Analytical methods for IS professionals ISYS3015 Week 1 Lecture 1 Introduction

How do we know what we know?

Less is more

Projects

Course Staff Lecturer: Lecturer: –Ying Zhou Consultation: Tuesday, 2-3 pm –Andrea Consultation: Friday, 10-11am Tutor: Tutor: –Nick Earnshaw –Helen Richardson Various guest lecturers Various guest lecturers –Library, Learning Center, SOT, Industry

Textbook Required text Required text – Paul D. Leedy and Jeanne Ellis Ormrod > 7 th edition published by Prentice Hall, Inc. Recommended reading Recommended reading –Lawrence W. Neuman > 5 th edition –Robert.B.Burns > 4 th edition

Online resources Online research methods book Online research methods book – Research Methods Knowledge Base Research Methods Knowledge Base Research Methods Knowledge Base Statistics online resources – Research Methods Knowledge Base Research Methods Knowledge Base Research Methods Knowledge Base – Introductory Statistics: Concepts, Models, and Applications Introductory Statistics: Concepts, Models, and Applications Introductory Statistics: Concepts, Models, and Applications Writing guide Writing guide – Strunk w. > Online version:

Assessment Assignments (35%) Assignments (35%) –Assignment 1 (15%) Individual Individual Stage 1 due on week 5 (get back on week 7) Stage 1 due on week 5 (get back on week 7) Stage 2 due on week 8 Stage 2 due on week 8 –Assignment 2 (10%) Designing and administering survey Designing and administering survey Group work Group work Due on week 12 Due on week 12 –Assignment 3 (10%) Statistics Statistics Individual work Individual work Due on week 13 (solution will be posted on week 14) Due on week 13 (solution will be posted on week 14)

Assessment (cont’d) Tutorial (10%) Tutorial (10%) –Participation (5%), preparation (5%) Presentation (5%) Presentation (5%) –Held in the last two tutorials Final examination (50%) Final examination (50%) –Closed book –You need to get 40% in the final examination to pass the course

What is this course about? Guide you through various stages of a research project Guide you through various stages of a research project What is research What is research –The word "research" is derived from the Latin word meaning "to know." –The word "research" is derived from the Latin word meaning "to know." –Research is about answering questions

What is not research Research is not mere information gathering Research is not mere information gathering Research is not mere transportation of facts from one location to another Research is not mere transportation of facts from one location to another Research is not merely rummaging for information Research is not merely rummaging for information Research is not a catchword used to get attention Research is not a catchword used to get attention