Information Systems Research Fundamentals

This is an overview and the content of Information Systems Research Fundamentals in March 2023.

Lectures

This is the tentative lecture plan for March 2023.

Lectures and meetings will be in the NEMKO building if nothing else is indicated.

Zoom link for online attendance.

Date and time Room Activity Presenters Resources

01.03
Starting at 12:00

DHIS2

Design Lab

Introduction to the IS Research Fundamentals course

Alex, Kristin, Andrew, Magnus

Recording of the lecture (video)

From IT to digitalization - Short intro (slides)

HISP Basic IS Research knowledge (slides)

02.03
Starting at 10:00

  Introduction to IS theory and research field Silvia

Recording of the lecture (video)

Slides

03.03
Starting at 11:15

  Introduction to IS research methods Silvia

Recording of the lecture (video)

Slides

06.03
Starting at 13:00
  Socio-technical Jens

Recording of the lecture (video)

Slides

07.03
Starting at 09:00
  The PhD proposal: Requirements and an example (relevant primarily for the PhD candidates) Petter, Alex, Kristin

This lecture has not been recorded

Slides

08.03
Starting at 11:00
 

Socio-Technical design - Participatory design

  • Part 1: “Design” in IT and digitalization projects - a landscape
  • Part 2: A notion of sociotechnical systems design for contemporary digitalization projects?
     
Magnus

Recording of the lecture,
Part 1 (video)

Recording of the lecture,
Part 2 (video)

Slides

08.03
Starting at 14:00
  Systems Thinking Sune

Recording of the lecture

Slides

09.03
Starting at 13:00
  What is Theory?

Alex

Recording of the lecture
(coming soon)

Slides

10.03
Starting at 09:00

 

Data collection - what is data

Kristin

Recording of the lecture (coming soon)

Slides

13.03
Starting at 10:00

  Information Infrastructure Margunn

Recording of the lecture (coming soon)

Slides

15.03
Starting at 12:00
  Institutional Theory Johan

Recording of the lecture (coming soon)

Slides

16.03
Starting at 09:00
  Platform Ecosystems Alex

Recording of the lecture (coming soon)

Slides

20.03
Starting at 13:00
  Action Research Sune, Kristin  

21.03
Starting at 09:00

  Research Ethics (relevant primarily for the PhD candidates) Petter

This lecture will not be recorded

Slides

29.03
Starting at 11:00

  Qualitative Research Interview Kristin  

 

Research group meetings

We also invite you to join our research group meetings:

  • IS research group meeting: Every fourth week, starting Friday March 3rd, 10:15 - 11, NEMKO, board room)
  • Paper development seminar: Every second week, starting Friday March 10th, 10:15 - 11:15, NEMKO, board room).

Courses fall 2023

You are expected to complete IN900 this semester. We also recommend you to consider, or at least follow the lectures in IN5390. There are also relevant lectures in the courses IN4340 and IN5210.

Links to relevant information

Following these links will provide you with more information about the HISP centre, the DHIS2 software, our Information Systems Research Group and the PhD-programme.