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Unit of Study MNG93102 - Engineering, Infrastructure, and Asset Management (EIAM) Research Project 2 (2019)

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  • Enrolment information

    There will be 6 by 1 day compulsory onsite workshops for all students that will be held on the Gold Coast campus. Please refer to http://scu.edu.au/timetables for further information on timetables.

Unit description

Continues to progress the research process introduced in the unit Engineering, Infrastructure and Asset Management (EIAM) Research Project 1 by developing and applying an evidence-based research design. Participants will create an industry-accessible publication that reports on the research process and elaborates on the business solutions and/or research implications.

Unit content

Review of research tools

Quantitative analysis

Qualitative analysis

Mixed methods analysis

Reporting to industry

Actioning research

 

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Location Domestic International
Gold Coast
Session2,3
Session2,3

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 explain and develop and/or utilise evidence-based research instrument/s
2 demonstrate an understanding of research methods and methodology
3 ethically and skilfully undertake data collection processes
4 creatively and effectively analyse data to reveal underlying patterns, themes and relationships
5 present research findings and recommendations in a professional report that is practical and relevant to the needs of targeted stakeholders.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. explain and develop and/or utilise evidence-based research instrument/s
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
  2. demonstrate an understanding of research methods and methodology
    • GA1:
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
    • GA7:
  3. ethically and skilfully undertake data collection processes
    • GA1:
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
    • GA7:
  4. creatively and effectively analyse data to reveal underlying patterns, themes and relationships
    • GA1:
    • GA2:
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
  5. present research findings and recommendations in a professional report that is practical and relevant to the needs of targeted stakeholders.
    • GA6:

Prescribed learning resources

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