In response to the article dated 23 August, 2010, wherein Patricia Cohen, New York Times, explains how Dan Cohen, George Mason University, considers current academic culture–literature, in particular–the “exclusive” domain of “the charmed circle of tenured academe” (Cohen, 2010). They crticize the dearth of individuals that have invested significant time and effort to develop disciplined [...]
Those of you familiar with my recalcitrant non-conforming ways but also know that I am loathe to reject any traditionally-accepted theory without first striving to gain a mastery ofit will appreciate, then, my plans to attend the 2010 Statistics Canada International Methodology Symposium, from October 26 to 29, 2010, in my hometown (well, from the time [...]
They’re deluded if they believe that people are even responsible if they adopt as theory what anyone has derived without a methodology and analysis open for review. They’re ignorant if they think they can reject traditional theory without first demonstrating an actual mastery of it.
Although databases like ProQuest, LexisNexis, and ScienceDirect do indeed facilitate and vastly improve research productivity. But the new generation of computer-based journal databases and their reliance on keyword searches and abstracts undermines the significantly-more valid critical process of evaluating references for their actual findings and content before dismissing a reference, considering it further, or determining what articles to follow next in the chain.
With Statistics Canada having been criticized in the news recently, it’s good to see some of the real applications that impact Canadian businesses and lives, such as the Canadian Internet Use Survey. But I think practitioners–and the general public–still aren’t quite fulfilling “due diligence” in either citing the Statistics Canada information or in how they [...]
Yvon, selon le commissariat aux langues officielles, ni CIRA ni les programmes fédéraux n'oublige qu'il ait besoin évident: http://www.ocol-clo.gc.ca/html/faq2_f.php#q4 The following post was actually primarily a response to "Canadian Public Interest in Internet Policy and Decision Making" sent by CIRA in October, 2009. If it were a one-off survey conceived by someone at CIRA whose [...]
I’m currently in the second last day of the Academy of Management 2010 annual meeting in Montréal http://annualmeeting.aomonline.org/2010/ , with over 8,000 primarily academics. This afternoon I had the opportunity to sit in on four paper presentations, two of which I had the opportunity to review and critique earlier this year as part of the [...]
I contributed the following to the Walden University Writing Centre Facebook Discussion in response to a question pertaining to citing personal communications. Even if you’re not a Walden University doctoral student, you can appreciate how the Foundations course (first course in all Walden doctoral programmes), RSCH 8100 (introductory Research Theory and Design course), and RSCH [...]
The following post is an exerpt from the required self-assessment after completing Walden University’s RSCH 8200 “Quantitative Reasoning and Analysis” course, which is required for all management doctoral students as part of their foundation research sequence. It is a next generation course that incorporated feedback from previous incarnations of the course and is only its [...]
As a Canadian student in the AMDS PhD programme, Finance specialization, I have a personal interest in Walden’s success in entering the Canadian market and gaining credibility. I completed my BSc (Hons) at Carleton University in Ottawa, and my MBA from McMaster University in Hamilton. I find myself continually on the defensive when I mention [...]
Spoilt Scientists Modern scientific inquiry seeks to increase society’s knowledge base as accurately and completely as possible by maximizing validity, reproducibility, and ability to generalize findings of incremental research efforts. In the natural sciences, research has traditionally been quantitative and experimental in design. This is largely because the basic components of systems that the natural [...]
The following exerpt was part of a Discussion Assignment for my AMDS 8008: Foundations for Doctoral Study course, Week 6. My own personal contribution appears below the assignment instructions: Transforming Plagiarism into Writing with Academic Integrity In order to help you avoid plagiarism in your own writing, it will help to distinguish what constitutes plagiarism [...]