Course Description & Goals

This course focuses on information systems (IS) research and the nature of the discipline. Students will start by looking at the nature of the field. This is then followed by a critical examination and evaluation of contemporary IS research on a variety of topics, including ontology and epistemology. The idea is to give you a broad understanding of how design and conduct your own PhD research in the IS field.

The academic goal of most graduate students in the medium term is to complete a unique research project, namely their PhD dissertation. Therefore, the doctoral programme in the IS is designed to prepare students for doing research. A basic grounding in the concepts underlying research in the discipline is essential if students are to succeed in completing the doctoral programme.This course is designed to introduce doctoral students to IS research in general, but specifically to ontological and epistemological issues related to research design. In addition, students need to understand the nature of IS as a discipline and current research issues and themes.

Registration

Students of University of Jyväskylä register to the course in Sisu (course TJTJ7704).

For others:

Open until May 1st.

After registration please fill the following form and send it as pdf file by email to office@inforte.jyu.fi: https://inforte.jyu.fi/events/materials/registration-form-1

Learning Outcomes

The student will have a good knowledge and understanding of how research within the field of information systems is conducted

The student will gain competence in critiquing IS research articles published in some of the leading academic journals and conference proceedings

The student will have a good knowledge and understanding of ontological and epistemological issues related to information systems research and can apply these to their own PhD research proposal

The student will gain competence in critical thinking, and analysis and synthesis of academic sources