Researching Information Systems and Computing 1st Edition by Briony Oates ISBN 1446235440 9781412902236

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ISBN 10: 1446235440
ISBN 13: 9781412902236
Author: Briony Oates

Researching Information Systems and Computing 1st Edition Table of contents:

• How to Use this Book

• Acknowledgements

• The IS and computing disciplines

• Evidence-based practice

• What is research?

• Let’s have an argument!

• Evaluating research

• ‘I just want to develop a computer-based system’

• Rigour and relevance in research

• The 6Ps of research

• Structure of this book

• References

• Reasons for doing research

• Possible products — the outcomes of research

• Finding and choosing research topics

• ‘I write therefore I think’

• Evaluating the purpose and products of research

• Further reading

• References

• Overview of the Research Process

• A model of the research process

• Alternative models of the research process

• Evaluating the research process

• References

• Background to the Internet and World Wide Web

• Internet research topics

• The Internet and research strategies and methods

• Internet research, the law and ethics

• References

• Participants and Research Ethics

• Rights of people directly involved

• Responsibilities of an ethical researcher

• Design and creation projects and ethics

• Internet research and ethics

• ‘It’s not that simple!’

• Evaluating research ethics

• Practical work

• References

• Purpose of a literature review

• Literature resources

• The Internet and literature reviews

• Conducting a literature review

• Practical work

• Further reading

• References

• Defining surveys

• Planning and designing surveys

• Grounded theory and surveys

• The Internet and surveys

• Examples of surveys in IS and computing research

• Evaluating survey-based research

• Further reading

• References

• Defining design and creation

• Planning and conducting design and creation research

• Creative computing and digital art

• The Internet and design and creation research

• Examples of design and creation research in IS and computing

• Evaluating design and creation research

• Further reading

• References

• Defining experiments

• Planning and conducting experiments

• The Internet and experiments

• Examples of experiments in IS and computing research

• Evaluating experiment-based research

• Further reading

• References

• Defining case studies

• Planning and conducting case studies

• The Internet and case studies

• Examples of case studies in IS and computing research

• Evaluating case study-based research

• Practical work

• References

• Defining action research

• Planning and conducting action research

• Developments in action research

• The Internet and action research

• Examples of action research in IS and computing

• Evaluating action research

• Practical work

• References

• Defining ethnography

• Planning and conducting an ethnography

• Examples of ethnography in IS and computing research

• Evaluating ethnography-based research

• Further reading

• References

• Defining interviews

• Planning and conducting interviews

• Group interviews

• Internet-based interviews

• Examples of interviews in IS and computing research

• Evaluating interview-based research

• Practical work

• References

• Defining observations

• Planning and conducting systematic observation

• Planning and conducting participant observation

• The Internet and observation

• Examples of observations in IS and computing research

• Evaluating observation-based research

• Practical work

• References

• Defining questionnaires

• Planning and designing questionnaires

• The Internet and questionnaires

• Evaluating questionnaire-based research

• Further reading

• References

• Defining documents

• Planning and conducting document-based research

• The Internet and document-based research

• Examples of documents in IS and computing research

• Evaluating document-based research

• Practical work

• References

• Defining quantitative data analysis

• Types of quantitative data

• Data coding

• Visual aids for quantitative data analysis

• Using statistics for quantitative data analysis

• Interpretation of data analysis results

• Evaluating quantitative data analysis

• Practical work

• References

• Introduction

• Analysing textual data

• Analysing non-textual qualitative data

• Grounded theory

• Computer-aided qualitative analysis

• Evaluating qualitative data analysis

• Practical work

• References

• ‘Do I have to study this philosophical, airy-fairy stuff?’

• Positivism and the scientific method

• Criticisms of positivism

• Evaluating positivist research

• References

• Introduction

• Interpretivism

• Critical research

• Linking research strategies to philosophical paradigms

• Which paradigm to choose?

• Further reading

• References

• Writing up the research

• Conference paper presentations

• Posters and exhibitions

• Presenting yourself

• PhD vivas

• Evaluating presentations

• References

• Final Words

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