Events

Dear Edispuut Member,

Please, find below the detailed programm description and the abstracts of the presentations for our first meeting, which is on the 18th of September. Please, let me know if you participate.

Greetings,
Zsofia Derzsi

Location: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, room 2E-37 (second floor, E corridor, room 37).

12:30 - 13:30 lunch and walk-in

13:30 - 14:30 Presentation by Professor Hans Akkermans

Title: Research methods and validation issues in IS research
Abstract:
The presentation aims to introduce the background of the case study method (as historically rooted in the social sciences) and elaborates on how it compares to other methods (eg RCT statistics experiments, survey, action research). Related philosophical and methodological discussions on scientific method as well as the specifics of it in the Information Systems area are discussed.