Product Description
Information Technology Research – A Practical Guide for Computer Science and Informatics (3rd edition)
Author: MS Olivier
Format: Physical Hardcopy
This book is targeted at senior students in any of the many branches of Information Technology, including Computer Science, Informatics and Information Systems. It is intended to introduce the students to the operation of the research process in these subjects. It highlights the essential aspects of various research methods.
The exercises at the end of the chapters are intended to encourage students to learn from published reports; to stimulate them to think about applying each method to a research problem of their own; and to point them to related topics that were not covered in the chapter.
Contents:
-
Chapter 1 Solving a problem
-
Chapter 2 Designing your project
-
Chapter 3 Formalities, psychology, ethics and philosophy
-
Chapter 4 The research process
-
Chapter 5 Project management
-
Chapter 6 Getting information
-
Chapter 7 Models
-
Chapter 8 Prototypes
-
Chapter 9 Algorithms
-
Chapter 10 Mathematical proofs
-
Chapter 11 Experiments
-
Chapter 12 Surveys
-
Chapter 13 Using statistics
-
Chapter 14 Case studies
-
Chapter 15 Arguments
-
Chapter 16 On qualitative research
-
Chapter 17 Reporting your results
-
Chapter 18 Submitting a paper
-
Chapter 19 Presenting a paper
-
Chapter 20 Becoming an established researcher
-
Chapter 21 Funding your project Appendix A. Possible projects Appendix B. Template for papers Appendix C. Template for theses, dissertations and mini-dissertations Appendix D. Mark allocation for Master’s degrees
For custom orders and quotes: shop@schoolspace.co.za
© 2026 Schoolspace. This product description is the exclusive intellectual property of the publisher, protected under copyright law. Unauthorized use, adaption, or copying is strictly prohibited.
