A framework for understanding human use of computers (2008)
Book Chapter
Basden, A. (2008). A framework for understanding human use of computers. In A. Basden (Ed.), Philosophical Frameworks for Understanding Information Systems (120-173). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-036-3.ch004

Chapter 4: This chapter seeks to open it up further and explore how Dooyeweerd’s philosophy can be used to understand human use of computers (HUC) by exposing some of the challenges and issues therein and enable us to formulate a framework for unders... Read More about A framework for understanding human use of computers.

Some portions of Dooyeweerd's positive philosophy (2008)
Book Chapter
Basden, A. (2008). Some portions of Dooyeweerd's positive philosophy. In A. Basden (Ed.), Philosophical Frameworks for Understanding Information Systems (62-118). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-036-3.ch003

Chapter 3: This chapter explains some portions of Dooyeweerd’s positive philosophy which author has found useful in understanding IS. It covers Dooyeweerd’s theory of modal spheres (aspects), his theory of things, his theory of knowing, experience an... Read More about Some portions of Dooyeweerd's positive philosophy.

A framework for understanding Information Technology as ecology (2008)
Book Chapter
Basden, A. (2008). A framework for understanding Information Technology as ecology. In A. Basden (Ed.), Philosophical Frameworks for Understanding Information Systems (309-337). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-036-3.ch008

Information technology (IT) deeply influences the way we live, our assumptions, aspirations, expectations, habits -- our very life-and-world-views (LWVs). It has become an environment in which we live and work, a kind of ecology in which modern life... Read More about A framework for understanding Information Technology as ecology.

Dooyeweerdian philosophy, knowledge-based systems, and sustainability (2007)
Thesis
Jones, G. Dooyeweerdian philosophy, knowledge-based systems, and sustainability. (Thesis). University of Salford

This thesis explores using Dooyeweerdian philosophy as a foundation for constructing knowledge-based system (KBS) in complex, ill-structured and human intensive domains. Dooyeweerd's transcendental philosophy is a relatively recent phenomenon in... Read More about Dooyeweerdian philosophy, knowledge-based systems, and sustainability.

Aspects of knowledge representation (2006)
Book Chapter
Basden, A. (2006). Aspects of knowledge representation. In S. Strijbos, & A. Basden (Eds.), In Search of an Integrative Vision of Technology: Interdisciplinary Studies in Information Systems (19-38). Kluwer/Springer

An investigation into the possibility of using sociological research methodologies for the elicitation of tacit knowledge for building knowledge intensive systems (1995)
Thesis
Henshall, A. An investigation into the possibility of using sociological research methodologies for the elicitation of tacit knowledge for building knowledge intensive systems. (Thesis). University of Salford

The research notes that deficiencies in knowledge acquisition are impeding the advancement of Knowledge Intensive Systems (KIS), such as Expert Systems (ES) and Decision Support Systems (DSS). Humphreys (1989) maintains the problem is not the quan... Read More about An investigation into the possibility of using sociological research methodologies for the elicitation of tacit knowledge for building knowledge intensive systems.

A critical study of the multiview methodology : a poststructuralist textual analysis of concepts in inquiry (1995)
Thesis
Watson, H. A critical study of the multiview methodology : a poststructuralist textual analysis of concepts in inquiry. (Thesis). University of Salford

This thesis considers the concept of information as meaning through the following research question: how can we work critically with a tradition of information systems development methodologies? Motivation for this derives from the way 'hard' metho... Read More about A critical study of the multiview methodology : a poststructuralist textual analysis of concepts in inquiry.

Using Dooyeweerd's aspects to understand down to earth issues in use of medical records
Thesis
Khojah, G. (in press). Using Dooyeweerd's aspects to understand down to earth issues in use of medical records. (Thesis). University of Salford

This research is about experience of using electronic medical records (EMR). Chapter 1 introduces and justifies the main research question “How can Down To Earth issues that are important in uses of EMR be studied by using Dooyeweerd's aspects?”... Read More about Using Dooyeweerd's aspects to understand down to earth issues in use of medical records.