ויקיפדיה:עבודות ויקידמיות/אוניברסיטת בן גוריון בנגב - מדיניות מערכות מידע - תשע"ב/מידע

אוניברסיטת בן-גוריון המחלקה להנדסת תעשיה וניהול

מדיניות מערכות מידע (תיאוריות במחקר מערכות מידע ויישומן) המרצה: ד"ר ציפי הרט

Information Systems Policy (Theories in IS Research and their Application)364-2-5621
Dr. Tsipi Heart

Semester B 2012, Building 34, room 3
Monday, 17-20
Office hours: Monday12-13; Thursday 9:30-10:30 room 265, building 16,
Tel: 6472255
Course Description:
The concept of 'Theory' will be presented, including: what theory is, and what theory is not, theory development, and the importance of a sound theory in research. We will get acquainted with central theories in information systems (IS) research, and how they have been implemented in research and practice, as well as critically analyze the theoretical perspectives of academic papers and case studies. The course is mostly based on academic papers, requires extensive reading prior to each lesson, and involves active student participation. As of week X (TBD), students will present theories in class. Each student will choose a theory to: present and discuss for 30 minutes. The presenter will have to read additional materials related to the presented theory: theoretical papers, book chapters, and empirical papers. The presenter will also post a paper summarizing the work. The paper should explain the theory, its origin, its application in the IS domain, and theoretical and empirical papers published using this theory. Special attention should be paid to discussing the practical implications of the theory.: In addition, students will be required to write a Wikipedia entry in Hebrew which describes a commonly used theory in Information Systems research. Students writing a thesis can write the theoretical section of their thesis. Any theory can be used, whether covered at class or not, providing it is appropriately related to the research questions. Preferably, a student will present at class the theory used in her/his thesis. Detailed explanation about the course assignments are published in the course syllabus.: Learning outcomes::

Upon completion of this course students are expected:
1. To deeply understand the concepts of Theory and Model
2. To well understand their importance and use in research
3. To understand theory construction
4. To be familiar with the central theories used in IS research
5. To be able to critically analyze IS research from the theoretical perspectives
6. To be able to appropriately develop the theoretical part of their research, and accurately use it in conjunction with the empirical part.

Course structure: 3 weekly hours of frontal lectures, 3 credits
Course requirements:
1. Reading of 1-2 papers (in English) weekly prior to the lesson.
2. Active participation in class.
3. Minimum attendance (11 lessons minimum).
4. Two assignments:
a. Presentation: Choose a theory that best explains the phenomena which is the focus of your research, or any other theory you like. Describe the theory, its origin, its use in, and importance for IS research. Illustrate how the theory is adequate for your research, if applicable. Present the theory in class for 20 minutes plus 10 minutes discussion. Summarize the theory you have presented at class and post both presentation and summary at the course website. Submit a draft of this assignment (theory, short description, relevance to the thesis) up to Week
5. Final form of the assignment will be posted one week prior to the presentation at class.
b. Final paper: Register to the hebrew wikipedia. write a new article in Wikipedia describing one theory used in IS research
The article in the hebrew wikipedia should be written in Hebrew and not coppied from the wikipedia in english or from any other Internet site.

Grade Structure:
1. Presentation + summary: 10%
2. Wikipedia assignment: 40%
3. Exam: 50%
4. Attendance: -5 points for each missed class below the minimum of 11 lectures