Ph. D. Specialization

The HEC Montreal Ph.D. specialization in Information Technologies prepares students to become high-level, autonomous researchers. The curriculum emphasizes the mastering of research methods and the gaining of in-depth knowledge of the information technology literature. The knowledge thus acquired is applied during the conduct of the Ph.D. thesis. Over the course of the program, students are strongly encouraged to prepare – in collaboration with their supervisors – conference paper presentations and journal manuscript submissions. 

MAIN RESEARCH FIELDS

• Acceptance of IT
• E-govenment
• Effects of simultaneous technology use
• Enterprise information systems
• Impacts of mobile applications
• IT and pedagogy
• IT for the healthcare sector
• IT implementation 
• IT project management
• IT outsourcing and offshoring
• IT use
• NeuroIS
• Strategic management of IT

RESEARCH CHAIRS AND OTHER GROUPS WORKING IN FIELDS LINKED TO THE SPECIALIZATION

• Chair in Strategic Management of Information Technology, directed by Professor Suzanne Rivard, Fellow of the Association for Information Systems (AIS) and Senior Editor emeritus of Management Information Systems Quarterly

• Research Chair in Digital Health, directed by Professor Guy Paré

• NSERC-Prompt Industrial Research Chair in User Experience, directed by Professor Pierre-Majorique Léger

• Canada Research Chair in Digital Communication and Multitasking, directed by Professor Ann-Frances Cameron

• Canada Research Chair in Enterprise Social Media and Digital Collaboration, directed by Professor Wietske Van Osch

Research professorships:

• Research professorship in strategy and management information systems: Professor Ana Ortiz de Guinea Lopez de Arana

• Research professorship in technology and aging: Professor Stefan Tams

• Research professorship in development and use of information systems: Professor Bogdan Negoita

• Research professorship in responsible adoption and diffusion of information technologies: Professor Camille Grange

• Our students receive: 
  • a guaranteed annual funding of $ 25,000 over four years (including funding from the Ph.D. program and subject to the funding conditions of program).
  • funds for participation in scientific conferences.
    

For all specialties teachers of the Education of Information Technology, please visit the following website:

http://www.hec.ca/en/it/

To access the website of the Ph.D. program:

http://www.hec.ca/en/programs/phd/