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The course develops critical awareness of the principles, methods and techniques of management research for Honours students in Management.

Lectures: 2 hours x 10 weeks

Tutorials: 1 hour x 3 weeks.

Tutorial slots can be selected on MyCampus.

Entry to an Honours programme in Business and Management or a GPA of 12 in the level 2 courses listed below for students taking an Honours programme in another subject:
• MGT2010 Business Decision Analysis
• MGT2011 Fundamentals of Human Resource Management
• MGT2012 Services and Operations Management
•MGT2014 Entrepreneurship

MGT4090 Introduction to Management Research Methods Online (exchange students).

Individual assignment (4000 words)

Reassessments are normally available for all courses, except those which contribute to the Honours classification. For non-Honours courses, students are offered reassessment in all or any of the components of assessment if the satisfactory (threshold) grade for the overall course is not achieved at the first attempt. This is normally grade D3 for undergraduate students and grade C3 for postgraduate students. Exceptionally it may not be possible to offer reassessment of some coursework items, in which case the mark achieved at the first attempt will be counted towards the final course grade. Any such exceptions for this course are described below. 

This course aims to:

■ develop critical awareness of the principles, methods, tools and techniques of management enquiry;

■ enhance student skills regarding research design, research strategy and qualitative and quantitative methods;

■ prepare students for independent management research.

By the end of the course students will be able to:

1. Appraise current management research and scholarship;

2. Examine current literature to assist in developing a literature review on a selected management topic;

3. Critically evaluate principal research designs in management;

4. Recognise ethical issues in management research practice;

5. Describe the steps involved in the design and implementation of small independent research projects.

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.