Business research is a systematic inquiry whose objective is to provide information to solve managerial problems. This course is an introduction on how to do business research with an emphasis on applied problem solving. It has a major focus on problem identification and analysis, problem solving strategies and communication skills.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
Upon completion of this course you should be able to:
- Clearly identify and analyse business problems and identify appropriate and effective ways to
- answer those problems
- Understand and apply the major types of research designs
- Formulate clearly defined research questions
- Analyse and summarise key issues and themes from existing literature
- Evaluate and conduct research
- Understand the ethical issues associated with the conduct of research
- Be able to formulate and present effective research reports
Other Information
See the course outline on the College courses page. Outlines are uploaded as they become available.
Indicative Assessment
- Seminar participation 10%
- Assignment 15%
- Case Studies and Discussion 15%
- Final Examination 60%
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Workload
Students taking this course are expected to commit at least 12 hours a week (including non-teaching weeks) to completing the work. This will include attending classes, course reading, research, writing and assignment work.
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 3
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $4320 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $5700 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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