BUSN20016 - Research in Business Term 1 - 2017 Profile information current as at 25-May-2017 15:18 All details in this unit profile for BUSN20016 have been officially approved by CQUniversity and represent a learning partnership between the University and you (our student). The information will not be changed unless absolutely necessary and any change will be clearly indicated by an approved correction included in the profile. This information will not be available until 8 weeks before term. To see alignment of learning outcomes, assessment and graduate attributes in a previous term, see . previous unit profile Assessment Tasks 1 Practical and Written Assessment Assessment Title Project Outline and Topic Presentation Task Description Please provide an outline of a research project that you intend to use as the basis for your final assessment task .3, full project proposal You should briefly write: Title of the project (up to 25 words) A brief statement of the problem that you would like to investigate. Research aim and objectives can solve the problem you have identified. that A brief methodology: Provide details about what type of methodology you will choose such as quantitative or qualitative or mixed methodology; what type of study it will be such as exploratory or descriptive or explanatory; method(s) of data collection you will use; how what you will source the required data; what tools you will use to analyse the and methods and collected data. This is an individual research task. As a Masters student, you are required to engage in research and demonstrate your understanding of the relevant body of works that have discussed recent developments in a discipline and/or area of professional practice. You are also required to demonstrate knowledge of research principles and methods applicable to a real-life business research. We expect you to read and reflect on at least ten recent refereed journal articles on your topic supported by any other evidence or information that can help identify the problem of your research and the methods of data collection and analysis. In addition, as a part of topic presentation, all on-campus students are required to discuss their project topic and ideas during the tutorial sessions in front of other students. You are also expected to feedback on each of provide constructive the group members' project. Distance students will do the same activity in the online discussion forum of the unit Moodle Please see detailed guidelines about the project presentation and specific research requirements on the unitsite. Moodle site. You can write 600 words maximum this assignment. cover page and the list of references are not for The counted in the word limit. Assessment Due Date Week 5 Friday (07-Apr-2017) 05:00 PM AEST Return Date to Students Week 7 Friday (28-Apr-2017) Weighting 20% Assessment Criteria All the assessment criteria for this piece of assessment are outlined below with weights. Assessment criteria: Criteria Grade 1. A brief statement of the problem HD D C P F 2.Research aim and objectives HD D C P F 3. A brief methodology HD D C P F 4. Accurate referencing, use of correct English and logical sequences between sentences and paragraphs HD D C P F 5. Topic presentation HD D C P F Key to grading and corresponding marking scale: : Student demonstrates outstanding understanding and interpretation of all aspects of theHD (84.5% to 100% marks) criteria. : Student demonstrates excellence in understanding and interpretation of almost all aspects ofD (74.5% to 84.4% marks) the criteria with some minor corrections or additions needed. : Student demonstrates very good understanding and interpretation of most aspects of theC (64.5% to 74.4% marks) criteria with some need for additional work, additions or improvement. : Student demonstrates good understanding and interpretation of the criteria to warrant theP (49.5% to 64.4% marks) award of a Pass but requires considerable additional work, additions or improvement. : Student demonstrates an unsatisfactory understanding and interpretation of the criteria and requiresF (below 49.5%) major additional work, additions or improvement to achieve a passing grade. Referencing Style American Psychological Association (APA) Submission Online Learning Outcomes Assessed 1. formulate problems in business studies into a concise and precise research question; 2. develop and employ ethical practices that consider social, cultural and legal responsibilities of researchers and the research process; 3. critically evaluate published academic research, identify secondary data sources, and review extant literature, to develop a theoretical framework for a business problem or opportunity; Graduate Attributes 1. Knowledge 2. Communication 3. Cognitive, technical and creative skills 4. Research 5. Self-management 6. Ethical and Professional Responsibility 7. Leadership 2 Practical and Written Assessment Assessment Title Research Exercise Task Description This is an online and individual research exercise. The online link will open on 9:00 am Monday in Week 9 and will close at 5:00 pm on Sunday in the same week. The link will open for only 100 minutes. You need to complete this . You cannot exit and re-enter the site.task in one go There will be 20 short questions based on several brief case studies. You will read these case studies, do some calculations (if required) and then provide the correct answer to each