INFOSYS 720 : Information Systems Research
Business and Economics
2020 Semester One (1203) (15 POINTS)
Course Prescription
Course Overview
This course provides a a substantive overview of various research topics in information systems. Since this course is taught at postgraduate-level, it is organised as a seminar, and not as a series of lectures. This approach assumes that the lecturers and students can work together in a collaborative fashion. The role of the lecturers in this environment is to establish a framework and put together a set of materials for discussion, and to create the conditions suitable for learning. The underlying assumption is that we are all co-producers in learning.
Running the course as a seminar means that all students are expected to participate and contribute equally to the discussion. The classes are intended to be a forum for critically reviewing and discussing the set readings; students are expected to participate fully in this process.
Capabilities Developed in this Course
| Capability 1: | Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice |
| Capability 2: | Critical Thinking |
| Capability 3: | Solution Seeking |
| Capability 4: | Communication and Engagement |
| Capability 5: | Independence and Integrity |
| Capability 6: | Social and Environmental Responsibilities |
Learning Outcomes
- Understand a broad array of research topics and themes within the field of information systems (Capability 1, 4.3 and 5.1)
- Develop a good knowledge and understanding of information systems research and the process by which that research is produced (Capability 1, 2 and 6)
- Develop competence in critiquing IS research articles published in some of the leading academic journals and conference proceedings (Capability 1, 2 and 3)
- Evaluate analyze and synthesize a range of academic sources (Capability 1, 4.2 and 4.3)
- Develop competence in verbally presenting arguments in an academic fashion (Capability 2, 4.1, 4.2 and 5.1)
- Demonstrate an ability to write a literature review on an IS research topic (Capability 1, 2, 4.2 and 5.1)
Assessments
| Assessment Type | Percentage | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Paper summaries | 15% | Individual Coursework |
| Class Participation | 15% | Individual Coursework |
| Literature Review 1 | 35% | Individual Coursework |
| Literature Review 2 | 35% | Individual Coursework |
| 4 types | 100% |
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcome Addressed | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||
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To pass the course students need to obtain an overall grade of more than 50%.
Workload Expectations
This course is a standard [15] point course and students are expected to spend 10 hours per week involved in each 15 point course that they are enrolled in.
For this course, you can expect [3] hours of lectures, [5] hours of reading and thinking about the content and [2] hours of work on assignments and/or test preparation.
Learning Resources
There is no textbook as such for this course, because all the readings are articles from journals. However, students are expected to read more widely including additional articles from any recognised journal. Many useful citations can also be obtained from the AIS Digital Library, the ACM Digital Library, IEEE Xplore Digital Library, Google Scholar and other bibliographic databases such as ABI/Inform, Science Direct or the Emerald Library. Many of these libraries and databases are available online from the University of Auckland Library. You should be familiar with accessing these digital resources.
Digital Resources
Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).
Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.
Academic Integrity
The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against online source material using computerised detection mechanisms.
Inclusive Learning
All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.
Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website at http://disability.auckland.ac.nz
Special Circumstances
If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.
If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page: https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.
This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.
Student Feedback
At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.
Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.
Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.
Student Charter and Responsibilities
The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter (https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html).
Disclaimer
Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.
In this course you may be asked to submit your coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. The final decision on the completion mode for a test or examination, and remote invigilation arrangements where applicable, will be advised to students at least 10 days prior to the scheduled date of the assessment, or in the case of an examination when the examination timetable is published.