units

MGX5900

Faculty of Business and Economics

Monash University

Postgraduate - Unit

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2013 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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12 points, SCA Band 3, 0.250 EFTSL

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LevelPostgraduate
FacultyFaculty of Business and Economics
Organisational UnitDepartment of Management
OfferedCaulfield First semester 2013 (Day)
Caulfield First semester 2013 (Off-campus)
Sunway First semester 2013 (Day)
Caulfield Second semester 2013 (Day)
Caulfield Second semester 2013 (Off-campus)
Sunway Second semester 2013 (Day)
Coordinator(s)Dr Ross Donohue

Synopsis

Students conduct an original research project on a significant issue in management. The project can be purely theoretical; eg: a literature review leading to development of a new model and/or propositions for future research; an empirical examination such as a test of hypotheses based on primary survey data and/or interviews; a test of hypotheses based on secondary data sources, exploratory or explanatory case study work, experimental or simulation work, or the development of a methodology contributing to the solution of a significant organisational problem.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

  1. conduct a research project on a significant issue in the field management
  2. critically evaluate the extant literature based on the relevant research topic
  3. design and execute a research plan, identifying appropriate methodology contributing to the overall analysis
  4. critically analyse the findings in a major analytical report on the project.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 100%

Chief examiner(s)

Contact hours

No formal classes
Can be studied by off-campus learning

Prerequisites

Students need to have achieved a minimum grade of 70% in MGX5901 and be granted permission before undertaking this unit.