[CITASA] Research Thesis Award

[Uwe Matzat]

Dear colleagues,

pls. drop me a note if you have questions on the award:

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DGOF prize "Best Research Thesis Award"


The German Society for Online Research (Deutsche Gesellschaft für 
Onlineforschung, DGOF) announces its Best Research Thesis Award. The prize
has a value of 3000,- Euros. It will be given to students who have
finished a thesis (Bachelor/Master/Ph.D.) in 2008 or 2009.

The submission deadline is: December 31, 2009.


Requirements
Submissions in English or German language must include an electronic
version (word or pdf) of the thesis plus an additional English language
extended abstract (600-1000 words) that summarizes the analyzed question,
the used methods, the most important findings, and its relationship to
relevant existing theories and earlier findings.

The thesis must be written in 2008 or 2009. At the time the thesis was
submitted all authors must have been graduate or postgraduate students
only. Works by post- docs are not eligible for submission. The thesis may
have multiple student authors.


Evaluation Criteria
The prize will be given to the author(s) of a thesis that provides an
exceptional analysis of a specific issue in the area of internet research.
The analysis should focus on aspects of

    * method research (web surveys, online experiments, mobile surveys,
      multi-mode data collection, statistical biases, innovative forms of
      data collection, etc) and/or

    * social, organizational, or psychological consequences or aspects of
      mobile or online communication (Web 2.0, social networking, online
      communities, E-Health, digital inequality, etc).

All applications will be evaluated by a jury of experts in the area of
internet research on basis of the following criteria, if applicable.

    * innovativeness of the findings
    * theoretical foundation and relevance for future research or theory
      development
    * adequacy of the chosen research design and, if applicable, the
      empirical foundation
    * clarity of the presentation.



The Award
The author(s) will be given the opportunity to present the findings at the
General Online Research Conference 2010 (see www.gor.de) and to publish
the work. 1300,- Euros of the prize will go directly to the applicant(s)
who are selected as winners by the expert evaluators.

Additional 1700,- Euros will be provided for publication in the book
series "Neue Schriften zur Online-Forschung" and, if necessary, English
language translation of a short manuscript that presents selected findings
of the thesis for submission as an article to the International Journal of
Internet Science (ijis.net).

More info: www.gor.de

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Best regards,
Uwe Matzat


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Uwe Matzat
Sociology
School of Innovation Science
Eindhoven University of Technology
P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven
The Netherlands
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