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BUS804 - Business Research Thesis Proposal

2023

Sector

Higher Education

Discipline

Business

Must have completed BUS801, BUS802 and BUS803, or be concurrently enrolled in these units

Unit Description

This is the final applied business research module in the Graduate Certificate of Business Research and Advanced Business Research specialisation. Collectively these modules provide the knowledge and practical in-depth experience required for conducting more advanced business research, as well as a pathway to higher degree by research. In this module students will further develop and apply their research and writing skills in the production of an academic business research thesis proposal. They will be guided in the task of write a thesis proposal for their chosen business research area. Students will also gain further insights to the numerous practical considerations of undertaking a higher degree by research (HDR) via seminars and presentations by PhD candidates and supervisors. Students will deepen their knowledge of HDR definitions, thesis structure and expectations, managing supervisor relationships and the lengthy HDR research process, as well as thesis guidelines and marking criteria.

Online enrolment is not available for this unit. To enrol, Special Enrolment is required through eForms.

Unit Learning Outcomes

1.	Perform systematic literature review and evaluate academic writing and other secondary sources relevant to HDR.
2.	Identify practical and theoretical research contributions and develop research questions.
3.	Critically review research paradigms to design and plan methods for responding to HDR research questions.
4.	Identify, consider and overcome business research integrity challenges.
5.	Critically evaluate academic writing and presentation for maximizing research impact.

Assessment Overview

	Assessment Task	Value (of total mark)	Related Learning Outcome/s
1.	Presentation (3-5 Minutes)	10%	1 - Perform systematic literature review and evaluate academic writing and other secondary sources relevant to HDR. 3 - Critically review research paradigms to design and plan methods for responding to HDR research questions. 4 - Identify, consider and overcome business research integrity challenges.
2.	Written Assessment (1,200-1,500 Words)	40%	1 - Perform systematic literature review and evaluate academic writing and other secondary sources relevant to HDR. 2 - Identify practical and theoretical research contributions and develop research questions. 3 - Critically review research paradigms to design and plan methods for responding to HDR research questions.
3.	Written Assessment (3,000-3,500 Words)	50%	1 - Perform systematic literature review and evaluate academic writing and other secondary sources relevant to HDR. 2 - Identify practical and theoretical research contributions and develop research questions. 3 - Critically review research paradigms to design and plan methods for responding to HDR research questions. 4 - Identify, consider and overcome business research integrity challenges.

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