PhD Seminar (SS '10) -
Engaged Research Methods for Organizational Studies and Information Systems
 

Professor Dr. Richard Baskerville

Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

Dates: 29.06.-02.07.2010, 11:00-16:00 o'clock, 4 days á 5 hours each (p.m.)
Location: Conference Room, Ground Floor, Pohligstr. 1, University of Cologne

Held in English

Overview
The purpose of this seminar is to introduce and orient doctoral students to research methods and techniques that bridge both science and practice. Such research methods simultaneously advance both science (theory) and practice. Van de Ven (2007) refers to such research methods as "engaged scholarship". The scope of this seminar will include a brief survey of engaged methods and will develop depth by comparing and contrasting two such research methods: (1) Action Research, a social-technical, interventional technique for organizational control research; and (2) Design Science, a process-system design evaluation technique for organizational decision, policy and system design research. These methods tightly link theory development and practice by using intractable organizational problems.
Van de Ven, A. H. (2007). Engaged Scholarship: A Guide for Organizational and Social Research. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Grading / Credit Points
The assessment of seminar participants will be available through examination of a structured written essay delivered after completion of the seminar. The seminar language is English. This course counts with 6 ECTS among "Fachübergreifende Methoden und Theorien" (Multidisciplinary Methods and Theories) of the doctorate regulations 2008 (Promotionsordnung 2008) of the WiSo-Faculty.

Registration
Registration via eMail to Professor Claudia Loebbecke at claudia.loebbecke<at>uni-koeln.de with CV and Research Interest / Topic (if already known). Maximum 20 Students - first come, first serve. You will receive a confirmation eMail after successful registration.

Professor Dr. Richard Baskerville

Richard L. Baskerville is a Board of Advisors Professor of Information Systems and past chairman in the Department of Computer Information Systems, Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University (USA). His research specializes in the interaction of information systems and organizations, and research methods such as Action Research and Design Science Research.  Baskerville is the author of more than 100 articles in scholarly journals, professional magazines, and edited books. 
He is Editor-in-Chief for The European Journal of Information Systems (A Journal) and serves on the editorial board of Business & Information Systems Engineering (English outlet for Wirtschaftsinformatik). A Chartered Engineer, Baskerville holds MSc and PhD degrees from the London School of Economics.

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