Forwarded message from [uko01@rs1.rrz.uni-koeln.de] sent originally on Thu, 21 Oct 1999 10:24:45 +0200 (MET DST): : Call for Papers : : ECIS 2000 Track "Information Systems Challenges: Research Methodology, : Teaching Methods : and Practical Relevance" : : http://ecis2000.wu-wien.ac.at/ : : Objectives : : Information systems research covers a wide range of subjects - and : applies research methods drawn from : many disciplines, including management science, the social sciences, : engineering and computer science. : While some regard this diversity of methods as a prerequisite for : productive interdisciplinary work, others : complain about the lack of a coherent methodological paradigm within IS. : At the same time there has long : been a debate about the practical relevance of information systems : research - a debate which has extended : into our discussions in relation to curricula and corresponding teaching : methods. : : This track is intended to provide a forum for researchers, students and : practitioners who are interested in : exploring these essential challenges. In order to emphasise the need for : an interdisciplinary orientation, : researchers from neighbouring disciplines such as management science, : organisational studies, or computer : science - are strongly encouraged to contribute their points of view. : Possible contributions include full research : papers and position papers (2 pages). The latter are intended to be : presented within focused group : discussions. : : This track also welcomes contributions on any issue that clearly : advances the philosophical and conceptual : foundations of information systems. These issues have previously been : discussed within the Philosophical : Aspects of Information Systems Symposium (PAIS) workshops, which were : held at the University of the West : of England, Bristol, in 1994 and 1998. In 2000, PAIS will be integrated : into this track. : : Track Theme and Suggested Topics : : Research methods (formal, positivistic, hermeneutic, constructivistic, : rigour vs. relevance, general frameworks, experiences, ...) : : Interaction with neighbouring disciplines (relevance of : interdisciplinary work, managing interdisciplinary research teams ...) : : IS research in the past decade: lessons learnt, problems still to be : solved : : IS research in the next decade: essential challenges, research : strategies : : Strategies for linking theory and practice : : Profile of the discipline (relationship to neighbouring disciplines, : particular strengths, ...) : : Building effective research teams (local and virtual) including both : staff and students : : Cultural diversity: comparing IS and IS research internationally : ambiguity, integration into enterprise models ...) : : International collaboration (communication infrastructure, international : networks of excellence, …) : : Philosophical aspects of IS foundations and principles : : Programme Committee : : Ulrich Frank, University of Koblenz-Landau,Germany (Chair) : Matthias von Bechtolsheim, Arthur D. Little International, Wiesbaden, : Germany : Ian A. Beeson, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK : Izak Benbasat, University of British, Columbia, Vancouver, Canada : Shoa Ying Liu, Hirosima City University, Japan : Erich Ortner, Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany : Stephen K. Probert, Cranfield University, Swindon, UK : Georg Schreyögg, Free University of Berlin, Germany : Robert Stephens University of the West of England, Bristol, UK : Paul Swatman, Deakin University, Burwood, Australia : Edward Stohr, NYU, New York, USA : Robert W. Zmud, Florida State University, Tallahassee, USA : : -- : Prof. Dr. Ulrich Frank : Institut fuer Wirtschaftsinformatik : Universitaet Koblenz-Landau : Rheinau 1 : 56075 Koblenz : Visitor Address: Rammsweg 1 : : Tel. : 00xx-0261-287 2522 : Fax : 00xx-0261-287 2521 : email: ulrich.frank@uni-koblenz.de : www : http://www.uni-koblenz.de/~iwi

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