The relationship of IT to IS: An inquiry into the Techno scientific nature of the is field

Nik R. Hassan

The relationship of IT to IS: An inquiry into the Techno scientific nature of the is field

Nik R. Hassan

Management Studies

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Abstract

This paper explores the philosophical questions surrounding the lack of clarity on information technology (IT) by the information systems (IS) field. It argues based on the historical origins of both terms for the IS field to position IT as the raison d'être for the IS field. Based on the technological foundations of the field, the IS field has a bright future, not as a pure or applied science, but as a technoscience, a method of inquiry that avoids the extremes of both rationalism and empiricism. As a technoscience, IS can be positioned like other "modern" natural and human sciences such as physics and psychology, but uniquely premised on technologies that carry structures of meaning for its interpreters.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Association for Information Systems - 12th Americas Conference On Information Systems, AMCIS 2006
Pages	3603-3609
Number of pages	7
State	Published - Dec 1 2006
Event	12th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2006 - Acapulco, Mexico Duration: Aug 4 2006 → Aug 6 2006

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Name	Association for Information Systems - 12th Americas Conference On Information Systems, AMCIS 2006
Volume	6

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Other	12th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2006
Country/Territory	Mexico
City	Acapulco
Period	8/4/06 → 8/6/06

Keywords

Disciplinary foundations
IT artifact
Information theory
Philosophy of IS and IT
Technoscience

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The relationship of IT to IS: An inquiry into the Techno scientific nature of the is field. / Hassan, Nik R.
Association for Information Systems - 12th Americas Conference On Information Systems, AMCIS 2006. 2006. p. 3603-3609 (Association for Information Systems - 12th Americas Conference On Information Systems, AMCIS 2006; Vol. 6).

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Hassan, NR 2006, The relationship of IT to IS: An inquiry into the Techno scientific nature of the is field. in Association for Information Systems - 12th Americas Conference On Information Systems, AMCIS 2006. Association for Information Systems - 12th Americas Conference On Information Systems, AMCIS 2006, vol. 6, pp. 3603-3609, 12th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2006, Acapulco, Mexico, 8/4/06.

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