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Research in information systems

a handbook for research supervisors and their students
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Statement of Responsibility: edited by David Avison and Jan-Preis-Heje
Year: 2005
Publisher: Amsterdam, [u.a.], Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann
Media group: Book/Buch
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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.
 
Content:
Intro -- Dedication -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Brief Contents -- Detailed Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introducing Information Systems Project Management -- 1.1. What Is an Information System? -- 1.2. What Is Project Management? -- 1.3. Why "Information Systems" Project Management? -- 1.4. Project Management in Modern Organizations -- 1.5. Principles, Techniques, and Tools -- 1.6. Information Systems Project Life Cycle -- 1.7. Stakeholders -- 1.8. Project Management and Ethics -- 1.9. Text Content and Objectives -- 1.10. Interview With a Project Manager -- 1.11. Chapter Summary -- Appendix to Chapter 1: Codes of Behavior -- 2. Aligning the Information Systems Project With Organizational Goals -- 2.1. Project Management Portfolio -- 2.2. Setting Priorities for Project Management -- 2.3. What Is a Strategic Plan? -- 2.4. A Strategic Plan and Information Systems Project Management -- 2.5. Organizational Mission, Goals, and Objectives -- 2.6. Planning -- 2.7. Achieving Alignment -- 2.8. Project Proposal and Management Support -- 2.9. Public Relations -- 2.10. Change Management -- 2.11. Interview With a Project Manager -- 2.12. Chapter Summary -- Appendix to Chapter 2: IT Failure in Australia -- 3. Using an Information Systems Development Methodology -- 3.1. What Is an Information Systems Development Methodology? -- 3.2. Structured Systems Analysis and Design Method (SSADM) -- 3.3. Dynamic Systems Development Method (DSDM) -- 3.4. Software Development -- 3.5. Issues -- 3.6. Interview With a Project Manager -- 3.7. Chapter Summary -- Appendix to Chapter 3: Do IS and IT Matter? Whose Side Are You On? -- 4. Defining Project Scope -- 4.1. Requirements Definition -- 4.2. Project Scope -- 4.3. Work Breakdown Structure -- 4.4. Work Breakdown Structure as a Management Tool -- 4.5. Work Breakdown Structure Approach.

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Statement of Responsibility: edited by David Avison and Jan-Preis-Heje
Year: 2005
Publisher: Amsterdam, [u.a.], Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann
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ISBN: 0-7506-66552
ISBN (2nd): 978-0-7506-6655-8
Description: xii, 329 Seiten, Illustrationen
Tags: Information Systems, Research, Information Technology, Computer science, Ph.D., Graduate work, Higher Education Institution, Kommunikationstechnik, Forschung, Informations- und Kommunikationstechnik, IKT, Information and Communications Technology, ICT, Informatik, Promotion, Dissertation, Doktorgrad, Doctor of Philosophy, Doctorate, Doktortitel, College, Academy, University, Hochschule
Participating parties: Search for this character Avison, David, 1946- (contributor); Pries-Heje, Jan (contributor)
Language: eng
Media group: Book/Buch