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Researching Information Systems & Computing
Paperback Edition: 1/2006
With everything readers need to know about how to execute their research project, "Researching Information Systems and Computing" is written specifically for information systems and computing students. It introduces key quantitative and qualitative research methods, makes sense of underlying philosophies, and will help 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; and an explanation of how research is constructed that links this with constructing systems. Throughout readers are supported by pedagogical features such as learning objectives, explanations, discussion questions, evaluation guides and further reading.
Contents: 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 of Research: Positivism; Alternative Philosophical Paradigms; Presentation
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Pages : 341
Publisher : Sage Publications
Subjects: Non-fiction, Science And Technology, Computing And IT, Digital Lifestyle