1. TIS Returners Day Selecting a Topic

2. Selecting TIS topic (Essay 1): Constrained by the areas identified by the departments Needs to be limited to only secondary data Must allow a critical examination of existing knowledge of a topic

3. Selecting TIS topic (Essay 2) Your essay could: Investigate a theory, Macroeconomics and UK Real Estate Relate two academic theories, TESCO: CRM and Porter’s Five Forces Question an assumption, or Does the digital divide really exist? Explore the development of a phenomenon Has eCommerce effected Arab Countries?

4. Selecting a TIS topic (2): Your essay must not be: comprised of primary data an area lacking secondary data a topic previously written submitted: coursework for MIS, Project Management, Business Strategy, International Business, etc.

5. Themes of Essay #1 Original Theme/Topic not undertaken previously and not reworked. Appropriate themes based on academic theory critical and questioning essays which are very descriptive are unlikely to gain a good mark! argue a point or question assumed academic wisdom

6. Themes of Essay #2 Looking for an ‘angle’ on the accepted wisdom Are their cultural differences sufficient to mean that a specific theory or model is flawed in some settings? eCommerce Challenges in Arab Countries Is a specific theory or model is based on assumptions that might be flawed

7. Themes of Essay #2 Looking for an ‘angle’ on the accepted wisdom (continued) Are theory or models are inappropriate to smaller organisations? The impact of Decision Support Systems (DSS) in Small Business Environments Whether a specific set of data should undermine confidence in a specific model or theory.

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