Business Research Project

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
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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.