EBC8101 INTERDISCIPLINARY DOCTORAL SEMINAR IN E-BUSINESS I (3cr.)
Recent developments in e-Business applications and research. Critical analysis of theories, models, and methods. Critical synthesis of the field literature from different perspectives. Students will write a literature survey paper in one of the three fields of the program. Course reserved for students in the EBC PhD program.
EBC8102 INTERDISCIPLINARY DOCTORAL SEMINAR IN E-BUSINESS II (3cr.)
Recent developments in e-Business applications and research. Critical analysis of theories, models, and methods. Critical synthesis of the field literature from different perspectives. Students will write a literature survey paper in one of the three fields of the program. The paper must be in a different field from the paper submitted in EBC8101. Course reserved for students in the EBC PhD program
About This Course
This course is designed to provide students with advanced knowledge and tools used in graduate level in e-Business applications and research. By the end of the course you should be able to:
This seminar is designed to be an open forum for academic exchange between e-business PhD students, professors, and invited experts working in various areas of the e-business field. There are a variety of assignments including mini-presentations of developing research and a literature survey paper in one of the three fields of the program (e-business, e-society, e-technology). Students are required to actively participate in regular seminar discussions based on weekly readings. By the end of this course, each student will learn to use a variety of research techniques oriented towards the advancement of their doctoral level research.
Required Readings (TBA)
There will be a number of readings assigned by weekly speakers before they are scheduled to speak. The readings will be uploaded to the virtual campus for easy student access. It is assumed that assigned readings will be read by students before coming to class to allow for a fruitful seminar discussion.
Suggested Readings
Thompson, M., & Brubaker, D. (2007). Theses and Dissertations, Second Edition. A Guide to Planning, Research, and Writing. Thousand Oaks: Sage
Jesson, J., Matheson, L. & Lacey. F. (2011). Doing your Literature Review: Traditional and Systematic Techniques. Thousand Oaks: Sage
Schedule
Info
The following is a generic schedule of events … see the course website page for
this year’s schedule. Potential variations may include guest speakers,
audio/video tapes and other events that may change this schedule.
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FALL SEMESTER |
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September 10 |
Week 1 |
Comprehensive Exam Guidelines Seminar Introduction- EBT Fields (E-tech, E-society, E-Business) |
EBT Director, and Associate Directors |
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September 17 |
Week 2 |
Research workshop for entire program |
CBY A 707 |
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September 24 |
Week 3 |
Library Research Strategies |
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October 1 |
Week 4 |
What is a systematic research review and how to conduct one? |
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Oct 8 |
Week 5
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E-Business: Research Traditions, Approaches and Methodology (ESociety) |
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Oct 15 |
Week 6 |
Academic Integrity: Plagiarism, proper referencing, citation rules and beyond |
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Oct 22 |
Week7
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Invited Speaker: ETechnology Research |
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STUDY BREAK |
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Nov 5 |
Week 8 |
Invited Speaker: ESociety Research |
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Nov 12 |
Week 9 |
Invited Speaker: Ebusiness Research |
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Nov 19 |
Week 10 |
Student Mini-Presentations |
Everyone |
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Nov 26 |
Week 11 |
Student Mini-Presentations |
Everyone |
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Dec 3 |
Week 12 |
Student Mini-Presentations |
Everyone |
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WINTER SEMESTER |
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Topics/Readings |
Facilitator |
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Jan 15 |
Week 1 |
Review of Comprehensive Exam Guidelines Seminar Introduction- EBT Fields (E-tech, E-society, E-Business) |
EBT Director, and Associate Directors |
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Jan 22 |
Week 2 |
Research workshop for entire program |
CBY A-707 |
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Jan 29 |
Week 3 |
Review of Library and Systematic Research Review from last semester + Practical Writing and Funding (Conferences, publishing, grants) |
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Feb 5 |
Week 4 |
E-Business: Research Traditions, Approaches and Methodology (E-Technology) |
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Feb 12 |
Week 5
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Research Ethics |
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Feb 19 |
STUDY BREAK |
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Feb 26 |
Week7
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Invited Speaker: ESociety Research |
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March 5 |
Week 8 |
Invited Speaker: Ebusiness Research |
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March 12 |
Week 9 |
Invited Speaker: ETechnology Research |
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March 19 |
Week 10 |
Invited Speaker |
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March 26 |
Week 11 |
Student Mini-Presentations |
Everyone |
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April 2 |
Week 12 |
Student Mini-Presentations |
Everyone |
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April 9 |
Week 13 |
Student Mini-Presentations |
Everyone |
Supervisor Role:
This class is meant to be an open forum for learning and discussion. If
at any time something seems unclear, please make an appointment to discuss it
with your supervisor. It is the role of the supervisor to meet weekly with
students to help guide developing work and address any questions that arise
during the seminar. It is the supervisor’s responsibility to grade their own
student’s literature surveys at the end of the semester.
