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Research School of Management · ANU College of Business and Economics
The special topic is suitable for Honours-level students wishing to carry out applied research related to a problem in a particular disciplinary domain within Business and Management. Though prior research experience is not a prerequisite, students are expected to - draw on prior professional experience or prior studies bearing on the topic of interest, and - independently acquire (under supervision) the research knowledge and skills deemed appropriate to the successful completion of this course. Candidates must prepare a report for their applied topic in business studies. Candidates will be expected to analyse a broad range of published sources on the topic issue; apply tools and techniques from undergraduate courses in the Research School of Management; gather some original input by collecting data in the field; and develop well-founded suggestions as to the implications of the topic issue.
Typical assessment may include, but is not restricted to:(i) written sections (Rationale to the research, Research problems and questions, Literature review, Research design, Methodology) within a report (~5,000 words). Further details will be made available via the Class Summary.
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
(ii) Oral presentation and defence of sections during the course and/or the final report at the end of the course. Further details will be made available via the Class Summary.
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Students taking this course are expected to commit 130 hours to completing the work. For semester length offerings this will typically include at least 10 hours a week on average (excluding non-teaching weeks) on course reading, research, writing and assessment work. Other Information This is a special topics course for Research School of Management Honours students. The nature of the topic and assessment required will be negotiated with the student's supervisor.
Information about the prescribed textbook (if any) will be made available via the Class Summary. Student will be expected to access through the library and online published research and information on the topic of interest including peer reviewed journal articles, books, book chapters, industry reports, expert reports etc. Preliminary Reading Any Business Research Methods book available at the ANU library