PHIS-NZ Best Doctoral Thesis Award Terms of Reference[1] Purpose
The PHIS-NZ Information Systems Doctoral Thesis Award is presented annually to the author of the most outstanding PhD thesis in Information Systems in a New Zealand university.
Sponsor
The PHIS-NZ Information Systems Doctoral Thesis
Award is sponsored by the Professors and Heads of Information Systems in New
Zealand (PHIS-NZ).
Eligibility
To be eligible for this award, the author of
the thesis must have completed (i.e., passed requirements for graduation) in
the calendar year preceding the award. The author must have completed a PhD in
an Information Systems program or a program that is strongly related to the
Information Systems field.
The Award
A plaque will be awarded by PHIS-NZ at the
annual New Zealand Information Systems Doctoral Consortium (NZISDC) and the
winner will be invited to give a short presentation at the Consortium. The nominees
of the award are to receive a certificate. The winner and all nominees are to be
listed on the PHIS-NZ Web site.
Nomination and Judging Processes
The head of department/school is invited to
submit one nomination (i.e., one nominee per NZ university) that addresses an
important issue in the Information Systems field and that represents the best
level of the department's doctoral work. The nomination is to be submitted to
the PHIS-NZ Chair by 5:00pm on 1 April in the year of the award. Nominations
received after that date and/or submissions that are incomplete will not be
considered. The nomination is to include:
The Judging Panel will comprise of the Chair and Deputy Chair of PHIS-NZ and one or more co-opted PHIS-NZ member(s). Judging criteria will include, but not limited to, the following:
When nominations have been made from the same university as a panel member, the panel member(s) concerned shall recuse themselves from discussing or voting on that nomination.
The Judging Panel reserves the right to not make an award in any year if no thesis substantially fulfils the criteria for the award.
Queries Submissions and questions about this award should be addressed to the PHIS-NZ Chair. [1] Some content in these terms of reference were sourced from the ACPHIS IS Doctoral Thesis Award Competition Application Process Guidelines with ACPHIS approval. Here is a .pdf version |