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Week 1. Course Introduction/Overview
ETT642 Seminar in IT researchWei-Chen Hung, Ph.D.
August 25th, 2005
Agenda
• Welcome & Announcement• Syllabus review & Q&A• Readings (instructor assigned and self selected)• Assignments• Seminar formats• Course timeline• Break• Knowledge to share• Professional Opportunities 04-05
Welcome
• Congratulations! -- 80% complete of your course requirements
• Anyone not belong here?– ETRA doctoral students
– Prereq is 641
– When were you in 549? 640? 641?
Announcement
ETRA New Faculty
Dr. Pi-Sui Hsu
Dr. Hayley Mayall
Readings (instructor assigned)
• Instructor assigned reading– 4 sets of reading for weeks 2, 3, 4, & 5
– Set 1: IT oriented research methodology
– Set 2: IT oriented quantitative method
– Set 3: IT oriented qualitative method
– Set 4: IT oriented mixed method
• Account information:• User name: action
• Password: pbl2005
Readings (self selected)
• Self-selected reading– Minimum 3 referred based journal articles pertaining
your research interest/topic/agenda
Assignments
• Reading summary– 12 records/see summary paper spec sheet
• Literature review paper (based on your self selected papers)
• Seminar on your self selected papers• Research prospectus (6-10 pages) • Class contributions
Seminar format
• Community of learners– Individual presentations & discussions
– Group presentation & discussions
• Reflection not description• Thinking not memorizing
Class Timeline
Consultation
08/25
09/01
Disciplined inquiryReading discussion
12/01
Intro
Thanksgiving
10/27
11/2411/17
email address
12/08
09/22
11/03
Research project presentation
Final project due
on-line meeting as needed
finals
09/08
Literature review presentation
Researchweek
09/15
09/29
10/20 10/13
Seminar: group 1
10/06
Research workshop (individual
consultation)
11/10
Lit review paper due
Research workshop (individual
consultation)
Reading set 1Reading set 2 Reading set 3 Reading set 4
ConsultationConsultation
Seminar: group 2Seminar: group 3
Seminar: group 4
Research methodology
Reading discussion
Data collectionReading discussion
Literature reviewReading discussion
Group 1 summaries
Group 2 summaries
Group 3 summaries
Group 4 summaries
Knowledge to share
• Tell us your research interest, including:– Literatures/theories/models you have reviewed/learned
(e.g., 641) and what they are in terms of their impacts, trends, patterns, theoretical frameworks, researches, etc.
– What other areas of literature need to be reviewed, if any, in order to substantiate your research?
Professional opportunities 05-06
• AECT — Orlando, Florida October 18-22, • AACE — SITE, Ed-Media, E-Learning, . . .• AERA — April 7 - 11, San Francisco
MWERA — October 12-15, Columbus, OH
Communications
• Send your preferred email address to me (whung@niu.edu) within 24 hours after this class. (confirmation will be given upon receiving)– Subject line: ett642 email
• Email communication is preferred (usually within 24 hours during weekday).
• Voice mail may take up to 72 hours to reply.
Next week
• Reading: set 1 • Reading assignment: summary paper• Disciplined inquiries (types 1 – 6) and their
impacts
698(05)
642
699(3crs.)
643(05)
Research Candidacyexam 1
Candidacyexam 2
passed
699(1cr.)
Proposal approval
Proposal
C
Dissertation defense
AB
DE
dD
IRB
C
C
C
Program committee
Dissertation committee
The roadmap of dissertation in IT
Coursework - Program filing & response
- Responsibility for changes
- Timing of changes
698(05)
642
699(3crs.)
643(05)
Research Candidacyexam 1
Candidacyexam 2
passed
699(1cr.)
Proposal approval
Proposal
C
Dissertation defense
AB
DE
dD
IRB
C
C
C
Program committee
Dissertation committee
The roadmap of dissertation in IT
Candidacy Exam (Part1)- When?
- Who?
- Policies for writingNotification of intent to write
Response times (1 semester)
Repeats (total 2 times)
698(05)
642
699(3crs.)
643(05)
Research Candidacyexam 1
Candidacyexam 2
passed
699(1cr.)
Proposal approval
Proposal
C
Dissertation defense
AB
DE
dD
IRB
C
C
C
Program committee
Dissertation committee
The roadmap of dissertation in IT
Candidacy Exam (Part2)- When?
- Who (committee(s))
- Policies for writingNotification of intent to write
Response times (1 semester)
Repeats (total 2 times)
If Passed= Part 2 exam (passed)
= Proposal (possible)
diss. committee
698(05)
642
699(3crs.)
643(05)
Research Candidacyexam 1
Candidacyexam 2
passed
699(1cr.)
Proposal approval
Proposal
C
Dissertation defense
AB
DE
dD
IRB
C
C
C
Program committee
Dissertation committee
The roadmap of dissertation in IT
Dissertation (ETT699)- Continuous registration
After passing candidacyLeave of absence (see catalog)
- Director (Chair)- Committee Members- As faculty load
Committee- Role of chair & members- Your duties- Meetings (N=??)
Proposal & Along the way
698(05)
642
699(3crs.)
643(05)
Research Candidacyexam 1
Candidacyexam 2
passed
699(1cr.)
Proposal approval
Proposal
C
Dissertation defense
AB
DE
dD
IRB
C
C
C
Program committee
Dissertation committee
The roadmap of dissertation in IT
Office of Research Compliance / Institutional Review Board (IRB)
- Protect Human Subjects- Reviews all research- Monitors until done
698(05)
642
699(3crs.)
643(05)
Research Candidacyexam 1
Candidacyexam 2
passed
699(1cr.)
Proposal approval
Proposal
C
Dissertation defense
AB
DE
dD
IRB
C
C
C
Program committee
Dissertation committee
The roadmap of dissertation in IT
Defense - Scheduling - Participants (reviewer)
Post-defense - Finalizing the dissertation - Joint presentations
& publications - Copies for committee
Suggested dissertation roadmap!
699(1cr.)
Dissertation defense
Ed
D
698(05)
642
699(14crs.)
643(05)
Research Candidacyexam 1
Candidacyexam 2
passed Proposal approval
C
IRB
C
C
Dissertation process mgmt.
• What if a committee member quits/leaves NIU/ etc?
• Timelines
– 9 years– Figured how? (Check program)
• What if I run out of time?– Time extensions & course revalidation