College of Business and Law
Qualification: PhD
Duration: The PhD (Business Information Systems) is a four-year, full-time programme running for four years from the date of first registration.
Overview of PhD in BIS (PhD)
The PhD (Business Information Systems) degree programme aims to enable students become proficient in research and development skills in the Information Systems field. Students will develop an in-depth knowledge of a specific area of concentration, as well as the problem solving and analysis skills that will enable them make significant innovative contributions to the Information Systems field.
Research Areas
The programme contains a number of components which support the student's PhD research and submission. Part I is designed to familiarise studetns with the building blocks of starting PhD research by concentrating on reserach issues and methods. Part II provides modules designed to assist students' operationalise the research objective they have developed in Part I, by focusing on research literature and methods required to undertake their study. Part III focuses on conducting the empirical research and writing the thesis. The primary determinant for the award of PhD in Business Information Systems is the submission, successful examination and defence of a satisfactory thesis. Candidates who pass Parts I and II, but who do not submit the thesis will be eligible for the award of Master.
1. Part I: Education in the various fields of IS. Over the first year students undertake the following modules:
- IS7001 Seminal Resadings in IS (10 Credits)
- IS7002 Current Issues in Information Systems (10 Credits)
- IS7003 Advanced IS Development (10 Credits)
- IS7004 Emerging Business Applications and Technology (10 Credits)
- IS7005 Fundamentals of IS Research Methods (10 Credits)
- IS7006 IS Practitioner Colloquium (10 Credits)
2. Part II: Detailed knowledge of a specialty or reserach concentration. Students take the following from October to December of year 2:
- IS7007 Advanced IS Research methods (10 Credits)
- IS7008 Specialist Topics in Information Systems Research & Development (10 Credits)
- IS7009 IS Doctoral Colloquium (10 Credits)
Entry Requirements
A candidate must have obtained a standard of at least Second Class Honours, Grade I, in an approved primary or Masters degree to gain entry to the programme.
Application Procedure
Further Information
For an informal discussion on the programme, please contact Dr Pat Finnegan (e-mail: P.Finnegan@ucc.ie) Please note this discussion is awaiting final approval.
website: bis.ucc.ie
