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Unit Synopsis
Business Research Project is an independent 12cp research unit. You will identify and conduct supervised independent research in an appropriate area of interest of relevance to your specific Masters Course. You will identify the topic, review existing literature, set the research questions, define the methodology, collect and analyse the data, and write up the final business project. The emphasis in this unit is on self-development under supervision of an appropriate faculty member.
Details
| Level | Postgraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 9 |
| Credit Points | 12 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 4 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.25 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
BUSN20016 Research in Business and 72 credit points of relevant unit work specific to their chosen discipline . As this unit involves integrating the majority of the content of a course in a research context, it is recommended students will undertake this research task having completed the majority of their course. Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework). |
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| Residential School | No Residential School |
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Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 12-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 25 hours of study per week, making a total of 300 hours for the unit.
Assessment Tasks
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Written Assessment | 100% |
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).
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Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Source: Student feedback; teaching team reflections
A large-scale project like this requires students to recall the pre-requisite knowledge, engage with the Moodle materials, work continuously, and be able to discuss progress and questions with the tutor and peers.
The initial briefing for new students in this unit needs to stress more explicitly what the student expectations and requirements are for a 12 credit point, individual research project. A "top tips" document will be useful to complement this information.
A "top tips" document is being implemented for T1 2026. The tutor ensured that students are fully aware of the requirements of this double-weighted unit, and the Moodle site also clearly articulates this. This approach will continue into the future.
Source: Informal student feedback; tutor feedback.
Viva voce nerves. This is the first time for most students to complete a viva voce of this type and students often state that they are nervous.
The CareerHub 'Interview 360' is an AI-based interview simulator that allows students to practice job interviews and receive AI feedback on their performance, alongside tips on what to improve. A custom designed viva voce will be produced in 'Interview 360' that will allow students to practice responding to typical viva voce questions.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Interpret research knowledge and apply to working within a business context.
- Analyse the business phenomena and apply systematic inquiry skills to a defined problem.
- Generate hypotheses of relevance to business practice and operationalise these into testable research questions.
- Design qualitative and/or quantitative research methods including the collection of data, analysis and interpretation of findings.
- Identify and analyse research literature.
- Incorporate knowledge of ethical, legal and professional matters into the research process.
- Apply high-level written communication skills and an awareness of professional writing styles to the production of the final thesis.
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