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industry Research Project ( Tourism)
industry Research Project ( Tourism)
Research Proposal Presentation
| Assessment | Group/ individual |
Learning outcomes | Grading indicator | Min Score | Weight | Length/ duration |
Due | Professional accreditation |
| Presentation | Individual | 1, 2 | Graded | N/A | 40% | max 15 minutes | 28 march2016 11:00 PM | N/A |
Students are required to present their research proposal (Assessment item 1) to their peers and tutor (either through Collaborate online, or in person). The presentation, which should be supported by visual aids such as PowerPoint, Keynote, Prezi and/or a poster, should outline the research plan and showcase the student’s developing communicative skills.
The student should showcase and discuss their approach and experience in negotiating the research plan with their organisation partner.
Milestones
By Week 1 students would have been required to have submitted their research proposal checklist – outlining the type of study they intend to undertake.
By Week 2 students would have been introduced to a framework for structured research in organisations.
By Week 3 students would have a constructed knowledge of how to construct a literature review pertaining to a particular research problem.
By Week 4 students would have received a research proposal template.
Students are encouraged to email their unit tutor if they require further assistance after exhausting all support materials present in the Study Guide.
Assessment 3: Report
This assessment is for these students only: Distance Education; Gold Coast; New Zealand – MIT; SCU Melbourne; SCU Sydney; Singapore – MDIS; Sydney – Hotel School.
| Assessment | Group/ individual |
Learning outcomes | Grading indicator | Min Score | Weight | Length/ duration |
Due | Professional accreditation |
| Report | Individual | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 | Graded | N/A | 60% | 7500-10,000 words | 23 May 2016 11:00 PM | N/A |
Research Report
Students are required to undertake a research project involving industry. After acquiring knowledge regarding how to conduct research, and possible problem spaces in which to research, the student will be required to apply these skills in practice. The student should engage with an organisation in which to undertake this research project.
Students are required to present a final written report based off their research project. This should follow the generic structure outlined in the Study Guide (Topics 7–10).
The Study Guide corresponding to this unit, in combination with the lecture material and textbook have been designed to equip the student with everything that they need to undertake this work integrated learning research project.
Assignments will be subject to TurnItIn Analysis to ensure authenticity and originality.
Deliverables
At the end of Week 6 students would have completed their research proposal.
By Week 7 students should have finalised their research tools, and be seeking to administer them in their selected organisation.
By the end of Week 9 students should be analysing collected data.
By the end of Week 11 students should have obtained the results from the data analysis, and be in the process of writing up their report in final draft form.
Students are encouraged to email their unit tutor if they require further assistance after exhausting all support materials present in the Study Guide.
Timetables
Suggested study timetable
This timetable applies to the Australian study period. It may be varied for students studying elsewhere.
Please confirm dates with your local tutor.
| Week/ commencing |
Topic | Notes | |
| 1 29 Feb 2016 |
1 | What is industry research? | |
| 2 07 Mar 2016 |
2 | Identifying problems to research in organisations | |
| 3 14 Mar 2016 |
3 | Reviewing previous research literature to inform research approach | |
| 4 21 Mar 2016 |
4 | Designing a research project | |
| 5 28 Mar 2016 |
5 | Developing quantitative research tools | Assessment 1 due: 15 min research proposal presentation |
| 6 04 Apr 2016 |
6 | Developing qualitative research tools | |
| 7 11 Apr 2016 |
7 | Review of research tools and ethical considerations | |
| 8 18 Apr 2016 |
8 | Quantitative data analysis | |
| 925 April 2016 | 9 | Qualitative data analysis and secondary data (document) analysis | Assessment 2 due: Draft report template review (optional) |
| 10 02 May 2016 |
10 | Reporting to industry | |
| 11 09 May 2016 |
11 | Actioning research | |
| 12 16 May 2016 |
12 | Summary & final review | Assessment 3 due: Final report (7,500 words) |
About this unit
Enables students to undertake an analysis of a business, industry or social problem or opportunity which students undertake at a substantially independent level in this capstone research unit. Through learning, developing and applying an evidence-based research design, students create an industry-accessible publication that reports on the research process and elaborates on business solutions and research implications.
Content
- What is research?
- Identifying research problems and opportunities
- Reviewing previous research literature
- Designing a research project
- Understanding data analysis
- Developing qualitative research tools
- Developing quantitative research tools
- Collecting data: ethics and consideration
- Quantitative data analysis
- Qualitative data analysis
- Reporting to industry
- Actioning research
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Graduate attributes and unit learning outcomes
As a graduate, you will have developed skills, values and attitudes that are essential for gaining employment and advancing lifelong learning. The University refers to these as graduate attributes and identifies them as follows:
GA1 Intellectual rigour, GA2 Creativity, GA3 Ethical practice, GA4 Knowledge of a discipline, GA5 Lifelong learning, GA6 Communication and social skills, GA7 Cultural competence.
This unit will assist students to develop the following graduate attributes (shown below as they relate to this unit’s learning outcomes):
Important points to consider when deciding upon your research topic:
- Access to a company/organisation
- Ideally your current or a previous employer/your own business
- Alternatively, a community group you’re involved with
- Alternatively, a friend’s/family member’s business
- What is/was the most pressing problem in my company? (Employed)
- What do I need to know to make my own company more successful? (Self-employed)
Other things to consider when deciding upon your research topic… the next steps
- What have other people done (literature review)?
- What is the standard in my industry/ discipline?
- What knowledge do I need to improve the situation?
- What is the most effective way to collect such knowledge?
- How can I be sure that the conclusions I come up with are valid and unbiased?
Check out some research that is out there
McKinsey &Company http://www.mckinsey.com/insights
Boston Consultancy Group http://www.bcg.com
Price Waterhouse Coopers http://www.pwc.com
EY http://www.ey.com
KPMG http://www.kpmg.com
- a partner organisation for your project( will be The Meriton Serviced Apartment)
- a specific, real-life problem this organisation is faced with
Presentation Assignment 1
- Real life problem- research aim
- Industry partner
- Real problem
- Define research aim
- Research question (Applied Research)
- Information need
- Research strategy
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