Research Project
MTB830
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
The purpose of this project-based unit is to provide an opportunity for each participant to integrate their learning by planning, researching and designing an information systems or sustainable business project. The approach taken will be research-based and appropriately contextualised to the specific environment within which the project resides.
Enrolment Restriction
In order to enrol in this unit, you must be accepted into one of the following courses:
- Master of Technology (Business Systems)
- Graduate Certificate of Commerce
- Graduate Diploma of Commerce
- Master of Commerce
If you wish to seek approval to enrol in this unit without being accepted in a course, please contact OUA regarding the process.
Prerequisites
Equivalent units
You cannot enrol in this unit if you have successfully completed any of the following unit(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:
- MTB340 — Research Proposal and Research Practice
Recommended prerequisites
You are recommended to have completed the following unit(s) or have equivalent knowledge before starting this unit:
- MTB820 — Business Research Methods
Assessment
- Hurdle Requirement — Learning contract
- Proposal — Initial research (5% - 15%)
- Report1 — Ethics application (30%-40%)
- Report2 — Research report (35%-45%)
- Review — Draft & progress (10%-20%)
Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this unit students will be able to:
- develop a research design as the blue print for fulfilling research objectives and answering key research questions
- carry out a literature review of work relevant to a business issue
- identify target populations and the sampling process as appropriate
- demonstrate an understanding of the ethics application process
- prepare and submit an ethics application for approval
- report on research findings as appropriate
- contextualise research findings and conclusions to address dynamic business needs.
Topics
This unit addresses the following topics.
| Number | Topic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Build on preliminary project identification from MTB820 Business Research Methods |
| 2 | Skill needs analysis, intelligence and literature search |
| 3 | Skills development plan and implementation including: research data analysis |
| 4 | Survey instrument design |
| 5 | Statements of consent |
| 6 | Project management including time, cost and professional quality |
| 7 | How to present research results |
Study Resources
This unit is delivered using the following methods and materials:
Instructional Methods
- Chat rooms
- Discussion Forum/Discussion Board
- Embedded Multimedia
- Online Quizzes/Tests
- Online assignment submission
- Podcasting/Lecture capture
- Standard Media
- Web links
- Wikis
Textbook information for this unit is currently being updated and will be available soon. Please check back regularly for updates. Alternatively, visit the Unibooks website and enter the unit details to search for available textbooks.
Relevant Courses
This unit is a core requirement in the following courses:
This unit is an approved elective in the following courses:
- Master of Technology (Business Systems), Swinburne University of Tnlgy
- Graduate Diploma of Commerce, Swinburne University of Tnlgy
- Master of Commerce, Swinburne University of Tnlgy
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.
