All ISE research programs aim to develop research expertise in students and to contribute meaningfully to human knowledge. Students become part of the ISE research community supported by their supervisory panel, supplemented with funding for equipment and research requirements, conference attendance, working space, collaboration with other research students through symposia and seminars, and specialist workshops to meet particular needs (for example, in a specific research software package or research method).

ISE Areas of Research: Our research interests span the Information Systems and Technologies spectrum. Current research programs and projects are being conducted in :

Information Systems	Health Informatics	Knowledge Management
Software Engineering	e-Commerce	Intelligent & Agent Systems
Speech Technologies	e-Education	Mathematics & Statistics
Human-Computer Interaction	e-Government	Mathematics & Statistics
Telecommunications	Neural Networks	Network Engineering

                                              

See the research student list for a glimpse of current projects and the ISE research page for more information about ISE research.

The Research Programs:  The research programs on offer are
          the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), 
          the Professional Doctorate in Information Sciences (D Inf Sc), 
          the Master of Information Sciences (M.Inf.Sc) and 
          the Honours Program.

With the exception of the PhD, which is usually all thesis work, ISE research programs contain 3 components:

1. Research Training - Two subjects aim to educate students in the nature and process of research:

Research Methodology - a coursework subject that reviews the nature of knowledge, the research process and its contributions, the wide variety of research methods used in ISE and the general research issues such as validity, generalisation, fallacies, etc.

Research Proposal - a research level subject that aims to formalise the process for the production of the research proposal for each individual student, including the specific literature review, specific research questions, possible methodological issues raised by the research and the form the thesis will take. This unit involves the unit convenor and each supervisor in collaboration.

2. Advanced Coursework - Because ISE is a rapidly changing discipline, it is usually necessary for research students to take coursework subjects to bring their knowledge up to the leading edge in the area of their research. The coursework may be selected from the Postgraduate unit list in consultation with the student's supervisor and course convenor.

3. Thesis - Where the research is conducted.

How to Enrol

Browse this site and the UC Research site,
check with the course convenor of the program you are interested in,
talk with the potential supervisors identified by the course convenor and draft a proposal,
then tackle the application form and discuss again with potential supervisor.

Program Details

The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

The PhD is the peak of research training. It is the entry point to an academic career. It is a 3-year full time (6-year part time) research program. ISE uses the University-wide doctoral program. Where a student's prior skills in research methods or process seem weak, or where additional subject matter knowledge is indicated, they may be asked to enrol initially in the Masters program.

Contact:       Associate Professor Huang Xu
                   xu.huang@canberra.edu.au    ph. 62012430

Professional Doctorate in Information Sciences (D Inf Sc)

This program replaces the current coursework professional doctorate. Like the Honours and Masters program, it contains advanced coursework, Research Methodology and Research Proposal units and Thesis.

Contact:       Associate Professor Craig McDonald           
                   craig.mcdonald@canberra.edu.au    ph. 6201 5285

The Master of Information Sciences (M Inf Sc)

This program replaces the existing two Masters by research offered by ISE. The first year mirrors the Honours program and the second year completes the Masters level thesis.

Contact:       Associate Professor Huang Xu
                   xu.huang@canberra.edu.au    ph. 6201 2430

The Honours Program

There are 3 three different awards from the Honours program, one for each of the three undergraduate programs - BIT(Hons), BSE(Hons) and BBI(Hons). This program has a 50% research component complemented by the two research training units above and 3 advanced (PG) coursework subjects

Contact:        Dr Dat Tran
                    Dat.Tran@canberra.edu.au        Ph:- 6201 2394

 

General Enquiries on ISE Research

Contact:       Associate Professor John Campbell 
                   John.Campbell@canberra.edu.au    ph. 6201 5478