Track
Co-Chairs:
We
invite submissions for the Research Methods Track at the 21th
Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS) to be
held in Puerto Rico on
August 13-15, 2015. While the track is open to a wide range
of submission
we encourage submissions that focus on the processes and
procedures by which
new knowledge to the information systems field is discovered
and created.
This includes examples of
innovative applications
of methodological techniques as well as discourse and
description of particular
methodological improvements.
In
addition to the traditional Research Methods track
submissions, as a new feature for 2015 we encourage
submissions for presentations in two general areas:
·
Demonstrating
how to use new and innovative methods applied to the IS
field
·
Demonstrating
recent advances or innovative applications of
well-established methods applied
to the IS field.
The
intent is for the presenter to demonstrate the methodology,
providing an example
for attendees on how to use these
methods. The submission (and presentation) should include
the following
information:
·
Overview
of what is innovative about the method
·
If
method is a variation of an existing method, how the
authorâs application
of the method differs from prior use
·
When
the method is appropriate
·
Example
of the method in use if appropriate
·
How
to use the method
·
How
to establish rigor and quality (e.g. Validity and
reliability)
·
How
the method can be applied and used by others.
Important Dates:
January 5, 2015 â
Manuscript submission opens
February 25, 2015 â
Submission Deadline
May 5, 2015 â Final
Decisions
Possible
submission topics include, but are not limited to:
Use
of multiple methods in coordinated research streams or a
single study
Examinations
of problems that have
been historically viewed
through particular approaches, such as experiments or
surveys, but are be
re-envisioned using other techniques
·
Best, contingent, or
recommended approaches to specific
qualitative methods or quantitative methods
·
What IS research learn
from the recently developed methods used
in reference disciplines and what can it contribute to these
and other
disciplines;
·
Whether theory
matters
when considering method i.e. are methods agnostic to theory
·
Ethical considerations
in research methods
·
Use of software tools
for data analysis, and related strategies
·
Techniques for big data
analysis
·
Methodological and
ethical considerations for the creation,
sharing and reuse of large datasets from data available in
the public domain.