Research for Managers and Consultants

Subject MGMT30009 (2012)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2012.

Credit Points: 12.50
Level: 3 (Undergraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject is not offered in 2012.

Time Commitment: Contact Hours: Two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial per week
Total Time Commitment: Not available
Prerequisites:

MGMT20001 Organisational Behaviour

Corequisites: None
Recommended Background Knowledge: Please refer to Prerequisites and Corequisites.
Non Allowed Subjects: None
Core Participation Requirements: For the purposes of considering requests for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements for this entry.

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Subject Overview:

This subject will critically evaluate different research methods used by managers, consultants and researchers. It will explore quantitative methods of inquiry, such as survey research, experimental designs, questionnaires, as well as qualitative methods of inquiry, eg. interviews, focus groups, case studies, content analysis, ethnographies. It will contrast these two approaches as well as examine how quantitative and qualitative analysis can be combined. The structure of scientific thinking will be examined and students will be introduced to new forms of inquiry in management.

Objectives: Information not available.
Assessment:

A 2-hour examination (60%) and assignment(s) totalling not more than 4000 words (40%).

Prescribed Texts: You will be advised of prescribed texts by your lecturer.
Breadth Options:

This subject potentially can be taken as a breadth subject component for the following courses:

You should visit learn more about breadth subjects and read the breadth requirements for your degree, and should discuss your choice with your student adviser, before deciding on your subjects.

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Generic Skills:
  • High level of development: oral communication; application of theory to practice; interpretation and analysis; critical thinking; synthesis of data and other information; evaluation of data and other information; accessing data and other information from a range of sources; receptiveness to alternative ideas.

  • Moderate level of development: written communication; collaborative learning; problem solving; team work; statistical reasoning.

  • Some level of development: use of computer software.

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