1. Week 1. Course Introduction/Overview ETT642 Seminar in IT research Wei-Chen Hung, Ph.D. August 25 th, 2005

2. Agenda Welcome & Announcement Syllabus review & Q&A Readings (instructor assigned and self selected) Assignments Seminar formats Course timeline Break Knowledge to share Professional Opportunities 04-05

3. Welcome Congratulations! -- 80% complete of your course requirements Anyone not belong here? –ETRA doctoral students –Prereq is 641 –When were you in 549? 640? 641?

4. Announcement ETRA New Faculty Dr. Pi-Sui Hsu Dr. Hayley Mayall

5. Syllabus Q&A Go on-line –http://www.cedu.niu.edu/~hunghttp://www.cedu.niu.edu/~hung

6. Readings (instructor assigned) Instructor assigned reading –4 sets of reading for weeks 2, 3, 4, & 5 –Set 1: IT oriented research methodology –Set 2: IT oriented quantitative method –Set 3: IT oriented qualitative method –Set 4: IT oriented mixed method Account information: User name: action Password: pbl2005

7. Readings (self selected) Self-selected reading –Minimum 3 referred based journal articles pertaining your research interest/topic/agenda

8. Assignments Reading summary –12 records/see summary paper spec sheet Literature review paper (based on your self selected papers) Seminar on your self selected papers Research prospectus (6-10 pages) Class contributions

9. Seminar format Community of learners –Individual presentations & discussions –Group presentation & discussions Reflection not description Thinking not memorizing

10. Class Timeline

11. Knowledge to share Tell us your research interest, including: –Literatures/theories/models you have reviewed/learned (e.g., 641) and what they are in terms of their impacts, trends, patterns, theoretical frameworks, researches, etc. –What other areas of literature need to be reviewed, if any, in order to substantiate your research?

12. Professional opportunities 05-06 AECT — Orlando, Florida October 18-22, AACE — SITE, Ed-Media, E-Learning,... AERA — April 7 - 11, San Francisco MWERA — October 12-15, Columbus, OH

13. Communications Send your preferred email address to me (whung@niu.edu) within 24 hours after this class. (confirmation will be given upon receiving)whung@niu.edu –Subject line: ett642 email Email communication is preferred (usually within 24 hours during weekday). Voice mail may take up to 72 hours to reply.

14. Next week Reading: set 1 Reading assignment: summary paper Disciplined inquiries (types 1 – 6) and their impacts

15. The roadmap of dissertation in IT Coursework - Program filing & response - Responsibility for changes - Timing of changes

16. The roadmap of dissertation in IT Candidacy Exam (Part1) - When? - Who? - Policies for writing Notification of intent to write Response times (1 semester) Repeats (total 2 times)

17. The roadmap of dissertation in IT Candidacy Exam (Part2) - When? - Who (committee(s)) - Policies for writing Notification of intent to write Response times (1 semester) Repeats (total 2 times) If Passed = Part 2 exam (passed) = Proposal (possible) diss. committee

18. The roadmap of dissertation in IT Dissertation (ETT699) - Continuous registration After passing candidacy Leave of absence (see catalog) - Director (Chair) - Committee Members - As faculty load Committee - Role of chair & members - Your duties - Meetings (N=??) Proposal & Along the way

19. The roadmap of dissertation in IT Office of Research Compliance Office of Research Compliance / Institutional Review Board (IRB) - Protect Human Subjects - Reviews all research - Monitors until done

20. The roadmap of dissertation in IT Defense - Scheduling - Participants (reviewer) Post-defense - Finalizing the dissertation - Joint presentations & publications - Copies for committee

21. Suggested dissertation roadmap!

22. Dissertation process mgmt. What if a committee member quits/leaves NIU/ etc? Timelines –9 years –Figured how? (Check program) What if I run out of time? –Time extensions & course revalidation