How to write the case study methodology chapter of your MA/PhD thesis. The following discussion explains the case study methodology – more specifically, the qualitative exploratory case study methodology – as used in a uOttawa MA in Communication thesis (2015) and a uOttawa PhD in DTI thesis (2020). You may also be interested in The […]
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Canada is a society where all people are equal and where they share some fundamental values based upon freedom. The search for this Canadian identity, as much as my philosophical views, had led me to insist on the charter. —Pierre Elliott Trudeau Canadian identity For any worthwhile study of society must be philosophical in character
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This discussion on social digitization summarizes the important research report “Urgent upgrade: Protect public values in our digitized society” by Kool, Timmer, Royakkers, and van Est (2017) of the Dutch Rathenau Instituut. The report informed the Dutch Senate on the desirability of a committee that can advise on the ethical aspects of the digitization of
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Karl Weick developed the knowledge management theory of organizing in the 1960s, presented here with emphasis on its empirical application in organizational case studies exploring sensemaking through organizing. This discussion is taken from my uOttawa MA in Communication thesis (2015, pp. 30-36), which focused on ethical hacking communication and management within an organization, titled Technoethics
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The technoethics of Mario Bunge is explained here. In his 1975 foundational essay Towards a Technoethics, Mario Bunge presents a technoethical pragmatic value theory discussed here as an ethical decision-making framework suitable for applications in technology assessment and design. This discussion is taken from my MA in Communication thesis (2015, pp. 23-25) and my PhD
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Academic Research Resources is a growing list of exquisite online research and thesis writing resources for academic researchers. Many of these resources were gathered during my PhD studies at the University of Ottawa. I obtained my PhD in Digital Transformation and Innovation in April 2020 on the topic of ethical hacking sociotechnology (thesis title, Technoethics and
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How to choose a PhD external examiner: the steps. What you need to know. What to expect. Tried and true tips and templates. I obtained my PhD in Digital Transformation and Innovation in April 2020 from the PhD in DTI uOttawa Program, School-EECS, Faculty of Engineering. I did my PhD thesis (titled Technoethics and sensemaking: Risk assessment and knowledge
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Ethical hacking sociotechnology: A technoethical–sociotechnical assessment of ethical hacking teaching practices in Canadian higher education (Apr. 17, 2021) This is an abridged version of my uOttawa PhD thesis completed at the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), Faculty of Engineering, titled Technoethics and sensemaking: Risk assessment and knowledge management of ethical hacking in a
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Use this framework to perform a technoethical assessment and a systematic literature review for an emerging technology based on Mario Bunge’s technoethics to inform ethical decision making and policy development. The technoethical framework discussed here is derived from my work on a uOttawa PhD thesis (2020) completed at uOttawa engineering, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer
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A brief description of the various literature review types, including critical, systematic, mapping, scoping, and umbrella reviews, with open access examples. You may also be interested in How to do a systematic literature review and a technoethical assessment of a technology. Literature review Description: A generic term referring to published materials that provide examination of
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