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2021 unit offering information will be available in November 2020
Unit description
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
- What is industry research?
- Identifying problems for research
- Reviewing literature to inform research approach
- Designing a research project
- Understanding data analysis
- Developing quantitative research tools
- Developing qualitative research tools
- Quantitative analysis
- Qualitative 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.
| 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 | Intellectual rigour | Creativity | Ethical practice | Knowledge of a discipline | Lifelong learning | Communication and social skills | Cultural competence |
| 2 | produce and present proposals outlining research project plans for critical review | Intellectual rigour | Creativity | Ethical practice | Knowledge of a discipline | Lifelong learning | Communication and social skills | Cultural competence |
| 3 | analyse organisational problems and provide recommendations that are evidence-based | Intellectual rigour | Creativity | Ethical practice | Knowledge of a discipline | Lifelong learning | Communication and social skills | Cultural competence |
| 4 | provide a professional documented report relevant to selected stakeholders. | Intellectual rigour | Creativity | Ethical practice | Knowledge of a discipline | Lifelong learning | Communication and social skills | Cultural competence |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- independently identify and justify business / industry related problems or issues worthy of investigation
- GA1: Intellectual rigour
- GA2: Creativity
- GA3: Ethical practice
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- GA5: Lifelong learning
- GA6: Communication and social skills
- GA7: Cultural competence
- produce and present proposals outlining research project plans for critical review
- GA1: Intellectual rigour
- GA2: Creativity
- GA3: Ethical practice
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- GA5: Lifelong learning
- GA6: Communication and social skills
- GA7: Cultural competence
- analyse organisational problems and provide recommendations that are evidence-based
- GA1: Intellectual rigour
- GA2: Creativity
- GA3: Ethical practice
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- GA5: Lifelong learning
- GA6: Communication and social skills
- GA7: Cultural competence
- provide a professional documented report relevant to selected stakeholders.
- GA1: Intellectual rigour
- GA2: Creativity
- GA3: Ethical practice
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- GA5: Lifelong learning
- GA6: Communication and social skills
- GA7: Cultural competence
Teaching and assessment
Fee information
Domestic
Commonwealth Supported courses
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Commencing 2021 Commonwealth Supported only. Student contribution band: 3
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