question. Each correct answer is worth 1.5 marks and 20 correct answers are worth 30 marks. Please see detailed guidelines and practice tests on the unit Moodle site. Assessment Due Date Open: Monday/Week 9/09:00 AM; Close: Sunday/Week 9/05:00 PM; Duration: 100 Minutes; Complete in one go. Return Date to Students Results are available once the link is closed. Weighting 30% Assessment Criteria Questions are automatically graded. Each correct answer is worth 1.5 marks. Referencing Style American Psychological Association (APA) Submission Online Learning Outcomes Assessed 4. choose and apply the appropriate research strategies (qualitative and/or quantitative) and techniques to best address the research problem; 5. demonstrate the application of data analysis techniques and measurement concepts; and Graduate Attributes 1. Knowledge 3. Cognitive, technical and creative skills 4. Research 5. Self-management 6. Ethical and Professional Responsibility 3 Written Assessment Assessment Title Project Proposal Task Description Assessment task 3 requires the preparation of a full project proposal that should contain the following :components that you would like to investigate.A detail statement of the problem : What are the potential research objectives and questionsResearch aim, objectives and research questions that can address the problem? : Why is your chosen project important bothJustification and potential output of the research project theoretically and practically? What are the potential outputs and outcomes of your research? : An analysis of the literature relevant to the research topic that will give you theConceptual framework conceptual basis for conducting this research. : Based on the conceptual framework, research aim(s) and objectives, you need to provide a detailMethodology description of the data collection methods and tools, data sources and the methods/tools that you will use to analyse the data. : Write the names of the chapters/sections of yourOrganisation of the study, project budget and schedule research report, and briefly discuss what you will write in those chapters/sections followed by a brief description of budget for conducting this study and project schedule i.e., Gantt Chart. This is an individual research task. You are required to demonstrate your understanding of the relevant body of works to a real-life business research. We expect you to read and reflect on at least twenty recent refereed journal articles on your topic supported by any other evidence or information that can help refine the problem of your research, formulate conceptual framework and the methods of data collection and analysis. Please see detailed guidelines about specific research requirements on the unit Moodle site. You can write 3000 words maximum for this assignment. The cover page and the list of references are not counted in the word limit. Assessment Due Date Week 12 Friday (02-Jun-2017) 05:00 PM AEST Return Date to Students This is a summative assessment. Students will not receive any feedback for this piece of assessment. Weighting 50% Assessment Criteria All the assessment criteria outlined below are equally weighted for this piece of assessment. Assessment criteria: Criteria Grade A statement of the problem, research aim, objectives and research questions HD D C P F Justification and potential output of the research HD D C P F Conceptual framework HD D C P F Methodology, organisation of the study, project budget and schedule HD D C P F Accurate referencing, use of correct English and logical sequences between sentences and paragraphs and a good introduction HD D C P F Key to grading and corresponding marking scale: : Student demonstrates outstanding understanding and interpretation of all aspects of theHD (84.5% to 100% marks) criteria. : Student demonstrates excellence in understanding and interpretation of almost all aspects ofD (74.5% to 84.4% marks) the criteria with some minor corrections or additions needed. : Student demonstrates very good understanding and interpretation of most aspects of theC (64.5% to 74.4% marks) criteria with some need for additional work, additions or improvement. : Student demonstrates good understanding and interpretation of the criteria to warrant theP (49.5% to 64.4% marks) award of a Pass but requires considerable additional work, additions or improvement. : Student demonstrates an unsatisfactory understanding and interpretation of the criteria and requiresF (below 49.5%) major additional work, additions or improvement to achieve a passing grade. Referencing Style American Psychological Association (APA) Submission Online Learning Outcomes Assessed 2. develop and employ ethical practices that consider social, cultural and legal responsibilities of researchers and the research process; 3. critically evaluate published academic research, identify secondary data sources, and review extant literature, to develop a theoretical framework for a business problem or opportunity; 4. choose and apply the appropriate research strategies (qualitative and/or quantitative) and techniques to best address the research problem; 5. demonstrate the application of data analysis techniques and measurement concepts; and 6. prepare and communicate a comprehensive research proposal. Graduate Attributes 1. Knowledge 2. Communication 3. Cognitive, technical and creative skills 4. Research 5. Self-management 6. Ethical and Professional Responsibility