CIS Research Methods

Course aim

To ensure students undertaking a substantial research project (leading to a dissertation or thesis) are familiar with the requirements of academic research; and to assist students to develop a formal proposal for their research project.

Course content

Short form:
The research process; the content of research proposals in the IT/IS domain; writing a research proposal; research methodologies appropriate across the fields of Information Technology/Information Systems (IT/IS); investigating emerging issues in IT/IS; research frameworks for IT/IS; qualitative and quantitative research in IT/IS; appropriate use of statistical data analysis in IT/IS research projects; research software tools and their use

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Admission to an Honours, Masters (by research, or by coursework with a Minor Thesis) or PhD program; or approval by the relevant Program Director or by the School of Computer and Information Science.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Lecture	3 hours x 13 weeks
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Lecture	3 hours x 13 weeks
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, DISTANCE EDUCATION
External (On-line materials and moderated discussion board)	N/A x N/A

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Annotated bibliography, In class participation, On-line disscussion board articipation, Research Proposal: Part A - Written, Research Proposal: Part B - Presentation

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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