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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:
- Introduction to research
- The research process
- Designing and conducting research
- The elements of successful research
- Research methodologies
- 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.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Develop and present a proposal for a hospitality research project that addresses a "real world" problem |
| 2 | Using various research methodologies, collect and critically analyse relevant information to inform a research question |
| 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 |
| 4 | Communicate and present research findings (orally, written) across various settings (academia, hospitality industry) |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- Develop and present a proposal for a hospitality research project that addresses a "real world" problem
- Using various research methodologies, collect and critically analyse relevant information to inform a research question
- Follow the research process to develop an informed and professional report addressing a real-time research problem and provide recommendations that are evidence-based
- Communicate and present research findings (orally, written) across various settings (academia, hospitality industry)
Teaching and assessment
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