Availabilities:
| Location | Domestic | International |
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| Gold Coast | 4 |
4 |
| Melbourne | N/A |
2,4
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| Online |
2,4
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2,4
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| Perth | N/A |
2,4
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| Sydney | N/A |
2,4
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Unit Summary
Pre-requisites
72 credit points from masters level (AQF 9)
Unit aim
Enables students to undertake an analysis of a business, industry or social problem or opportunity which students undertake at a substantially independent level in this capstone research unit. Through learning, developing and applying an evidence-based research design, students create an industry-accessible publication that reports on the research process and elaborates on business solutions and research implications.
Unit content
Module 1: Starting your business project
Module 2: Reviewing the literature
Module 3: Managing the research process
Module 4: Analysing quantitative data
Module 5: Analysing qualitative data
Module 6: Writing the report
Learning outcomes
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: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | independently identify and justify business / industry related problems or issues worthy of investigation |
| 2 | produce and present proposals outlining research project plans for critical review |
| 3 | analyse organisational problems and provide recommendations that are evidence-based |
| 4 | provide a professional documented report relevant to selected stakeholders. |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- independently identify and justify business / industry related problems or issues worthy of investigation
- produce and present proposals outlining research project plans for critical review
- analyse organisational problems and provide recommendations that are evidence-based
- provide a professional documented report relevant to selected stakeholders.
Prescribed texts
- Saunders, M, Lewis, P, 2017, Doing Research in Business and Management: An essential guide to planning your project, 2nd edn, Pearson Publishing, United Kingdom. ISBN: 9781292133522.
- Saunders, M, Lewis, P, 2017, Doing Research in Business and Management: An essential guide to planning your project, 2nd edn, Pearson Publishing, United Kingdom. ISBN: 9781292133522.