Seminar Advanced Method
Engineering
Writing a research paper
Schedule
• Wednesday (Sep 28) 17.00h: Research question &
approach
• Friday (Oct 21) 17.00h: Draft paper version
• Friday (Nov 4) 17.00h: Peer review
• Week 45: Final paper
Paper outlets
• Value of a method: ECIS
– http://www.ecis2012.eu/
– Barcelona, June 10-13, 2012
– Paper deadline: December 1, 2011
• All other groups: RCIS
– http://rcis-conf.com/rcis2012
– Valencia, May 16-18 2012
– Paper deadline: December 7, 2011
• Funding
Research question & approach
• Trigger / introduction
• Main research question
– Optional: max. 4 sub research questions
• Research approach
– Specify the type of research (e.g. design research, case study
research, experiment, etc.)
– Specify the research steps
– Specify the research outputs
• Use the ECIS / RCIS template for layout
• Deadline: Wednesday (Sep 28) 17.00h
Next seminar
• Discussion of research question, research method, and
feasibility of your research
• Five short presentations in which you present your research
question(s), research approach and planning
– Max. 3 slides per group
Progress meetings
• Update on research projects, discssion about issues and
problems, etc.
• Choice:
– In-depth discussion of 1 or 2 research projects
– Short progress presentations of all groups