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2024 unit offering information will be available in November 2023

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

Module 1: Starting your business project

Module 2: Reviewing the literature

Module 3: Managing the research process

Module 4: Analysing quantitative data

Module 5: Analysing qualitative data

Module 6: Writing the 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.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
1independently identify and justify business / industry related problems or issues worthy of investigation
2produce and present proposals outlining research project plans for critical review
3analyse organisational problems and provide recommendations that are evidence-based
4provide 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
  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.

Teaching and assessment

Notice

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Fee information

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