Research training
Categories:
- methods
- writing
- The Bamberg Center for Empirical Studies (BACES) offers free consultation related to data management and statistical analyses
See podcast episode on phd education
Resources (to sort):
- The Turing Way
- Good-enough practices in scientific computing
- How to document your research software
- how-to docs
- Awesome reproducible research
- Awesome open science
- Instats courses
- IDIS: International Doctoral Network in Information Systems
- VHB Prodoc
- Good Enough Practices in Scientific Computing
- Tidyverse skills for Data Science
Books on philosophy of science:
- Thomas S. Kuhn – The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (paradigms & paradigm shifts)
- Karl Popper – The Logic of Scientific Discovery (falsification)
- Karl Popper – Conjectures and Refutations (essays, very readable)
- Paul Feyerabend – Against Method (“anything goes” critique)
- Alan Chalmers – What Is This Thing Called Science? (widely used intro)
- Herbert Simon - Sciences of the Artificial (for design science)
Research and modes of reasoning
Levallet, N., Denford, J. S., & Chan, Y. E. (2020). Following the MAP (methods, approaches, perspectives) in information systems research. Information Systems Research, 32(1), 130-146. (link).
Validity
Boudreau, Gefen & Straub (2001), “Validation in Information Systems Research: A State-of-the-Art Assessment,” MIS Quarterly. Shadish, Cook & Campbell (2002), Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs for Generalized Causal Inference. Straub, Boudreau & Gefen (2004), “Validation Guidelines for IS Positivist Research,” CAIS.
IS Research Podcast Episodes: - Cognitive conflict, courage, humility, and respect: Ingredients for a productive academic discourse - Every contribution can be interesting but not all of them are