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A handbook for research supervisors and their students
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Edited By
David Avison, BA, MSc, PhD, FBCS, ESSEC Business School, Paris, France
Jan Pries-Heje, IT University, Copenhagen
Description
Research in Information Systems helps supervisors and their students get the most out of the PhD experience. It can be used as a basis
of courses for supervisors and their research students.
This book covers: – the supervisor – student relationship – practical, social
and academic issues – different models for PhD programs, including US, UK, Latin and Scandinavian models.
Many vignettes of personal
experiences and reflections provide context for the material. The book is written by experts – leading international academics in the
field of information systems. They all have had wide experience of research supervision over many years in many countries.
Audience
Academics supervising research students in information systems and business information systems and PhD research students in IS
Contents
Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I Reflections: Chapter 1 - Advising and supervising, Chapter 2 - Confessions and reflections; Part II
The supervisor/student relationship: Chapter 3 - Metaphors for PhD study, Chapter 4 - Focus on the supervisor, Chapter 5 - Focus on the
student; Part III Social and practical issues: Chapter 6 - Serving two masters, Chapter 7 - Finance, Chapter 8 - Ethical issues, Chapter
9 - Gender issues, Chapter 10 Sexual orientation, Chapter 11 - Diverse cultures; Part IV Academic issues: Chapter 12 - Discipline of
information systems, Chapter 13 - Quality and originality, Chapter 14 - Quantitative research, Chapter 15 - Qualitative research; Part
V PhD models: Chapter 16 - US model, Chapter 17 - UK Model, Chapter 18 - Latin model, Chapter 19 - Scandinavian model; Bibliography;
Author biographies; Index.
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Hardbound, 344 pages, publication date: NOV-2004
ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-6655-8
ISBN-10: 0-7506-6655-2
Imprint: BUTTERWORTH HEINEMANN
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