UNIT 301: RESEARCH PROJECT

Overview

The Research Project enables students to apply material studied in the Graduate Diploma/MBA course to a specific situation in their organisation and in many cases, to produce material which is of particular value to their organisation.

The Unit 301 Research Project provides students with the opportunity to research and report on a management topic of their choice. The project should demonstrate that students:

• have a good knowledge of different management theories and principles
• that they can apply management theory to a workplace problem or issue, and
• they are able to initiate in-depth research and report on the results.

The project can be done through one of two options;

a) research that students initiate specifically for the unit, or
b) submission of a report that the student has already completed in his/her workplace.

Students will need to spend at least 160 hours working on the report and will be expected to write up to 10, 000 words.

Aims

On completion of this unit, students should have conducted a significant investigation of a problem related to their employment and shown evidence of having applied principles learned in the Graduate Diploma/MBA to its solution.

Students are required to submit a preliminary proposal which outlines:

• the project content
• the method of investigation to be used, and
• the format of the final report.

It is recommended that students be assisted by a supervisor in their own organisation. Students intending to undertake the Research Project should have completed the Group A core units.

Students are able to apply for prior approval for a Unit 301 project by completing the Unit 301 proposal form. This can be downloaded at Student Community under Downloadable Forms.