INF5004W :: Master of Commerce in Information Systems Coursework

Sample Lecture Schedule

The following are some of the topics which were offered in the past during the first part of the Masters program (February - August). These exclude the various student seminars and "one-on-one" sessions. Note that some topics were spread over more than one session. Most sessions are three hours long, though some were as short as two hours.

• Welcome & Course Intro - JP Van Belle

• Library tour

• Introduction to Systems Thinking - I Brown

• Introduction to Research - JP Van Belle

• Research Workshop - JP Van Belle

• Using Public Databases for Research - Prof. Pook

• Hard versus Soft Systems - I Brown

• The Research Process - JP Van Belle

• How to Approach your Life as a Masters Student - JP Van Belle

• Critical Reading - - Prof D Roode

• How to Select Thesis Topics & Proposals - JP Van Belle

• Strategic IS Planning  - I Brown

• Technology Adoption - I Brown

• Proposal & Thesis Overview - JP Van Belle

• IS Success Frameworks - I Brown

• Research Framework, design & Planning - JP Van Belle

• Critical Reading - - Prof D Roode

• Qualitative Data gathering - I Brown

• My Research Experiences - Jane Nash

• Qualitative Data Analysis - I Brown

• e-Readiness - I Brown

• Variables, Scaling, Reliability - JP Van Belle

• My E-commerce Research - Joseph Sturm

• Analysis of Quantitative Data Prof Trevor Wegner

• Analysis of Qualitative Data with Statistica (LAb sessions) Prof T Wegner

• Critical Reading - - Prof D Roode

• Qualitative Research Methods - - I Brown

• Educational Technology - D. N'Gambi

• Qualitative Research Methods in Action - J. Rhodes

• Report Writing - JP Van Belle

• Meta-modelling - JP Van Belle

• Enterprise Modelling - JP Van Belle

• Critical Reading - Prof D Roode

• Modelling tools - Rene Pretorius

• Critical Reading - Prof D Roode

• Real-world ERP Implementation Issues - Lisa Seymour

• Enterprise Architectures - G Mcleod

• Critical Reading - Prof D Roode

• Critical Reading - Prof D Roode

• XML technology - JP Van Belle

• IT management Issues - K Johnston

• System Delivery Methods - G Mcleod