Course Description
Development of knowledge and skills in the application and use of qualitative research techniques. A survey of the methodological literature on qualitative research methods paired with appropriate article-length exemplars in the information systems domain.
Athena Title
PHD QUAL RESEARCH
Pre or Corequisite
MIST 9700
Semester Course Offered
Offered every even-numbered year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
This course is designed as an introductory seminar on qualitative research as it is used in the field of information systems. The course balances the acquisition of basic knowledge about the conduct of qualitative research with the application of that knowledge to research on information systems. The balance is reflected in the reading material, which consists of basic texts and advanced research reports from journals in information systems. This course develops skills in designing, evaluating, and understanding qualitative research methods. Students will also acquire skills in developing research proposals, making and justifying methodological choices, writing qualitative research reports, and understanding how to publish qualitative research in information systems.
Topical Outline
Design of Qualitative Research Philosophical Assumptions in Qualitative Research Action Research Ethnography Case Study Grounded Theory Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Research Composing Qualitative Research Reviewing Qualitative Research Generating Qualitative Data: Interviewing Generating Qualitative Data: Observing Generating Qualitative Data: Using Documents Coding Within-Case Analysis Cross-Case Analysis
Syllabus