[AISWorld] AMCIS 2014 Doctoral Consortium — Call for Participation

[Elena Karahanna]

AMCIS 2014 Doctoral Consortium — Call for Participation


(http://amcis2014.aisnet.org/index.php/doctoral-consortium)


When:                             Thursday, August 7, 2014

Where:                            The Westin Savannah Hotel


Co-Chairs

Elena Karahanna, University of Georgia, ekarah at uga.edu<mailto:ekarah at uga.edu>

Sandra Slaughter, Georgia Institute of Technology, ?Sandra.Slaugther at scheller.gatech.edu<mailto:Sandra.Slaugther at scheller.gatech.edu>


The AMCIS Doctoral Consortium seeks to help Information Systems doctoral students in the middle to latter part of their doctoral studies (i.e., after their first year of the program) to develop an effective career plan based on their personal and professional goals. The consortium has three primary objectives: 1) provide networking opportunities for students with peers and faculty, 2) help students strategize about their research, teaching, and career plans, and 3) prepare students for the job market.


We anticipate a group of 40 students and 14 faculty mentors (plus the two Co-Chairs). The program includes three faculty panels on how to manage one's: 1) research program, 2) teaching responsibilities, and 3) career planning. In breakout sessions after each panel, small groups of students will discuss the panel topic with their faculty mentors and fellow students. The intent is for students to apply the panel topic to their personal and professional goals, with input from faculty mentors and peers.


Participating Faculty

Ritu Agarwal, University of Maryland

Anandhi Bharadwaj, Emory University

Irma Becerra-Fernandez, Florida International University

Izak Benbasat, University of British Columbia

Sue Brown, University of Arizona

Chris Forman, Georgia Institute of Technology

Varun Grover, Clemson University

Alan Hevner, University of South Florida

Laurie Kirsch, University of Pittsburgh

Yair Levy, Nova Southeastern University
<mailto:levyy at nova.edu>Arun Rai, Georgia State University

Carol Saunders, University of Central Florida

Ron Thompson, Wake Forest University

Youngjin Yoo, Temple University



Agenda


Thursday,

August 7, 2014



7:30-8:00 AM
Breakfast
8:00 – 8:30     Opening Session – Introductions, Preparing for the day
8:30 – 9:30     Faculty Panel: Managing Your Research Program
9:30 – 10:15    Breakout session
10:15-10:35     Break
10:35 – 11:30   Faculty Panel: Managing Your Teaching Responsibilities
11:30-12:00     Teaching Breakout Sessions
12:00 – 1:00 PM Lunch
1:00 – 2:00     Faculty Panel: Managing Your Career and Job Search
2:00 – 2:30     Breakout session
2:30-2:45       Wrap-Up


Registration and Location

Once invited for participation, participants can use the regular AMCIS registration form and check the box for doctoral consortium.  Payment of the doctoral consortium registration fee includes full AMCIS access.


The Doctoral Consortium will be held in The Westin Savannah Hotel.


Application Criteria

Students wishing to participate in the AMCIS 2014 Doctoral Consortium should:

  1.  Be studying Information Systems (or related discipline) and plan to address an Information Systems-related topic for their dissertation.
  2.  Have completed the first year of their doctoral program. Note that this is more inclusive than previous years where the AMCIS consortium was focused on PhD students entering the job market. PhD students toward the middle and later part of their doctoral studies are encouraged to apply.

Consortium faculty will review each application (DUE DATE: April 25, 2014 - see application form). The review process emphasizes applicants' accomplishments and potential. Multiple students may apply from one school. Diversity of applicants, institutions, and countries will be considered in selecting the AMCIS 2014 Doctoral Consortium cohort. Priority will be given to students studying at universities in the AIS Americas region.


Application Process

Submit the following materials via email to Elena Karahanna and Sandra Slaughter by April 25, 2014 at AMCISDC2014 at gmail.com<mailto:AMCISDC2014 at gmail.com>:

  *   Completed application form as a word document(download application form from http://amcis2014.aisnet.org/index.php/doctoral-consortium)
  *   Letter of recommendation from faculty advisor
  *   Curriculum vita

See you in Savannah,


Sandra Slaughter and Elena Karahanna

AMCIS Doctoral Consortium Co-Chairs


-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.aisnet.org/pipermail/aisworld_lists.aisnet.org/attachments/20140218/f05988ec/attachment.html>