LB5921 - Research Thesis Part 2 of 2
| Credit points: | 06 |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 3 |
| Subject chain: | LB5920 LB5921 |
| Administered by: | College of Business, Law & Governance |
This subject requires students to complete an independent research project and written thesis. The research should be conducted and written up independently, with guidance and advice from the research advisors. The thesis should be 12-15,000 words. It should clearly define a topic, provide a rationale, set the proposed research in the context of appropriate literature, describe methods for generating, gathering and/or analysing research data and discuss issues associated with those methods. It should present the data generated as part of the research project, and a discussion of that data, in an appropriate format. It should draw conclusions and implications from the research (including as appropriate, implications for theory, practice and further research), relate findings and conclusions to relevant literature and theory, and offer a critical evaluation of the significance and limitations of the research. The thesis will undergo formal external examination for the subject result.
Learning Outcomes
- communicate specialised knowledge, ideas and arguments accurately, coherently and creatively to a variety of audiences through written manuscripts and oral presentations;
- design, plan, conduct and complete a substantial research-based thesis with creativity and initiative and a high level of autonomy and accountability;
- demonstrate knowledge of research principles and methods applicable to the field, or a sub-field, of Business, Law or Governance and/or related area of professional practice;
- develop advanced formal reading and writing and collaborative skills for educational research in Business, Law or Governance and/or related areas of professional practice;
- apply the principles of ethical practice to the conduct of social science research in Business, Law or Governance.
| Assumed Knowledge: | Understanding of relevant research methods and analysis required for independent research |
| Prerequisites: | NILAllow for concurrent enrollment with LB5920 |
| Corequisites: | NIL |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | NIL |
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As this subject is part of a subject chain, a final standard grade (e.g. P, C) will only be recorded for each subject after successful completion of all parts of the subject chain. |
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| External, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 24-Mar-2016 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Ray McNamara |
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| Method of Delivery: | WWW - LearnJCU and Printed materials |
| Assessment: | thesis. |
| Special Assessment Requirements: | The research thesis produced in this subject must be submitted for external examination |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 24-Mar-2016 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Ray McNamara |
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| Assessment: | thesis. |
| Special Assessment Requirements: | The research thesis produced in this subject must be submitted for external examination |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 25-Aug-2016 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Ray McNamara |
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| Assessment: | thesis. |
| Special Assessment Requirements: | The research thesis produced in this subject must be submitted for external examination |
| External, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 25-Aug-2016 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Ray McNamara |
| Contact hours: |
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| Method of Delivery: | WWW - LearnJCU and Printed materials |
| Assessment: | thesis. |
| Special Assessment Requirements: | The research thesis produced in this subject must be submitted for external examination |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 24-Mar-2016 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Ray McNamara |
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| Assessment: | thesis. |
| Special Assessment Requirements: | The research thesis produced in this subject must be submitted for external examination |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 25-Aug-2016 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Ray McNamara |
| Contact hours: |
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| Assessment: | thesis. |
| Special Assessment Requirements: | The research thesis produced in this subject must be submitted for external examination |
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