F09_MIS751_Seminar+in+IS+Research+Methods

=MIS751: Seminar in IS Research Methods=

Semester:
Fall 2009

Instructor:
Dr. Zaheeruddin Asif

=Course Description= This is a mid-level course for students who would like to conduct their research in the area of (IS) Information Systems. The discipline of IS employs a vast array of research paradigms and methodologies. Broadly speaking these can be classified into Qualitative, Quantitative and Design Science methodologies. The aim of this course is to familiarize students with all these paradigms. Using a funnel approach, a large number of methodologies will be surveyed briefly, a smaller number will be discussed more deeply, and finally two or three methodologies will be studied in depth and in a hands on fashion. A large number of articles using these methodologies will be read, discussed, analyzed and critiqued. An important element of the course will be development of a research paper that would be submitted to an up coming international IS conference. //Prerequisites: **None.** //

Course Outline
The course will be based on a) Individual discussions and supervised research b) Near the end of the semester, all enrolled students will make a presentation of a research paper able to be presented in an international conference.
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Attendance in all sessions is mandatory.

Text Books
Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches by John W. Creswell, 2008

Web Resources:
@http://home.aisnet.org/associations/7499/files/Index_Markup.cfm

Grading Policy
This course is a Non-Credit course.