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Advances in Digital Technology Research Seminar - 2 ECTS
Date and time
Friday 1 March 2024 at 09:00 to Friday 12 April 2024 at 12:00
Registration Deadline
Thursday 29 February 2024 at 18:55
Location
Kilen - room KL1.43 (first floor),
Kilevej 14A,
2000 Frederiksberg
Kilen - room KL1.43 (first floor)
Kilevej 14A
2000 Frederiksberg
Advances in Digital Technology Research Seminar - 2 ECTS
Course coordinator: Michel Avital, Department of Digitalization (DIGI)
Faculty
Professor Michel Avital
Department of Digitalization, CBS
Department of Digitalization, CBS
Professor Carsten Sorensen
Department of Digitalization, CBS
Assistant Professor Weifang Wu
Department of Digitalization, CBS
This introductory course highlights a selection of contemporary central topics in information systems and digital technology management research. It is designed to familiarize doctorate students with the main research streams and contributing scholars of IS research, introduce the common research approaches, and provide a safe environment for stepping into lifelong research endeavors. 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. Each annual round of the course covers a new selection of topics that are prevalent in the IS research discourse.
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
Structure and Format
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 distinct 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).
Lecture plan
01 March - The Digital Innovation - Room KL1.43
- Carsten Sørensen
08 March - AI and Personalization - Room KL1.43
- Travis Greene
15 March - People and IT - Room KL1.43
- Maren Gierlich-Joas
22 March - Decision-making with Humans and Machines - Room KL Ks71
- Jason Burton
05 April - IS Economics - Room KL1.43
- Robert Kauffman & Weifang Wu
12 April - Digital Transformation of Work - Room KL1.43
Tina Blegind Jensen
* All sessions are Fridays, 14:00-17:00, except first day which is 09:00 - 12:00.
A Pass/Fail grade will be based on participation and timely submission of all six 2-page (max) conversation starters.
Note: DIGI students are required to pass 4.0 ECTS by taking two rounds of the seminar
Registration deadline and conditions
The registration deadline is 1 February 2024. If you want to cancel your registration on the course it should be done prior to this mentioned date. By this date we determine whether we have enough registrations to run the course, or who should be offered a seat if we have received too many registrations.
If there are more seats available on the course we leave the registration open by setting a new regsitration deadline in order to fill remaining seats. Once you have received our acceptance/welcome letter to join the course, your registration is binding and we do not refund your course fee. The binding registration date will be the registration deadline mentioned above.
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Organizer Contact Information
CBS PhD School
Nina Iversen
Phone: +45 3815 2475
ni.research@cbs.dk
Organizer Contact Information
CBS PhD School
Nina Iversen
Phone: +45 3815 2475
ni.research@cbs.dk