Mis Paper Summary
Final Report
For
MIS Seminar
Prepared For:
Kang, Shin Cheol, PhD
Professor, Graduate School of MIS
Hannam University
Prepared by:
Md. Saidur Rahman
Graduate student of MIS
Hannam University
Date of submission: 16 December 2011
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A Keyword Classification Scheme for IS Research Literature:
An Update
By: Henry Barki
Suzane Rivard
Jean Talbot
Published: MIS Quarterly, 1993
Summary:
Information systems researchers, while helping others build better information system, have done little in supporting their own information needs. The large amount of knowledge accumulated in IS today has created a situation where the researcher needs some sort of organizing mechanism to map the IS territory and relate its different components. A keyword classification scheme performs such a task through its content descriptors, systematically listed to show their relationships. In June 1988, MIS Quarterly published a classification scheme of IS. The scheme was contained over 1,100 keywords and consists of nine top-level categories (reference disciplines, external environment, technological environment, organizational environment, IS management, IS development and operations, IS usage, information systems, and IS education and research), each of which is divided into subcategories. This paper introduced a new scheme that includes nearly 1300 keywords, which represents an addition of more than 175 new words. Among these are 32 new keywords added to the research section in order to better describe the research approaches and methods. Other addition includes recent developments such as hypertext, Object-oriented analysis, and electronic meetings. A scheme such as this has three important functions. First, it defines the field of IS in some detail. Second, it provides a common vocabulary. Third, it provides a tool with which the evaluation of research can be studied. The classification scheme provides a much-needed common vocabulary.
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MIS Planning
For
MIS Seminar
Prepared For:
Kang, Shin Cheol, PhD
Professor, Graduate School of MIS
Hannam University
Prepared by:
Md. Saidur Rahman
Graduate student of MIS
Hannam University
Date of submission: 16 December 2011
(1)
A Keyword Classification Scheme for IS Research Literature:
An Update
By: Henry Barki
Suzane Rivard
Jean Talbot
Published: MIS Quarterly, 1993
Summary:
Information systems researchers, while helping others build better information system, have done little in supporting their own information needs. The large amount of knowledge accumulated in IS today has created a situation where the researcher needs some sort of organizing mechanism to map the IS territory and relate its different components. A keyword classification scheme performs such a task through its content descriptors, systematically listed to show their relationships. In June 1988, MIS Quarterly published a classification scheme of IS. The scheme was contained over 1,100 keywords and consists of nine top-level categories (reference disciplines, external environment, technological environment, organizational environment, IS management, IS development and operations, IS usage, information systems, and IS education and research), each of which is divided into subcategories. This paper introduced a new scheme that includes nearly 1300 keywords, which represents an addition of more than 175 new words. Among these are 32 new keywords added to the research section in order to better describe the research approaches and methods. Other addition includes recent developments such as hypertext, Object-oriented analysis, and electronic meetings. A scheme such as this has three important functions. First, it defines the field of IS in some detail. Second, it provides a common vocabulary. Third, it provides a tool with which the evaluation of research can be studied. The classification scheme provides a much-needed common vocabulary.
(2)
MIS Planning