Code:

BERM.ASC.008

Study year:

2008 - 2009

Long name:

The Fifth ERIM/CentER Ph.D. Workshop on Information Management Research

Short name:

Information Management Research

ECTS:

5 (incl. Literature study and research proposal preparation and presentation)

Language:

English

Lecturer(s):

Dr.ir. B. Bettonvil (CentER, UvT), Dr. W. Ketter (ERIM, EUR), Dr.ir. O. Koppius (ERIM, EUR), Dr. A-F. Rutkowski (CentER, UvT), Dr. H. Weigand (CentER, Uvt)

Contact person:

Prof.dir.ir. E. van Heck

Coordinator(s):

Prof.dr.ir. E. van Heck (ERIM, EUR) and Prof.dr. P.M.A. Ribbers (CentER, UvT)

Faculty:

ERIM/CentER

Number of lectures

The course consists of 8 modules. The first session is a 4-day session. After this session Ph.D. students will work on improving their individual Ph.D. proposal, which will be presented in the second session (2-day session).

• Module 1./ Day 1: Overview IM theories and concepts (Ribbers)

• Module 2./ Day 1: Discussion of IM research articles (Van Heck)

• Module 3./ Day 2: Qualitative emp. Research in IM (Rutkowsky)

• Module 4./ Day 3: Quantitative emp. Research in IM (Bettonvil)

• Module 5./ Day 3: Experimental research in IM (Koppius)

• Module 6./ Day 4: Design oriented research in IM (Ketter/ Weigand)

• Module 7./ Day 5: Presentation research proposals (Ribbers/ Van Heck)

• Module 8./ Day 6: Presentation research proposals and wrap up (Ribbers/ Van Heck)

Goal:

This course is intended for Ph.D. students in the field of information management (IM) and information systems. The main objective of this course is to improve the Ph.D. research process and research plan of each of the participants.

Improving the PhD. Research plan will be achieved by:

Course contents:

The following topics will be addressed:

Interaction and active participation will be emphasized by assignments and presentations. At the end participants have to hand in and present their (improved) Ph.D. research plan.

Literature:

At the start of each module relevant literature will be provided to the participants

Additonal information

Entry requirements:

The course especially aims at Ph.D. researchers in the field of information management and information systems. All students have studied the basic literature on information management (Laudon & Laudon). Students have followed the course Research Methodology or the course Methodology of Research and Design with success. Students who did not follow one of the two research methodology courses, have to prove to the course directors an equivalent level of research methodology by submitting an detailed overview of the followed research methodology courses.

Venue and dates

The course will take place in the T-building at the Woudestein Campus of Erasmus University. The first session (days 1,2,3, and 4) is scheduled on 16-19 March 2009, and the second session is scheduled for 14 and 15 April 2009. Participants must reserve at least 20 hours of work to be done between those sessions.

Registration:

Please send an email to Miho Iizuka: Miizuka@rsm.nl (tel:010 – 408 2259)