02273cam a22002774a 450000100090000000300040000900500170001300800410003002000150007102000150008603500280010104000080012904100080013708200270014510000210017224500700019326000650026330000350032850008580036350400510122150505410127265000590181365000510187265000450192365000270196813967798OSt20190722142234.0050516s2006    enka     b    001 0 eng    a1412902231  a141290224X  a(CStRLIN)CSUGA6420230-B  cAEF  aeng00222nd ed.a004.072bOAT1 aOates, Briony J.10aResearching information systems and computing /cBriony J. Oates.  aLondon ;aThousand Oaks, Calif. :bSAGE Publications,c2006.  axvii, 341 p. :bill. ;c24 cm.  aWith everything readers need to know about how to execute their research project, this book is written specifically for information systems (IS) and computing students. It introduces key quantitative and qualitative research methods, makes sense of underlying philosophies, and helps readers navigate and assess existing academic papers. Special features support students as they bridge the gap between theory and practice. These include:
-	research examples from the IS and computing disciplines;

-	suggestions on how to build internet research into each method mentioned;

-	an explanation of how knowledge is created, drawing an analogy between this and the creation of software systems

Throughout, readers are supported by pedagogical features such as learning objectives, explanations, discussion questions, evaluation guides and further reading.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.  aIntroduction    
The Purpose and Products of Research    
Overview of the Research Process    
Internet Research    
Participants and Research Ethics    
Reviewing the Literature    Surveys    
Design and Creation    Experiments    
Case Studies    
Action Research    
Ethnography    
Interviews    
Observations    
Questionnaires    
Documents    
Quantitative Data Analysis    
Qualitative Data Analysis    
Philosophical Paradigms 
Positivism	   
Alternative Philosophical Paradigms    
Presentation of the Research    
Final Words 0aManagement information systemsxResearchxMethodology. 0aInformation technologyxResearchxMethodology. 0aComputer sciencexResearchxMethodology. 0aResearchxMethodology.