TIS Returners Day

Selecting a Topic

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

Selecting TIS topic (Essay 2)

Your essay could:

Investigate a theory,

Macroeconomics and UK Real Estate

Relate two academic theories, TESCO: CRM and Porters Five Forces Question an assumption, or Does the digital divide really exist? Explore the development of a phenomenon Has eCommerce effected Arab Countries?

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.

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

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

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.

Questions?: