Research Methods and Workplace Project Proposal
LMC704
Overview
To enrol in this unit, you must be accepted into a course from the provider.
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Level of study: What does Postgraduate mean?
Postgraduate
EFTSL: What does EFTSL mean?
0.125
Delivery Method: What does delivery method mean?
Fully Online
Prerequisites: What are the prerequisites?
Duration:
13 weeks
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Domestic student fee:
$2,000.00 (AUD)
International student fee:
$2,225.00 (AUD)
Description
This unit builds upon LMC 604. The purpose of this project-based unit is to enable each participant to integrate their learning by: planning, researching, designing, building and implementing (as appropriate) a community or workplace based project relating to community/business sustainability. The unit offers the opportunity to enhance holistic and creative skills in designing research-based projects that encompass strategic and systems thinking in terms of both project goals and approaches to implementation. The approach taken will be soundly research-based and appropriately contextualised to the specific environment within which the project resides.
Please note: Assessment values are indicative only; details will be advised at the start of the unit.
Enrolment Restriction
In order to enrol in this unit, you must be accepted into one of the following courses:
If you wish to seek approval to enrol in this unit without being accepted in a course, please contact OUA regarding the process.
Prerequisites
Mandatory prerequisites
You must have successfully completed the following unit(s) before starting this unit:
- LMC604 — Research Design and Methodology
If you have completed equivalent study at another university, please contact a Student Advisor for advice.
Assessment
- Assignment 1 — Ethics Application Submission (20%)
- Assignment 2 — Project Management Plan (20%)
- Research Project (40%)
- Review — Literature Review (20%)
Learning Outcomes
After successfully completing this unit, you should be able to develop their research proposal by:
Developing a research design as the blue print for fulfilling research objectives and answering key research questions
Choosing relevant methodologies for data collection (qualitative and quantitative)
Identifying target populations and the sampling process
Understanding business research ethics and the implications for the chosen project
Designing research questions and sampling instrument(s)
Choosing data collection and data preparation processes
Complete ethics application process
Selecting analytical techniques for data analysis and interpretation
Reporting on findings as appropriate
Topics
This unit addresses the following topics.
| Number | Topic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Build on preliminary project identification from LMC604 |
| 2 | Research design identifying fitness for purpose |
| 3 | Skill needs analysis, intelligence and literature search |
| 4 | Skills development plan and implementation |
| 5 | Research data analysis |
| 6 | Research methodologies |
| 7 | Methodology for tendering |
| 8 | Project management including time, cost and professional quality |
| 9 | How to present research results |
Study Resources
This unit is delivered using the following methods and materials:
Print based materials
- Welcome Letter
Online materials
- Printable format materials
Textbooks are subject to change within the academic year. Students are advised to purchase their books no earlier than one to two months before the start of a unit.
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Required textbooks
Recommended textbooks
Relevant Courses
This unit is an approved elective in the following courses:
This unit may be eligible for credit towards other courses:
- Many undergraduate courses on offer through OUA include 'open elective' where any OUA unit can be credited to the course. You need to check the Award Requirements on the course page for the number of allowed open electives and any level limitations.
- In other cases, the content of this unit might be relevant to a course on offer through OUA or elsewhere. In order to receive credit for this unit in the course you will need to supply the provider institution with a copy of the Unit Profile in the approved format, which you can download here. Note that the Unit Profile is set at the start of the year, and if textbooks change this may not match the Unibooks textbook list.
