Laws and techniques of information systems

dc.contributor.author	Mende, J.
dc.date.accessioned	2018-05-30T12:54:09Z
dc.date.available	2018-05-30T12:54:09Z
dc.date.issued	1986
dc.identifier.citation	J. Mende (1986) Laws and techniques of information systems. Quaestiones Informaticae Vol 4 No 3 1986	en
dc.identifier.issn	0254-2757
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/24168
dc.description.abstract	Research has a utilitarian role of providing the knowledge needed by the designers of mankind's artefacts. In this context four distinct categories of knowledge are identifiable. 1. Laws of Nature describe inherent properties of natural entities found in artefacts. 2. Laws of the Artificial describe contrived properties of artificial entities. 3. Natural Techniques help combine natural entities to form artificial entities. 4. Artificial Techniques help designers combine artificial entities to form artefacts. This classification can be used to identify deficiencies and special features of research on information systems	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Computer Society of South Africa (on behalf of SAICSIT)	en
dc.title	Laws and techniques of information systems	en
dc.type	Article	en
dc.description.department	School of Computing	en