Oates, Briony J.
Researching information systems and computing / Briony J. Oates. - London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, 2006. - xvii, 341 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
With 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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction
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
1412902231 141290224X
Management information systems--Research--Methodology.
Information technology--Research--Methodology.
Computer science--Research--Methodology.
Research--Methodology.
004.072 / OAT
Researching information systems and computing / Briony J. Oates. - London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, 2006. - xvii, 341 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
With 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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction
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
1412902231 141290224X
Management information systems--Research--Methodology.
Information technology--Research--Methodology.
Computer science--Research--Methodology.
Research--Methodology.
004.072 / OAT