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design-science-methodology is agent-read markdown (skill) from khaledsaeed18/dotclaude: Structure a thesis whose contribution is a built artifact (tool, system, method, model) using design science research: explicit problem and requirements, knowledge base, iterative build with design decisions recorded, and a rigorous evaluation strategy (technical benchmarks, controlled use, case study, expert review) that separates whether it works from whether it helps, following Hevner's guidelines and Peffers' process. Use when the thesis builds something, when a supervisor says a system alon.

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What the file says

Building a system is engineering; showing what is learned from building it is research. Design science research (DSR) is the frame that turns the first into the second: an artifact designed to solve a stated problem, evaluated with rigour, and a contribution to knowledge stated separately from the artifact itself.

## The process (Peffers et al.)

1. **Problem identification and motivation**: the problem, who has it, why existing solutions fall short (from `lit-review-synthesis`), and why solving it matters. Concrete and, where possible, quantified.
2. **Objectives of the solution**: requirements the artifact must meet, derived from the problem and the literature. Functional (must do X) and quality (latency under Y, usable by Z without training). Each requirement is later a row in the evaluation table. Number them (R1..Rn).
3. **Design and development**: the artifact, with its design decisions recorded as they are made (`adr-writing` works for this) and the knowledge they draw on (which theories, patterns, prior systems). The thesis describes architecture and the decisions, not every line.
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khaledsaeed18/dotclaude · 5 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-09-22 · branch main

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