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Unit description
Explores the value of scientific research in supporting decision making in hospitality organisations, and engages with essential skills including research methodologies and the process of informing a research project. Students will undertake a research project applying the key stages of the research process through integrating skills gained in earlier units.
Unit content
There are six (6) topics in this unit:
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Introduction to research
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The research process
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Designing and conducting research
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The elements of successful research
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Research methodologies
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Writing a professional research 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.
Learning outcomes and graduate attributes
GA1: Intellectual rigour,
GA2: Creativity,
GA3: Ethical practice,
GA4: Knowledge of a discipline,
GA5: Lifelong learning,
GA6: Communication and social skills,
GA7: Cultural competence| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 |
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| 1 | Produce and present proposals outlining hospitality research project plans for critical review | Intellectual rigour | | | | | | |
| 2 | Using various research methodologies, collect and critically analyse relevant information to inform a research topic | Intellectual rigour | | | | Lifelong learning | | |
| 3 | Follow the research process to develop an informed and professional report addressing a real-time research problem and provide recommendations that are evidence-based | Intellectual rigour | | | | Lifelong learning | Communication and social skills | |
| 4 | Communicate and present research findings (orally, written) across various settings (academia, hospitality industry) | | | | | Lifelong learning | Communication and social skills | |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- Produce and present proposals outlining hospitality research project plans for critical review
- Using various research methodologies, collect and critically analyse relevant information to inform a research topic
- GA1:
Intellectual rigour
- GA5:
Lifelong learning
- Follow the research process to develop an informed and professional report addressing a real-time research problem and provide recommendations that are evidence-based
- GA1:
Intellectual rigour
- GA5:
Lifelong learning
- GA6:
Communication and social skills
- Communicate and present research findings (orally, written) across various settings (academia, hospitality industry)
- GA5:
Lifelong learning
- GA6:
Communication and social skills
Prescribed texts
Session 3
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Prescribed texts may change in future study periods.