Ph.D. in Information Systems

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I am desirous of pursuing a doctorate in I.S. Does anyone here have a doctorate, actively seeking out one or somehow came across some information that could make my search more fruitful.

Factors that will impact my decision include:

1. My area of interest: IT adoption/ digital divide/ software quality
2. Funding: I need to get a scholarship and/ or some form of grant etc.
3. Employment opportunities: I want to be able to work on campus while doing degree, either as assistant lecturer, researcher etc
4. Location: US, UK preferred but anywhere that will satisfy the other criteria listed here.
5. University's reputation: I need somewhere fairly reputable that will make the degree "have weight", particularly in Jamaica. Preferrably a school strong in IS and/ or management.

[rodalembs]

Well... i am just completing my masters in IS at Nova Southeastern. You can give them a look

Www.nova.edu

[BlackCryptoKnight]

UWI recently launched a PhD programme in Information Systems. You could investigate that option too.

[bloggins]

Man your best bet is to go overseas, as the caribbean is just getting into this area at the advanced level an you do not want to be a pioneer do ya. Try, one of the technical institutes in Europe or Canada

[wiz]

agreed the caribbean is just getting into this area but at the same time unless you can afford to go overseas (if you're not getting a scholarship) the caribbean is not such a bad alternative.

The University of the West Indies has been carrying out research and facilitating Ph D studies/research for a long time now in many different fields and now they're getting into Information Systems. Being a UWI computer science student I've checked it out and it seems good to go to me. I'm thinking about doing it in a few years If i'm still in JA. the cost at present is $250,000.

so before we cross out the caribbean remember every University has standards that have to be met especially when it comes to research and turning out Ph D's.