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ARIN 2000

ARIN 2000 Research Methods in IS, the Humanities and Social Sciences Introduction Kathy Cleland - Coordinating Lecturer Room S344, John Woolley Bldg Tel: 9351 4721 Email: kathy.cleland@arts.usyd.edu.au Feel free to come and have a chat anytime. Email to make an appointment.

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ARIN 2000

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  1. ARIN 2000 Research Methods in IS, the Humanities and Social Sciences

  2. Introduction • Kathy Cleland - Coordinating Lecturer • Room S344, John Woolley Bldg • Tel: 9351 4721 • Email: kathy.cleland@arts.usyd.edu.au Feel free to come and have a chat anytime. Email to make an appointment.

  3. BAI - new units of study • Two new units of study will be offered in Arts Informatics in Semester 2, 2004 • ARIN 2100 - Web Tools • ARIN 3000 - Technocultures

  4. General Announcement • “Plaything” games conference • Venue: Eastern Avenue, Sydney University • Dates: October 10 -12 2003 • Key Organiser: dLux media arts • Supported by Arts Informatics Program and Sydney College of the Arts

  5. ARIN 2000 - Course Overview • ARIN 2000 - objectives • This Unit of Study will introduce students to a variety of research methodologies used in Information Systems, the Humanities and Social Sciences. • Students will be introduced to key research frameworks and paradigms. • Students will learn key quantitative and qualitative research techniques including: participative methods, surveys, focus groups, action research, content analysis, experiments and case studies. • Students will learn to critically analyse and interpret data and evidence.

  6. ARIN 2000 - Research Areas • Information Systems • General topics relevant to living in the Information Age • Your own area of interest from your Arts major • The Humanities and Social Sciences

  7. ARIN 2000 - Course delivery • 2 hour lecture • The structure of the 2 hour lecture will vary, sometimes the second hour will be used in a more interactive way • 1 hour tutorial • tutorials start Week 2 • attendance at tutorials and participation in activities is compulsory

  8. ARIN 2000 - Resources • ARIN 2000 Reader • available at Copy Centre $21 • ARIN 2000 Websitehttp://teaching.arts.usyd.edu.au/arin2000 • General information/Staff contact details • Course outline - you should check the lecture schedule and readings on a weekly basis • Assessment • Resource list (Fisher - Special Reserve items, websites, online journals)

  9. ARIN 2000 - Assessment • Participation 10% • Essay 40%Due Date: Week 7, Friday 12 Sept • Research Proposal 50%Due Date: Week 13, Friday 28 Oct NB. Details will be available in tutorials in Week 2

  10. For next week … • Readings: ARIN 2000 Reader • 1-1 Michael Crotty, "Introduction: the Research Process" • 1-2 Michael D. Myers and David E. Avison, "An Introduction to Qualitative Research in Information Systems" • 1-3 Wanda J Orlikowski and Jack J. Baroudi, "Studying Information Technology in Organizations: Research Approaches and Assumptions" • 1-4 Richard Osborne and Borin Van Loon; edited by Richard Appignanesi 1996 Sociology for beginners, Icon Books, Cambridge [England] • Online reading: Neuman, William, Social research methods : qualitative and quantitative approaches. Chapter 4.

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