IS8004 - Qualitative IS Research Methods

Course Examiner: Dr. Robert Davison: Email, Web.  
Hong Kong Classes will be in ITOC at 1430-1620 on Wednesdays in P7819.
Class # Date Title Slides Additional Readings
1 11-01-12 Introduction and the Road Ahead Introduction
Seminar 1		 Syllabus; Assignment; Research Proposal
2 18-01-12 Types of Qualitative Data & Analytical Techniques Seminar 2

1. Oshri, I., Fenema, P. van and Kotlarsky, J. (2008) Knowledge Transfer in Globally Distributed Teams: The Role of Transactive Memory, Information Systems Journal, 18, 6, 593-616.
3 1-02-12 nVivo - Tutorial
Analysis & Dissection of a Qualitative IS Research Article		 Seminar 3

1. Orlikowski, W.J., Yates, J., Okamura, K. and Fujimoto (1995) Shaping Electronic Communication: The Metastructuring of Technology in the Context of Use, Organization Science, 6, 4, 423-444.
4 8-02-12 Proposal Initiation; 
Field Research Issues		 Seminar 4

1. Avison, D.E. and Myers, M.D. (1995) Information Systems and Anthropology: An Anthropological Perspective on IT and Organizational Culture, IT & People, 8, 3, 43-56
5 15-02-12 Case Study  Seminar 5

1. Benbasat, I., Goldstein, D.K. and Mead, M. (1987) The Case Research Strategy in Studies of Information Systems, MISQ, 11, 3, 369-386.
2. Lee, A.S. (1989) A Scientific Methodology for MIS Case Studies, MISQ, 13, 1, 33-50.
3. Ignatiadis, I. and Nandhakumar, J. (2009) The Effect of ERP System Workarounds on Organizational Control, Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems, 21, 2, 59-90.

6 22-02-12 Ethnography Seminar 6 1. Myers, M.D. (1999) Investigating Information Systems with Ethnographic Research, Communications of the AIS, 2, 23, 1-20.
7 29-03-12 Canonical Action Research Seminar 7

1. Davison, R.M., Martinsons, M.G. and Kock, N.F. (2004) Principles of Canonical Action Research, Information Systems Journal, 14, 1, 65-86

8 7-03-12 Proposal Development:
Presentation and Critique		 Seminar 8  
9 13-03-12 Theory and Qualitative Research Seminar 9

1. Martinsons, M.G. and Westwood, R.I. (1997) Management Information Systems in the Chinese Business Culture: An Explanatory Theory, Information & Management, 32, 5, 215-228.
2. Martinsons, M.G. (2008) Relationship-based E-Commerce: Theory and Evidence from China, Information Systems Journal, 18, 4, 331-356.
3. Hempel, P.S. and Martinsons, M.G. (2009) Developing International Organizational Change Theory Using Cases from China, Human Relations, 62, 459-499
10 21-03-12 Mixing Methods, Data Sources & Epistemologies  Seminar 10

1. Davison, R.M. and Martinsons, M.G. (2010) Methodological Practice and Policy for Organisationally and Socially Relevant IS Research: An Inclusive-Exclusive Perspective, Journal of IT, 26, 4, 288-293.
2. Lee, A.S. and Dennis, A.R. (2012) A Hermeneutic Interpretation of a Controlled Laboratory Experiment: A Case Study of Decision Making with a Group Support System, Information Systems Journal, 22, 1, 3-27.
11 28-03-12 Planning & Writing Qualitative Research Seminar 11  
12 11-04-12 Presenting & Reviewing Qualitative Research Seminar 12

1. Davison, R.M., Vreede, G.J. de and Briggs, R.O. (2005) On Peer Review Standards for the Information Systems Literature, Communications of the AIS, 16, 49, 967-980.
2. Davison, R.M. (2003) Discussants and the Quality of Interaction at Conferences, Communications of the AIS, 11, 7, 128-136.

13 18-04-12 Research Proposal Presentations