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Area/Catalogue
BUSS 3077

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Course Level
Undergraduate

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Offered Externally
Yes

Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

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Course ID
153800

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Unit Value
4.5

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University-wide elective course
No

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Timetable/s

The 2025 timetable is
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Course owner

Course owner
School of Management

Course aim

The course aims to provide high achieving students with an introduction to business research methods to prepare them for admission to Honours and Masters business programs. Students examine research design, as well as, the analysis of research data. Students will also learn how to conduct and write a literature review.

Course content

The business research process; literature; introduction to research designs and methods; analysing and interpreting data; introductory qualitative data analysis; descriptive and inferential statistics; formulating and communicating research plans.

Textbook(s)

Sekaran, U & Bougie, R 2013, Research Methods for Business: A Skills Building Approach , 6th Ed, John Wiley & Sons, Chichester

Prerequisite(s)

Successful completion of 72 units in a business program.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Online and Seminar (blended learning) 3 hours x 11 weeks
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE
Online N/A x 11 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.


Assessment

Literature Review, Presentation, Report (incoporates earlier literature review)

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4C)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.

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