James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2018

BU4072 - Research Philosophy and Design

Credit points: 03
Year: 2018
Student Contribution Band: Band 3
Administered by: College of Business, Law & Governance

Students must undertake both BU4072 and BU4073 concurrently.

This subject develops students' abilities to recognise, appraise and employ research paradigms relevant to business studies. It offers learning experiences which help students identify assumptions in the research process and builds their ability to respond to ethical issues in research design. Through a synthesis of such research issues as paradigmatic approaches, relevance, resources and the disciplinary forces affecting researchers, it enhances students' abilities to create pragmatic research design solutions.

Learning Outcomes

Inadmissible
Subject
Combinations:
BU4060 BU4064

Availabilities

Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 22-Mar-2018
Coord/Lect: Professor Philip Pearce.
Contact hours:
  • 39 hours workshops/Seminars
    Assessment:other exams (50%); assignments (25%); design assignment (25%).

    Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1
    Census Date 22-Mar-2018
    Coord/Lect: Professor Philip Pearce.
    Contact hours:
    • 39 hours workshops/Seminars
      Assessment:other exams (50%); assignments (25%); design assignment (25%).

      Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.