This capstone enhances leaders' organisational and business research skills in the context of a real-world complex organisational issue, problem, or opportunity. It develops broader skills in evidence synthesis, knowledge generation, and translation. Integrating the decision-making and critical thinking skills developed throughout the program, MBA candidates will identify a real-world issue or opportunity warranting applied research with their sponsor, organisation, agency, or department. They will learn to write an evidence-based report for their organisation that details a set of practice recommendations and an implementation plan. This course, as such, provides our MBA candidates with an integrated learning experience that will help them demonstrate the value-add of their MBA education not only within their organisations, but to further advance career, professional, and personal development.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- Apply an evidence-based decision-making and practice framework to integrate the theoretical and critical knowledge gained throughout the MBA program
- Critically analyse and integrate disciplinary information, knowledges, and evidences, from different sources and stakeholders using evidence-based tools and reasoning
- Effectively translate a set of integrated findings from their research into practical recommendations and action plans
- Ascertain important supportive conditions for the implementation of recommended evidence-based practices
- Effectively present an integrated and culminated learning experience together with the research findings, both orally and in writing.
Work Integrated Learning
Projects
This capstone enhances leaders' organisational and business research skills in the context of a complex organisational issue pertaining to diversity and inclusion and social inequality. It also helps develop broader skills in knowledge generation and translation. Integrating the decision-making and critical thinking skills developed in the program, they will identify an issue warranting research to write a report which canvasses the findings and translates them into a pilot study proposal for their organisation. It further builds on and revisits knowledge developed in courses in which social issues were examined including responsible leadership and stewardship, and Australia's contemporary outlook.
Indicative Assessment
- Typical assessments may include, but is not restricted to: in-class exercises, written and oral assignments, quizzes, examinations, group project tasks, oral presentation, and other assessment deemed appropriate to show attainment of the learning outcomes set for the course. Further details will be made available via the Class Summary. (100) [LO 1,2,3,4,5]
- Oral assessment task. Further details, including % value, will be made available via the Class Summary. (0) [LO 1,2,3,4,5]
- Report assessment task. Further details, including % value, will be made available via the Class Summary. (0) [LO 1,2,3,4,5]
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Workload
Where this course is offered in intensive delivery mode as a continuous block over a shorter period of time, the expected total time commitment for this course will be at least 260 hours for course reading, classes, research, writing and assessment work.
Inherent Requirements
This course has no inherent requirements.
Requisite and Incompatibility
You will need to contact the Research School of Management to request a permission code to enrol in this course.
Prescribed Texts
Information about the prescribed textbook (if any) will be made available via the Class Summary.
Preliminary Reading
Additional information about indicative readings (if any) will be made available via the Class Summary.
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you 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). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 34
- Unit value:
- 3 to 12 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 3.00 | 0.06250 |
| 4.00 | 0.08333 |
| 5.00 | 0.10417 |
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
| 7.00 | 0.14583 |
| 8.00 | 0.16667 |
| 9.00 | 0.18750 |
| 10.00 | 0.20833 |
| 11.00 | 0.22917 |
| 12.00 | 0.25000 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $880 per unit | Standard Rate |
| 2025 | $640 per unit |
Grandfathered Rate*
*continuing students in nominated programs only. See fee website |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $1120 per unit |
| 2024 | $1000 per unit |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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