Research project in Japanese business communication
Ross Mouer and staff
8 points
* Second semester
* Clayton
* Prerequisites:
Completion of Graduate Diploma of Arts or MA part 1 in Japanese business
interpreting and translation and 24 points of MA part II or equivalent
Objectives From this subject students should acquire a deeper appreciation of Japanese business communication practices, with a special awareness of selected facets of the business world. In addition, students should acquire a better understanding of general fundamentals of doing research in a corporate setting.
Synopsis Students will select a topic for research in Japanese business communication and collect data from observations of the workplace, from interviews with staff members and from collections of business documents. Students will write a research paper of 6000 words. By studying this subject students will acquire first-hand experience of how to research the workplace in a Japanese organisation. Students will also put their Japanese language into actual use through interviewing or coming into contact with staff members at the workplace as well as through the process of analysing written documents. Students will be given a supervisor to guide them through their work.
Assessment Research paper (6000 words): 100%
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