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Unit description
Enables students to undertake analysis of a business, industry or social problem or opportunity at a substantially independent level in this (Part A) 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 A include:
- What is industry research?
- Identifying problems for research
- Reviewing literature to inform research approach
- Designing a research project
- Developing Quantitative Research Tools
- Developing Qualitative Research Tools
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: | |
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| 1 | Identify and justify business/industry related problems or issues worthy of investigation |
| 2 | Create and present an ethical and achievable research design based on justifiable and evidence-based methods |
| 3 | Critically review and synthesise literature with regard to relevant research problems and opportunities |
| 4 | Develop, pilot and apply critical research tools that have the potential to solicit required data to analyse a given problem. |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- Identify and justify business/industry related problems or issues worthy of investigation
- Create and present an ethical and achievable research design based on justifiable and evidence-based methods
- Critically review and synthesise literature with regard to relevant research problems and opportunities
- Develop, pilot and apply critical research tools that have the potential to solicit required data to analyse a given problem.
Prescribed Learning Resources
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Teaching and assessment
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