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IT-Based Value Co-Creation and its Design Implications: IT-Based Value Co-Creation and its Design Implications

Translated title

IT-Based Value Co-Creation and its Design Implications

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Term

4. term

Publication year

2017

Submitted on

Pages

36

Abstract

Universiteter bygger ofte på store forelæsninger, hvor studerende kan tøve med at stille spørgsmål, når emner er svære at forstå. Dette speciale anvender design science research (en metode, der udvikler og evaluerer praktiske løsninger på virkelige problemer) for at undersøge, hvordan et digitalt værktøj kan afhjælpe denne udfordring. Designet er styret af idéen om værdi-samskabelse – tanken om, at værdi opstår, når deltagere aktivt bidrager og deler viden; i denne undersøgelse er fokus på videndeling mellem studerende. På baggrund af teorien blev der designet en IT-løsning. Resultaterne fra design og evaluering peger på, at værktøjet skaber værdi for de studerende og har potentiale til at afhjælpe det identificerede problem. Arbejdet fremlægger desuden en forbedret og mere generisk ramme for værdi-samskabelse og giver et praktisk eksempel på, hvordan konceptet kan informere design af læringsteknologi. Det bidrager også til forskningen i værdi-samskabelse i universitetsregi og i videndeling mellem studerende.

Universities often rely on large lectures where students may hesitate to ask questions when topics are hard to understand. This thesis uses design science research (a method that builds and evaluates practical solutions to real problems) to explore how a digital tool could address this challenge. The design is guided by the idea of value co-creation—the notion that value emerges when participants actively contribute and share knowledge; in this study, the focus is on student-to-student knowledge sharing. Based on this theory, an IT solution was designed. Findings from the design and evaluation indicate that the tool creates value for students and has the potential to ease the identified problem. The work also proposes a refined, more general framework for value co-creation and offers a practical example of how the concept can inform the design of learning technology. It further contributes to research on value co-creation in university settings and on knowledge sharing among students.

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