A rigorous research focus is the hallmark of our PhD program. Students attending both full and part-time are expected to get involved in faculty supported research projects early in their PhD career as the knowledge attained through these projects can inform both the content and direction of your dissertation. Students seeking to cross academic boundaries by combining two disciplines in one degree program are encouraged to do so through our interfield PhD option, one of the most innovative and unique features of doctoral study at CGU.
You will discover that the School of Information Systems and Technology provides an incredibly productive and rewarding educational experience for those seeking to earn their Ph.D. The fact that we’ve produced more Ph.D. graduates in IS over the past 17 years than any other institution in the nation is a testament to both the dedication of our faculty as well as the quality of our candidates. As a Ph.D. candidate you will find yourself in good company as we attract students from such elite institutions as Carnegie Mellon, Cornell, Duke, George Washington and Yale. Our Ph.D. graduates have gone on to careers in education, research and executive leadership with both local and international organizations. Earning your PhD at CGU SISAT promises to be one the most challenging and rewarding experiences of your life; we look forward to guiding you on this journey.
Overview of Requirements:
Ph.D. Core Competencies (20 Units):
IS302 Data Base Concepts
IS305 Informations Systems Analysis and Design
IS306 Communications and Networking
IS328 Management of IT
IS329 Information Systems Policy
Ph.D. Elective Component (12 Units):
Three electives from the MSIS concentration area (refer to MSIS page for full menu), which can include one research methods class.
Ph.D. Doctoral Research Seminars (20 Units):
IS360 Principles of Information Science Research
IS362 Research Methods (general research methods course)
IS364 Research Seminar in Information Systems
IS366A Qualitative Research Methods
IS366B Quantitative Research Methods
IS366C Design Research Methods
(This course must be taken for two consecutive semesters)
IS368 Doctoral Dissertation Research Seminar
Cognate Minor (24 units)
Two Minors of 12 units, a minor is a group of three courses from a discipline or theme (e.g., Management, Statistical Methods) outside of I.S.
Three Competency Courses that DO NOT count toward the 76 units:
The following three courses can be transferred (as part of the 24 units if taken for graduate credit), waived via an exam administered on campus or can be taken at CGU.
IS303 Introduction to IS (Equivalent to: Organizations as Information Processing Systems)
IS313 Information Technology
Mgt306 Qualitative Methods - Univariate Statistics
Screening Exam:
This exam covers: IS302, IS305, IS306, IS328, IS329 and IS360.
The exam will be offered once per year in September, as per current rules. Students must have a 3.5 GPA and completed IS360.
Qualifying Portfolio:
Five items plus an Oral Exam. Click HERE for more detailed information about the Qualifying Portfolio.
- One refereed paper published in the proceeding of a conference, (AIS, ACM, IEEE, IFIP, IRMA).
- One refereed journal article that has been published, accepted for publication, or revised and resubmitted.
- One grant proposal.
- Post-secondary teaching requirement
- Review and consulting requirement
Minimum GPA:
Ph.D. students must maintain at least a 3.5 GPA to remain in good standing in the program. A student falling below this level will have one semester to meet this requirement. Thereafter, the student may be withdrawn from the program.
Transfer of units:
Up to 24 units can be transferred from outside institutions, but none could be units for doctoral research seminars.
Dissertation
To be conducted as per current rules. An outside reader, if desired, should be involved at the proposal stage.
List of Journals with Acceptance Rates
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Journal Name
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Type Review
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No. Ext. Rev.
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Accept Rate
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Academy of Information and Management Sciences Journal
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Blind
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3
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21-30%
|
|
Academy of Management Journal
|
Blind
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3
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10%
|
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Academy of Management Review
|
Blind
|
3
|
6-10%
|
|
Annals of Cases on Information Technology
|
Blind
|
3
|
11-20%
|
|
Behaviour & Information Technology
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Editorial
|
2
|
21-30%
|
|
Computer Journal
|
Editorial
|
3+
|
31-50%
|
|
Computers in Human Behavior
|
Blind
|
2
|
54%
|
|
Decisions Sciences (Journal of)
|
Blind
|
2
|
11-20%
|
|
IBM Systems Journal
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Editorial
|
3+
|
30%
|
|
IEEE Transactions on Computers
|
Editorial
|
3+
|
21-30%
|
|
IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics
|
Blind
|
3
|
21-30%
|
|
Industrial Management & Data Systems
|
Blind
|
3
|
35%
|
|
Information & Management
|
Editorial
|
3
|
40%
|
|
Information and Software Technology
|
Editorial
|
2
|
50%
|
|
Information Management Journal (The)
|
Blind
|
2
|
0-5%
|
|
Information Resources Management
|
Blind
|
4
|
6-10%
|
|
Information Society, The (TIS)
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Editorial
|
3
|
30%
|
|
Information Systems Frontiers
|
Editorial
|
3
|
New J
|
|
Information Systems Journal
|
Blind
|
2
|
11-20%
|
|
Informations Systems Management
|
Blind
|
2
|
50%
|
|
Informations Systems Research
|
Blind
|
3
|
11-20%
|
|
Information Systems Security
|
Blind
|
1
|
21-30%
|
|
Information Technology & People
|
Blind
|
3
|
11-20%
|
|
Interacting With Computers
|
Blind
|
2
|
21-30%
|
|
International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology
|
Editorial
|
3
|
21-30%
|
|
Journal of American Health Information Management Association
|
Blind
|
3
|
50%
|
|
Journal of Computer Information Systems
|
Blind
|
3
|
10-15%
|
|
Journal of Database Management
|
Blind
|
3
|
6-10%
|
|
Journal of End User Computing
|
Blind
|
3
|
6-10%
|
|
Journal of Engineering and Technology Management
|
Blind
|
3
|
12%
|
|
Journal of Global Information Management
|
Blind
|
3+
|
11-20%
|
|
Journal of Global Information Technology Management
|
Blind
|
3
|
21-30%
|
|
Journal of Information Systems
|
Blind
|
3
|
11-20%
|
|
Journal of Information Systems Education
|
Blind
|
2 to 3
|
21-30%
|
|
Journal of Information Technology
|
Blind
|
3
|
6-10%
|
|
Journal of Information Technology Cases & Applications
|
Blind
|
3
|
11-20%
|
|
Journal of Information Technology Management
|
Blind
|
2
|
21-30%
|
|
Journal of Information, Law & Technology
|
Blind
|
2 to 3
|
11-20%
|
|
Journal of Intelligent Information Systems
|
Editorial
|
3+
|
6-10%
|
|
Journal of International Information Management
|
Blind
|
3
|
33%
|
|
Journal of Internet Commerce
|
Blind
|
3
|
New J
|
|
Journal of Knowledge Management
|
Peer
|
1
|
New J
|
|
Journal of Management Information Systems
|
Blind
|
3
|
6-10%
|
|
Journal of Management Systems
|
Blind
|
2
|
11-20%
|
|
Journal of Strategic Information Systems
|
Blind
|
2
|
11-20%
|
|
Journal of the Association for Computing Machinery
|
Editorial
|
2
|
21-30%
|
|
Management Science
|
Editorial
|
3
|
11-20%
|
|
MIS Quarterly
|
Blind
|
3+
|
6-10%
|
|
Office Systems Research Journal
|
Blind
|
3
|
35%
|
|
Systems Research and Behavioral Science
|
Blind
|
2
|
30%
|
