Advances in Information System Design

Abstract:Over the past several decades, generations of development tools have evolved to improve the productivity of system development and increase the impact of information systems on improvement of management practice. The solution techniques include the continuum from development guidelines to comprehensive tool environments. Methods and procedures have been considered that range from end-user development support to large-scale systems automation approaches for support of the entire systems development process. In this paper definition techniques, software engineering, and end-user development approaches are discussed.Data Dictionaries, value-added dictionaries and directories, requirements database systems, and emerging “system encyclopedias” are discussed as keys to many of the evolving system development environments. The Fourth Generation approaches and the Information Center concept are presented as frameworks for developing an end-user computing capability.Key Words and Phrases: Development of information systemsautomated tools for system developmentdata dictionaries/directoriesfourth generation languages Additional informationNotes on contributorsBenn R. KonsynskiBenn Konsynski is an Associate Professor of Management Information Systems at the School of Business and Pulblic Administration at the University of Arizona. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Purdue University. His major research focus is computer-aided approaches to information systems design and implementation. Current research interests include model management, learning paradigms in decision support systems, business dialogues in distributed office environments, and design support for local area networks.

• 저널Journal of Management Information Systems · 1(3) · 5–32
• 토픽Software Engineering Research · Information Systems
• DOI10.1080/07421222.1984.11517707
• 저자Benn R. Konsynski