Is there any distance research program in information management, or
databases management? Please note that I am not very much interested
in the Information Technology part, but more in the management or
content management part.
Thank you,
Thomas

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Clarification of Question by tateti-ga on 16 Jun 2005 21:03 PDT

Please also note that I am not expecting a detailed answer, just an
answer that points out to the link I am looking for. Thanks.

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Request for Question Clarification by politicalguru-ga on 17 Jun 2005 01:07 PDT

Dear Tateti, 

What do you mean by "research"? Should it be a PhD programme?

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Clarification of Question by tateti-ga on 17 Jun 2005 02:57 PDT

Thank you politicalguru-ga for your clarification request.

Yes, a PhD programme should be perfect, but also any other research
activity (I mean, on-going research projects where I could
participate, on a distance basis).

In other respect, I think that 2 US$ is too little for this query. I
will double the amount.

Thank you.
Thomas

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Request for Question Clarification by politicalguru-ga on 20 Jun 2005 11:16 PDT

I have found three programmes: 

- The first is titled indeed "Management of Information Systems", but
is from a university that has a very problematic reputation.

- The second is titled "Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration
Management Information Systems Specialization" - it is fully distance
learning, from an accredited, private institute. It is not an
Information Science PhD, but a Business Administration one.

- The third is from a state university. It is a PhD in technology
management, and contains a very small residency part that you'll have
to complete.

Is any (or all) of these of interest to you?

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Clarification of Question by tateti-ga on 20 Jun 2005 14:01 PDT

Hi, politicalguru-ga
Yes, they interest me very much (specially options #2 and #3, but
please include all of them). Please, go ahead with the answer.
Thank you,
tateti-ga

Dear Thomas, 

The programmes that I've found are: 

(1) Kennedy Western University offers a PhD programme in "Management
of Information Systems". The problem, as I've mentioned before, is
that Kennedy Western doesn't have an extremely good reputation in the
distance learning world.
Kennedy Western - Degree Programmes in Management of Information Systems
<http://kw.edu/degree_man_info_sys.asp?active=degree> 

(2) Northcentral University offers a business PhD programme with
specialisation in Management Information Systems. Northcentral is
accerdited in the United States (which is important for the
recognition of your degree).
<http://www.ncu.edu/university_information/dpro_spec.asp?dpro_id=20&dpro_section_main_id=60>

(3) Finally, Indiana State University offers a PhD programme in
techology management:
Indiana State University - PhD in Technology Management
<http://www.indstate.edu/consortphd/home.html> 
The programme is not fully off-campus: you'll have to do some intense
modules in-campus. However, it is mostly done through distance
learning.

My fourth idea for you is to try a conventional university, and a
conventional programme. Because of the current advances in information
technology and because your programme would be in any case based
mostly on research that should be done independently, it is possible
that you might be able to convince a department and a supervisor to do
your research from afar, and visit them only once in a while. Many
British and other European universities have a programme of
research-only PhD.

I hope this answers your question. Please contact me if you need any
further clarifications on this answer before you rate it.

Thanks a lot for your research, politicalguru-ga. It's of help to me.
And thank you for your comments, too, which I found very useful.
Regards,
tateti-ga

Thomas, 

Thank you for the rating and the tip!