BUSINESS K795
Qualitative Methods in Information Systems Research
Fall 2022
Topics
- information systems
- quantitative research
- qualitative research
- research design
- mixed methods
- risk management
- systems development
- ethnography
- grounded theory
- organizational change
- diversity
- communication
- electronic commerce
- training
- digital transformation
Readings
- Qualitative Research in Business & ManagementISBN 9781473912335; 9781526418302
- Qualitative and Mixed Methods Data Analysis Using DedooseISBN 9781506397801
- Salmona, M., Lieber, E., & Kaczynski. Qualitative and Mixed Methods Data Analysis using Dedoose: A Practical Approach for Research across the Social Sciences. Sage Publications, London (2019). ISBNs: 1506397808, 9781506397801
- Lobana, J. (2021). The Governance of AI-based Information Technologies within Corporate Environments. PhD dissertation. McMaster University.
- Charmaz, K. (2014). Reconstructing Theorizing in Grounded Theory Studies. In Constructing Grounded Theory, 2nd edition, Chapter 9, 225-260. Sage Publications: Los Angeles.
- Wiesche, M. et al. (2017). Grounded theory methodology in Information Systems Research, MIS Quarterly, 41(3), 685- 701.
- Goldkuhl, G. (2019). The Generation of Qualitative Data in Information Systems Research: The Diversity of Empirical Methods. Communications of the Association of Information Systems, 44, 572-599.
- Detlor, B., Julien, H., Willson, R., Serenko, A. & Lavallee, M. (2011). Learning outcomes of information literacy instruction at business schools. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 62(3), 572– 585.
- Serenko, A. (2006). The use of interface agents for email notification in critical incidents. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies. 64(11), 1084–1098.
- Detlor, B., & Ball, K. (2015). Getting More Value from the LibQUAL+® Survey: The Merits of Qualitative Analysis and Importance-Satisfaction Matrices in Assessing Library Patron Comments. College & Research Libraries, 76(6), 796-810.
- Detlor, B. (2017). Digital Storytelling and City Cultural Organizations: A Case Study Investigation of the “Love Your City, Share Your Stories” Digital Storytelling Initiative in Hamilton, Canada. Working Paper #101, McMaster
- Detlor, B., Hupfer, M., & Smith, D.H. (2018). Digital Storytelling: An Opportunity for Libraries to Engage and Lead Their Communities. Canadian Journal of Library and Information Science, 42(1-2).
- Nosrati, F. (2019). The Use of Digital Storytelling for Impression Management by City Cultural Organizations, PhD Dissertation, McMaster University. PDF of the thesis is available at
- Nosrati, F., & Detlor, B. (2021). The power of stories for impression management: Evidence from a city cultural digital storytelling initiative. Information Technology & People. Accepted July 5, 2021. First published online on July 28th @
- Detlor, B., Julien, H., La Rose, T. & Serenko, A. (2020). Local Community Digital Literacy Training: An Exploratory Investigation of Digital Literacy Training Programs Led by
- Detlor, B., Julien, H., La Rose, T., & Serenko, A. (2022). Community-led digital literacy training: Toward a conceptual model, Journal of the Association of Information Science and Technology, 1-14. Paper accepted March 1,
- Julien, H., Gerstle D., Detlor, B., La Rose, T., & Serenko, A. (2022). Digital literacy training for Canadians. Part II: Defining and measuring success, Library Quarterly, 92(1), 87-100.
- Julien, H., Gerstle D., Detlor, B., La Rose, T., & Serenko, A. (2021). Digital literacy training for Canadians. Part I: It’s just core public works, Library Quarterly, 91(4), 437-456.
- Barrie, H., La Rose, T., Detlor, B., Julien, H., & Serenko, A. (2021). Because I’m old: The role of ageism in older adults’ experiences of digital literacy training in public libraries, Journal of Technology in Human Services, 39(4), 379-404.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027