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Unit Summary

Unit type

PG Coursework Unit

Credit points

12

AQF level

9

Level of learning

Advanced

Former School/College

Former School of Business and Tourism

Pre-requisites

MNG93217 - Industry Research Project: Part A

Anti-requisites

MNG93003 - Industry Research Project

Unit aim

Enables students to undertake analysis of a business, industry or social problem or opportunity at a substantially independent level in this (Part B) 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 the business solutions and/or research implications.

Unit content

Part A of the Industry Research Project Unit enables students to design a research project. The project is executed and completed in Part B of Industry Research Project. The topics covered in Part B include:

  • Collecting data: ethics and considerations
  • Quantitative Data Analysis
  • Qualitative Data Analysis
  • Reporting to Industry
  • Actioning Research

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 Creatively and effectively analyse data to reveal underlying patterns, themes and relationships
2 Provide a professional report presenting research that is partial and relevant to the needs of targeted stakeholders.
3 Ethically and skilfully undertake data collection processes

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

  1. Creatively and effectively analyse data to reveal underlying patterns, themes and relationships
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  2. Provide a professional report presenting research that is partial and relevant to the needs of targeted stakeholders.
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  3. Ethically and skilfully undertake data collection processes
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Prescribed texts

  • E-book of prescribed text available through SCU library: http://scu.eblib.com.au.ezproxy.scu.edu.au/patron/FullRecord.aspx?p=2166415: Joe F. Hair Jr., Mary Celsi, Arthur Money, Philip Samouel, Michael Page, 2016, The Essentials of Business Research Methods, 3rd edn, Taylor & Francis, New York. ISBN: 978-0-765-64613-2.

  • E-book of prescribed text available through SCU library: http://scu.eblib.com.au.ezproxy.scu.edu.au/patron/FullRecord.aspx?p=2166415: Joe F. Hair Jr., Mary Celsi, Arthur Money, Philip Samouel, Michael Page, 2016, The Essentials of Business Research Methods, 3rd edn, Taylor & Francis, New York. ISBN: 978-0-765-64613-2.

  • E-book of prescribed text available through SCU library: http://scu.eblib.com.au.ezproxy.scu.edu.au/patron/FullRecord.aspx?p=2166415: Joe F. Hair Jr., Mary Celsi, Arthur Money, Philip Samouel, Michael Page, 2016, The Essentials of Business Research Methods, 3rd edn, Taylor & Francis, New York. ISBN: 978-0-765-64613-2.
Prescribed texts may change in future teaching periods.