Grades Fall
Your final subject grade is determined by the following:
1. Literature Survey Plan – Signed by Supervisor: Due September 30 10
2. Attendance and Participation 20
3. Mini-presentation 10
4. Literature Survey – Graded by Supervisor: Due Dec. 15 60
Grades Winter
Your final subject grade is determined by the following:
1. Literature Survey Plan – Signed by Supervisor: Due January 31 10
2. Attendance and Participation 20
3. Mini-presentation 10
4. Literature Survey – Graded by Supervisor: Due April 22 60
Attendance and Participation: Be here! Your grade depends upon it. Students are expected to attend, take notes, and participate in weekly seminars. Late students conspicuously disturb the learning experience for their classmates. As a courtesy, you should plan to arrive no later than the start of class (if not sooner). This seminar requires that assigned readings are read before class. The desire is to have a thoughtful series of discussions and critiques of the material, rather than simply a reiteration of what is stated by the authors. In addition, regular student status reports and short assignments will be required from students as partial fulfillment of the participation grade. These status reports and short assignments will be requested on selected seminar days (TBA) and should be sent the TA for marking. If you are sick or have some other difficulty with attendance, please communicate with me as soon as possible.
Mini-Presentation and Handout (Total time 20 minutes-15 presentation + 5 minute questions):
The Presentation. You will be asked to present work in progress related to your developing literature survey. Be professional with your presentation and make sure to include key details related to the research project. The content of the presentation should include the following elements:
· Introduction (background information, key definitions, defining features, current uses, strengths and weakness)
· Methodology (Include relevant definitions, problem context, rationale, research questions, literature survey design applied, data collection and analysis procedures, validation strategies, etc.
· Conclusions-recommendations (identify key challenges, common errors encountered, and suggested directions for future research)
Note: Following the 15 minute presentation, you are responsible to lead a discussion for 5 minutes. Each presenter MUST provide the class with a peer feedback form (see Appendix) to complete at the end of the presentation. Completed forms are collected by presenters at the end of their presentation for review and then submitted to the professor. Attendance will be taken based on completed forms and will count as part of the course grade.
Research Literature Survey (Take-home exam).
You are required to submit an individually written research literature survey to your dissertation supervisor for grading. Supervisors are expected to submit final paper grades to the seminar coordinator within 7 days of the student submission due date. It is expected that this paper will be developed and worked on throughout the term. Students handing in assignments late will be penalized. There is a maximum length of 32 pages of text double-spaced (excluding references and appendices etc.) and a penalty for late submission (One full grade per day). In terms of writing format , choose format suggested by your supervisor or one derived from a research design textbook (I.e., Creswell, 2014).
Grading Scheme
Participation is based on submitting prepared questions from weekly readings BEFORE class.
Presentation marks are based on peer reviews.
The literature survey will be graded by students’ respective supervisors.
NOTE: “To plagiarize is to borrow someone else’s words or ideas without mentioning his/her name and/or without using quotation marks” (University of Ottawa Definition of Plagiarism). For more detailed information, please consult the Academic Integrity Website (web5.uottawa.ca/mcs-smc/academicintegrity/home.php).