Research report
Mr Bill Battersby
24 points
* 6 hours per week
* Full year
* Gippsland
*
Prerequisites: acceptance in the Bachelor of Business (Honours) program
Objectives On completion of this subject students should have conducted a critical review of the literature relevant to their field of study; derived appropriate hypotheses for testing, or question or problem to be answered; devised an empirical test of the hypotheses showing regard to practical problems of conducting research, ethical considerations, and principles of scientific method; conducted a planned study and managed any practical problems that might have arisen in the course of data collection; selected and conducted an appropriate analysis of data; and written a report on the project, showing due regard to relevant stylistic conventions.
Synopsis Under supervision students are expected to undertake and report on an original research project that addresses a significant issue in business; this research project is likely to have substantial practical outcomes or implications; as well, it is hoped that students and supervisors will publish the work in an appropriate journal.
Assessment Research dissertation (20,000 words): 100%
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