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100	1		_aOates, Briony J. _943657
245	1	0	_aResearching Information Systems and Computing / _cBriony J. Oates.
260			_aLondon ; _aThousand Oaks, Calif. : _bSage Publications, _c2006.
300			_axvii, 341 p. : _bill. ; _c24 cm.
505			_aIntroduction The Purpose and Products of Research Overview of the Research Process Internet Research Participants and Research Ethics Reviewing the Literature Surveys Design and Creation Experiments Case Studies Action Research Ethnography Interviews Observations Questionnaires Documents Quantitative Data Analysis Qualitative Data Analysis Philosophical Paradigms Positivism Alternative Philosophical Paradigms Presentation of the Research Final Words
520			_aWith everything readers need to know about how to execute their research project, this book is written specifically for information systems (IS) and computing students. It introduces key quantitative and qualitative research methods, makes sense of underlying philosophies, and helps readers navigate and assess existing academic papers. Special features support students as they bridge the gap between theory and practice. These include: - research examples from the IS and computing disciplines; - suggestions on how to build internet research into each method mentioned; - an explanation of how knowledge is created, drawing an analogy between this and the creation of software systems Throughout, readers are supported by pedagogical features such as learning objectives, explanations, discussion questions, evaluation guides and further reading.
650		0	_aManagement information systems _xResearch _xMethodology. _943658
650		0	_aInformation technology _xResearch _xMethodology. _943659
650		0	_aComputer science _xResearch _xMethodology. _943660
650		0	_aResearch _xMethodology. _910226
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