Availabilities:
Location | Domestic | International |
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Coffs Harbour | Session 1 | Session 1 |
Gold Coast | Session 1, 2, 3 | Session 1, 2, 3 |
New Zealand - MIT | Session 1, 2, 3 | Session 1, 2, 3 |
Online | Session 1, 2, 3 | Session 1, 1, 2, 2, 3 |
Papua New Guinea - Air Niugini | N/A | Session 2, 3 |
Singapore - MDIS | N/A | Session 1, 2, 3 |
Sydney | N/A | Session 3 |
Sydney - The Hotel School | Session 1 | Session 1 |
Unit Summary
Unit type
PG Coursework Unit
Credit points
24
AQF level
Level of learning
Advanced
Former School/College
Pre-requisites
96 credit points from program units
Unit aim
Allows student to complete a substantial independently directed industry project using evidence-based research and present a well documented business report in a form suitable for presentation to a business board or industry panel. This unit is an opportunity to undertake real world business related study and investigation with application and relevance to the workplace under the supervision of a staff member. Students need to complete this unit with a focus on the area of specialisation they have chosen, unless they have not chosen to complete a specialisation.
Unit content
- Identifying and qualifying problems worthy of further investigation
- Writing a project proposal
- Approaches to solving business problems
- Overview of research methods
- Reviewing literature and prior research
- Data gathering and analysis for Industry Research Project
- Preparing a final 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: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
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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 | critically review a peer project / research proposals and make constructive suggestions | |||||||
4 | critically review literature with regard to relevant organisational problems | |||||||
5 | analyse organisational problems and provide recommendations that are evidence-based | |||||||
6 | provide a professional documented report relevant to selected stakeholders. |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
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independently identify and justify business / industry related problems or issues worthy of investigation
- GA1:
- GA2:
- GA5:
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produce and present proposals outlining research project plans for critical review
- GA1:
- GA5:
- GA6:
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critically review a peer project / research proposals and make constructive suggestions
- GA2:
- GA6:
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critically review literature with regard to relevant organisational problems
- GA1:
- GA2:
- GA5:
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analyse organisational problems and provide recommendations that are evidence-based
- GA1:
- GA2:
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provide a professional documented report relevant to selected stakeholders.
- GA5:
Prescribed texts
- ebook available at: http://scu.eblib.com.au/patron/FullRecord.aspx?p=978936: Crowther, D & Lancaster, H, 2012, Research Methods: a concise introduction to research in management and business consultancy, Taylor & Francis.
- ebook available at: http://scu.eblib.com.au/patron/FullRecord.aspx?p=978936: Crowther, D & Lancaster, H, 2012, Research Methods: a concise introduction to research in management and business consultancy, Taylor & Francis.
- ebook available at: http://scu.eblib.com.au/patron/FullRecord.aspx?p=978936: Crowther, D & Lancaster, H, 2012, Research Methods: a concise introduction to research in management and business consultancy, Taylor & Francis.