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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
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What is industry research?
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Identifying problems for research
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Reviewing literature to inform research approach
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Designing a research project
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Understanding data analysis
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Developing quantitative research tools
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Developing qualitative research tools
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Quantitative analysis
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Qualitative analysis
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Reporting to industry
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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: |
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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 | analyse organisational problems and provide recommendations that are evidence-based |
| 4 | provide a professional documented report relevant to selected stakeholders. |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- independently identify and justify business / industry related problems or issues worthy of investigation
- produce and present proposals outlining research project plans for critical review
- analyse organisational problems and provide recommendations that are evidence-based
- provide a professional documented report relevant to selected stakeholders.
Prescribed texts
- Hair, JF (Jr.), Celsi, M, Money, A, Samouel, P & Page, M, 2016, The Essentials of Business Research Methods, 3rd edn, Taylor & Francis, New York, USA. ISBN: 978-0-765-64613-2.
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Prescribed texts may change in future study periods.