Availabilities:

Location Domestic International
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

9

Level of learning

Advanced

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.

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On completion of this unit, students should be able to: GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
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:

  1. independently identify and justify business / industry related problems or issues worthy of investigation
    • GA1:
    • GA2:
    • GA5:
  2. produce and present proposals outlining research project plans for critical review
    • GA1:
    • GA5:
    • GA6:
  3. critically review a peer project / research proposals and make constructive suggestions
    • GA2:
    • GA6:
  4. critically review literature with regard to relevant organisational problems
    • GA1:
    • GA2:
    • GA5:
  5. analyse organisational problems and provide recommendations that are evidence-based
    • GA1:
    • GA2:
  6. 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.
Prescribed texts may change in future teaching periods.