ARCOM Doctoral Workshop:
Design Science Research in Construction Management
University of Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands, 15-17 May 2024
This Thematic Doctoral Workshop was entitled Design Science Research (DSR) in Construction, and aimed to explore new methodological frontiers in our field. It was inspired by the ARCOM 2023 Conference keynotes of Prof. Andy Dainty and Prof. Fred Sherratt, who emphasised the need for the construction management (CM) community to look beyond our own labs and engage with the empirical realities we study.
The Doctoral Workshop on DSR echoed this sentiment, highlighting how research can be more impactful and relevant in specific contextualized settings, while still maintaining global relevance. This was a key theme of the seminar, which took place between May 15 and 17 in Twente, in the Netherlands, at the University of Twente.
Delegates came from multiple continents, including: Ana Conceição, Eline Baert, Hazal Deniz Kaya (Delft University of Technology); Ece Boyacioglu (Northumbria University), Max Lee (University of Wolverhampton); Narmin Abouelkhier (United Arab Emirates University); Omimah Cagdas (Istanbul Technical University); Semere Mulatu Bekele (Addis Ababa University); Yifei Yu (University of Twente); Parek Toby Maduot (Anglia Ruskin University).
The Proceedings document contains a summary of the presentations held. We found the workshop to share key DSR concepts with participants, and allowed Doctoral Researchers to discuss their 'work in progress' in an informal supportive environment. This theme-based Workshop will likely be organised in the future.
Participants of the Doctoral Workshop Design Science Research (DSR) in Construction
held at University of Twente, 15-17 May 2024
Prof. Henseler (keynote) | Ece Boyacioglu | Yifei Yu
Evening Reception Dinner and Campus Walk