Researching Information Systems and Computing

Written specifically for information systems (IS) and computing students and providing everything they need to know about executing a research project, this book is packed with guidance and examples.

List of contents

1 Introduction
2 The Purpose and Products of Research
3 Overview of the Research Process
4 The Digital Researcher
5 Participants and Research Ethics
6 Reviewing the Literature
7 Surveys
8 Design and Creation
9 Experiments
10 Case Studies
11 Action Research
12 Ethnography
13 Interviews
14 Observations
15 Questionnaires
16 Documents
17 Quantitative Data Analysis
18 Qualitative Data Analysis
19 Philosophical Paradigms - Positivism
20 Philosophical Paradigms - Interpretivism and Critical Research
21 Presentation of the Research

About the author

Briony J Oates was Professor of Inquiry Methods in the School of Computing at Teesside University in the UK. Her research interests ranged widely, from digital art to IT systems project failures to evidence-based practice in information systems and software engineering.

She was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship in recognition of her pioneering work in the teaching of research methods to computing and information systems students. She has developed and taught many modules in research methods for both undergraduates and postgraduates. She has supervised numerous masters dissertations, been the Director of Studies for a large number of PhD students, and been the external examiner for many doctoral theses.

She has now retired and moved to the Outer Hebrides. She retains an interest in research methods and how they are taught in information systems and computing, but now enjoys spending most of her time on artistic and outdoor pursuits.

Product details

• Authors: Marie Griffiths, Griffiths Marie, Rachel McLean, Briony J Oates, Briony J Griffiths Oates
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 01.11.2025
• EAN: 9781529682946
• ISBN: 978-1-5296-8294-6
• No. of pages: 523
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Communication science; Business and Management, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Research & Development, Research & development management, Information technology: general topics, Applied computing, Research methods: general, For higher / tertiary / university education, Textbook, coursework