Semester:WS 14/15
Type:Lecture
Language:German
Scheduled in semester:5
Semester Hours per Week / Contact Hours:30.0 L / 22.5 h
Self-directed study time:67.5 h
Type:Lecture
Language:German
Scheduled in semester:5
Semester Hours per Week / Contact Hours:30.0 L / 22.5 h
Self-directed study time:67.5 h
Module coordination/Lecturers
- Prof. Dr. Dr. Sascha Kraus
(Modulleitung)
- Dr. Alexander Simons
(Co-Modulleitung)
- Prof. Dr. Stefan Seidel
(Interner Dozent)
- Prof. Dr. Theresa Schmiedel
(Interner Dozent)
- Prof. Dr. Oliver Müller
(Interner Dozent)
- Dr. Alexander Simons
(Interner Dozent)
Curricula
()Bachelor's degree programme in Business Information Systems (01.10.2008)
Bachelor's degree programme in Business Administration (01.09.2012)
Description
- Introduction to information systems (IS) research
- Identification of research ideas and problems
- Behavorial science vs. design science
- Literature reviews in IS research
- Qualitative research methods
- Quantitative research methods
- Design science research
Qualifications
- explain the fundamentals of IS research, especially its roots, areas, and topics, and describe the seminal concepts and theories used in IS research
- distinguish between behavorial science and design science (e.g., theory-building and testing vs. IT artifact design and evaluation)
- describe basic research strategies in IS (e.g., qualitative and quantitative/inductive and deductive strategies) and techniques for collecting (e.g., interviews, questionnaires) and analyzing (e.g., coding, statistics) empirical data
- know where to find and access academic outlets that publish IS research, and explain strategies for collecting, evaluating, and synthesizing academic literature in IS
- identify research ideas in the area of IS research and refine them into research problems and questions
- identify relevant theories and concepts used in IS research
- apply appropriate research strategies and methods using different software products (e.g., NVivo)
- conduct systematic literature reviews and apply concept-centric approaches to analyzing and synthesizing the literature
- work in groups, communicate as a team, and help each other in the process of reviewing the course contents and reading and understanding the literature they are provided with
- assess their learning progresses and evaluate their participation in class autonomously
Lectures Method
Lecture
Literature
The course textbook is:
Recker, J. (2012). Scientific Research in Information Systems: A Beginner's Guide. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer.
In addition, the students will be provided with a reader that is thought to help them deepen their knowledge in specific areas of IS research. Among other sources, the reader will include the following papers:
- Hevner, A. R., March, S. T., Park, J., & Ram, S. (2004). Design science in information systems research. MIS Quarterly, 28(1), 75-105.
- March, S. T., & Smith, G. F. (1995). Design and natural science research on information technology. Decision Support Systems, 15(4), 251-266.
- Saunders, M. N. K., & Lewis, P. (1997). Great Ideas and Blind Alleys? A Review of the Literature on Starting Research. Management Learning, 28, 283-299.
- Webster, J., & Watson, R. T. (2002). Analyzing the past to prepare for the future: Writing a literature review. Management Information Systems Quarterly, 26(2), xiii-xxiii.
- Levy, Y., & Ellis, T. J. (2006). A Systems Approach to Conduct an Effective Literature Review in Support of Information Systems Research. Informing Science Journal, 9, 181-212.
- Moore, G. C., & Benbasat, I. (1991). Development of an instrument to measure the perceptions of adopting an information technology innovation. Information Systems Research, 2(3), 192-222.
- Recker, J., & Rosemann, M. (2010). A measurement instrument for process modelling research: Development, test and procedural model. Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems, 22(2), 3-30.
- Levy, Y., & Ellis, T. J. (2011). A Guide for Novice Researchers on Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Studies in Information Systems Research. Interdisciplinary Journal of Information, Knowledge, and Management, 6, 152-161.
Dates
| Datum | Zeit | Raum |
| 06.10.2014 | 16:00 - 18:30 | S2 |
| 08.10.2014 | 13:00 - 15:30 | S2 |
| 13.10.2014 | 16:00 - 18:30 | S2 |
| 20.10.2014 | 16:00 - 18:30 | S2 |
| 22.10.2014 | 13:00 - 15:30 | S2 |
| 27.10.2014 | 16:00 - 18:30 | S2 |
| 03.11.2014 | 16:00 - 18:30 | S2 |
Exams
- PWW-BA-12_Research Methods - IMIT - Specialization - VO (WS 14/15, bewertet)
- PWW-BA-12_Research Methods - IMIT - Specialization - VO (SS 15, bestätigt)