A Framework of Information Systems Concepts
FFRRIISSCCOO
A FRAMEWORK OF
INFORMATION SYSTEM
CONCEPTS
The FRISCO Report (Web edition) by Eckhard D. Falkenberg
Wolfgang Hesse
Paul Lindgreen
Björn E. Nilsson
J. L. Han Oei
Colette Rolland
Ronald K. Stamper
Frans J. M. Van Assche
Alexander A. Verrijn-Stuart
Klaus Voss
© IFIP 1998
ISBN 3-901882-01-4
Full text of the FRISCO Report (MS-Word 6.0)
(as available by anonymous ftp://ftp.leidenuniv.nl/pub/rul/fri-full.zip)
The FRISCO Report, originally completed in December 1996, is now made available as a downloable file for research and educational purposes. Not to be distributed for profit, in any form, without written permission of the
International Federation for Information Processing
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Printed copies (soft and hard cover) are available with permission of the copyright holder, at cost + postage, from the
Department of Computer Science, University of Leiden, The Netherlands
(enquire: verrynstuart@rulcri.leidenuniv.nl)
© IFIP 1996, 1998
ISBN 3-901882-01-4
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREAMBLE 1
1 INTRODUCTION 5
1.1 The Information System Area 5
1.2 Roots of the Problems in the Information System Area 7
1.3 Setting up a Framework of Information System Concepts: 10
1.4 The Structure of Our Conceptual Framework 12
1.5 The Structure of the FRISCO Report 13
2 A LINE OF REASONING ABOUT INFORMATION SYSTEMS 14
2.1 Searching for a Starting Point 14
2.3 Some Fundamental Questions to be Asked and Some Simple Answers 16
2.4 Towards a Raison d 'être 24
3 INFORMATION SYSTEM CONCEPTS: An Integrated Overview 26
3.1 Our "Weltanschauung" 28
3.3 Actors, Actions and Actands 41
3.4 Constructing and Representing Conceptions 44
3.5 Communicating Conceptions: Restrictions Imposed by the Constructivist View 53
3.6 Models 55
3.7 Systems 60
3.8 Organisations, Information and Communication 64
3.9 Information Systems 72
3.10 Computerised Information Sub-systems 75
3.11 Summary of Assumptions and Definitions 83
4 INFORMATION SYSTEM
A FRAMEWORK OF
INFORMATION SYSTEM
CONCEPTS
The FRISCO Report (Web edition) by Eckhard D. Falkenberg
Wolfgang Hesse
Paul Lindgreen
Björn E. Nilsson
J. L. Han Oei
Colette Rolland
Ronald K. Stamper
Frans J. M. Van Assche
Alexander A. Verrijn-Stuart
Klaus Voss
© IFIP 1998
ISBN 3-901882-01-4
Full text of the FRISCO Report (MS-Word 6.0)
(as available by anonymous ftp://ftp.leidenuniv.nl/pub/rul/fri-full.zip)
The FRISCO Report, originally completed in December 1996, is now made available as a downloable file for research and educational purposes. Not to be distributed for profit, in any form, without written permission of the
International Federation for Information Processing
(enquire: ifip@ifip.or.at)
Printed copies (soft and hard cover) are available with permission of the copyright holder, at cost + postage, from the
Department of Computer Science, University of Leiden, The Netherlands
(enquire: verrynstuart@rulcri.leidenuniv.nl)
© IFIP 1996, 1998
ISBN 3-901882-01-4
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREAMBLE 1
1 INTRODUCTION 5
1.1 The Information System Area 5
1.2 Roots of the Problems in the Information System Area 7
1.3 Setting up a Framework of Information System Concepts: 10
1.4 The Structure of Our Conceptual Framework 12
1.5 The Structure of the FRISCO Report 13
2 A LINE OF REASONING ABOUT INFORMATION SYSTEMS 14
2.1 Searching for a Starting Point 14
2.3 Some Fundamental Questions to be Asked and Some Simple Answers 16
2.4 Towards a Raison d 'être 24
3 INFORMATION SYSTEM CONCEPTS: An Integrated Overview 26
3.1 Our "Weltanschauung" 28
3.3 Actors, Actions and Actands 41
3.4 Constructing and Representing Conceptions 44
3.5 Communicating Conceptions: Restrictions Imposed by the Constructivist View 53
3.6 Models 55
3.7 Systems 60
3.8 Organisations, Information and Communication 64
3.9 Information Systems 72
3.10 Computerised Information Sub-systems 75
3.11 Summary of Assumptions and Definitions 83
4 INFORMATION SYSTEM
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