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Course
Advances in IT Management Seminar 2020

Faculty

DIGI faculty and affiliates

Course Coordinator
Michel Avital

Prerequisites
N/A

Aim
This introductory course highlights central topics in information systems research. It is designed to familiarize doctorate students with the main research streams and contributing scholars of IS research, to introduce the common research approaches, and to provide a 'safe environment for stepping into lifelong research endeavor. In addition to reviewing a rich subset of the IS research literature, the course seeks to prepare the foundations that will assist the participants in developing and writing their thesis.

Course content

The course surveys a broad literature base to provide students with a grasp of the main issues in the IS discipline while developing a deeper understanding of its development and conceptual turns. The course emphasizes breadth and is geared toward the socio-technical aspects of information technologies in an organizational context. Specifically, participants will have an opportunity to examine the main strands of IS research and their interrelationships in the overall context of the discipline and management studies.  
The course is designed as a sequence of 6 three-hour meetings, each covering a central topic in information systems research. The meetings are designed in a research seminar format that includes guided discussions, mini-workshops, and teacher and student class presentations. In addition to a critical and appreciative review of existing work, the seminar emphasizes constructive discussion aiming toward helping students to design state of the art research that builds on and extends the related current body of knowledge.  

Considering the underlying objective, the readings, class preparation and class participation are essential. In preparation for each seminar, each student will review the assigned articles, and subsequently should prepare and upload to CANVAS a “conversation starter” that discusses and integrates the readings as well as offers personal insights and suggested topics for further discussion in the seminar. Upload or post your conversation starter to the designated Assignment section in Canvas at least 48 hours prior to the class (Wednesday at noon). 

Teaching style

Lecture plan

WK#

Date 2020*

Description

Instructor

Note

8

21 February

Systems Theory                         

Attila Marton

 

 

9

28 February

Digital Innovation

Philipp Hukal

 

 

10

06 March

Digital Platforms and Infrastructures             

Ben Eaton

 

 

11

13 March

The Sociotechnical Perspective

Xiao Xiao

 

 

12

20 March

Economics of Information Systems                

Thomas Frick

 

 

13

27 March

Power and Organization        

Rob Gleasure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         *All sessions are Fridays 14:00-17:00 unless noted otherwise.

Learning objectives

At the end of the course, students should be able to:

  • Identify and discuss the main research streams in IS research
  • Identify the key scholars in IS research and discuss their contribution to the body of knowledge
  • Identify and discuss key disciplinary controversies and debates
  • Discuss the development of the IS research discipline and its community of scholars
  • Apply IS research theory to own thesis project
  • Position own thesis project in the context of the IS body of knowledge

Exam
A Pass/Fail grade will be based on participation and timely submission of all the conversation starters.

Other

Start date
21/02/2020

End date
27/03/2020

Level
PhD

ECTS
2

Language
English

Course Literature

Required Text
TBA

Fee
DKK 2.600

Minimum number of participants
12

Maximum number of participants
12

Location

Copenhagen Business School

Howitzvej 60
Room: 5.23
2000 Frederiksberg

Contact information
For further enquiries about the course please send mail to Blazenka B. Kvistbo, bbk.research@cbs.dk

Registration deadline
07/02/2020

Please note that your registration is binding after the registration deadline.
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