MISM Research methods teaching plan April 2013

The following teaching plan is for MISM Research Methods workshop in April 2013:

1. On Literature Review and Lessons learned
• http://josephho33.blogspot.hk/2013/01/the-role-of-literature-review-in.html
• http://josephkkhoworkdiary.blogspot.hk/2013/03/literature-review-3-vs-and-1-o.html
• http://josephho33.blogspot.hk/2013/02/bad-and-good-practices-on-literature.html
• http://josephho33.blogspot.hk/2011/08/use-of-theoretical-frameworks-in.html
• http://josephho33.blogspot.hk/2011/12/major-websites-of-academic-publishers.html
• http://josephho33.blogspot.hk/2011/08/using-cognitive-mapping-in-disseration.html
• http://josephho33.blogspot.hk/2012/01/list-of-articles-on-e-library-usage.html
• On exploration and exploitation of literature review.
• On harvard referencing
• On writing style, notably on usage of quotation
• On the difficulties to read academic readings
• On dissertation coaching
• Related lecture notes
• Note 1: https://www.facebook.com/josephho33?ref=tn_tnmn#!/photo.php?fbid=10151584628892090&set=o.194088197319308&type=1&theater
• Note 2: https://www.facebook.com/josephho33?ref=tn_tnmn#!/photo.php?fbid=10151584631167090&set=o.194088197319308&type=1&theater
• References
• Picollo and Wagner (2003) "The Value of Academic Research" Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Admin Quarterly April
• Zorn and Campbell (2006) "Improving the writing of literature reviews through a literature integration exercise" Business Communication Quarterly May 1.
2. Research ethics and plagiarism
• http://plagiarism.org/
• http://turnitin.com/
• Writing style consideration
• Proper referencing
• Abuse of quotation consideration
• Unconscious plagiarism
• Self plagiarism
• Plagiarism on facts vs viewpoints
• A related blog article on plagiarism: http://josephho33.blogspot.hk/2011/08/plagiarism-what-plagiarism.html
• Lecture note on business research ethics: https://www.facebook.com/josephho33?ref=tn_tnmn#!/photo.php?fbid=10151586062242090&set=o.194088197319308&type=1&theater
• A brief discussion on Research Philosophy
• Reading: http://rubyvine.blogspot.hk/2009/10/research-paradigms-positivism.html
• On positivism and realism
• Research philosophy: ontology and epistemology; on human nature and social contradiction
3. Research methods
• A look at HKU thesis portal: http://hub.hku.hk/advanced-search?field1=title&thesis=1
• A brief discussion on multipe regression analysis
• blog article: http://josephho33.blogspot.hk/2011/12/research-method-based-on-multiple.html
• Facebook notes: https://www.facebook.com/josephho33?ref=tn_tnmn#!/media/set/?set=a.10150112164422090.322140.713727089&type=3
• A brief discussion on research methods
• A brief discussion on research design: http://josephho33.blogspot.hk/2012/01/designing-research-design-discussion.html
• A brief discussion on the evaluation criteria of research design: e.g. validity, reliability, and feasibility, etc
• An example of Research objectives:
• To evalute the IT infrastructure function of ABC Ltd based on IT infrastructure plannning theories
• To evaluate the IT management capability of ABC Ltd in managing its IT infrastructure based on Cybernetic Thinking
• To refine IT  infrastructure planning  theories based on Case Study Research method as applied in the case study of ABC Ltd.

References

1. Facebook folder on Research Methods: https://www.facebook.com/josephho33?ref=tn_tnmn#!/groups/194088197319308/
2. Facebook folder on Information Technology: https://www.facebook.com/josephho33?ref=tn_tnmn#!/groups/316183782575/