Participatory Action Research in Software Development: Indigenous Knowledge Management Systems Case Study

• Main Authors: Siang-Ting, Siew, Wee, Alvin Yeo, Tariq, Zaman
• Format: Book Section
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2013
• Subjects: T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/14167/1/Participatory%20Action%20Research%20in%20Software%20Development%20Indigenous%20Knowledge%20Management%20Systems%20Case%20Study%20%28abstract%29.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/14167/; http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-642-39232-0_51
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Participatory action Research In Software Methodology Augmentation (PRISMA) is a software development methodology which has been amalgamated with Participatory Action Research (PAR). This paper justifies the inclusion of PAR in software development, and describes the PRISMA methodology vis-à-vis a case study. Specifically, the case study encompasses the development of eToro, an Indigenous Knowledge Management System for the Penans, a remote and rural community in Malaysian Borneo.