Written specifically for information systems (IS) and computing students and providing everything they need to know about executing a research project, this best-selling textbook introduces key quantitative and qualitative research methods, makes sense of underlying philosophies, and helps readers navigate and assess existing academic papers.
Packed with examples from the IS and computing disciplines, definitions, evaluation guides and further reading suggestions, this fully updated second edition of
Research Information Systems and Computing supports students of all levels in bridging the gap between theory and practice.
Table of Content
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 The Purpose and Products of Research
Chapter 3 Overview of the Research Process
Chapter 4 The Digital Researcher
Chapter 5 Participants and Research Ethics
Chapter 6 Reviewing the Literature
Chapter 7 Surveys
Chapter 8 Design and Creation
Chapter 9 Experiments
Chapter 10 Case Studies
Chapter 11 Action Research
Chapter 12 Ethnography
Chapter 13 Interviews
Chapter 14 Observations
Chapter 15 Questionnaires
Chapter 16 Documents
Chapter 17 Quantitative Data Analysis
Chapter 18 Qualitative Data Analysis
Chapter 19 Philosophical Paradigms – Positivism
Chapter 20 Alternative Philosophical Paradigms
Chapter 21 Presentation of the Research
About the author
A Reader in Digital Technologies, an ex-President of UK Academy in Information Systems (UKAIS), and a Digital Strategist Trustee with a homeless charity Emmaus Salford, Marie Griffiths has significant experience working on digital ‘live’ research projects which have explored the use of implementing technologies for commercial success. A key leadership role in the Business School is as the Post Graduate Research Director with over 100 Ph D students under her guidance. Marie has also held industry roles, and has a background in Information Systems, an area in which she is well published. Her current research focusses upon digital transformation, gender and ICT, digital workplace and disruptive tech. Marie is Programme Leader for two successful Masters, MSc Digital Business and MSc Managing Innovation and Information Technology and has recently co-authored a textbook, Strategic Digital Transformation: A Results-Driven Approach.
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