Course Outline
EMB753 Research for Decision Making
Course Coordinator:Meredith Lawley (mlawley1@usc.edu.au) School:School of Business and Creative Industries
2020Session 2
UniSC Sunshine Coast |
Blended learning | Most of your course is on campus but you may be able to do some components of this course online. |
Please go to unisc.edu.au for up to date information on the
teaching sessions and campuses where this course is usually offered.
What is this course about?
Description
The key role of research in an organisation is to provide reliable evidence which will help you as managers make better strategic and tactical decisions. A sound knowledge of the research process will assist you to think clearly, logically, deeply and objectively about the available evidence on which decisions will be based. Hence the purpose of this course is to provide you with knowledge of the research process and based on this knowledge develop skills in evaluating research.
How will this course be delivered?
| Activity | Hours | Beginning Week | Frequency |
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| Lecture | 2hrs | Not applicable | Not Yet Determined |
What level is this course?
700 Level (Specialised)
What is the unit value of this course?
6 units
How does this course contribute to my learning?
| Course Learning Outcomes On successful completion of this course, you should be able to... | Graduate Qualities Completing these tasks successfully will contribute to you becoming... | |
| 1 | Demonstrate mastery of theoretical business research principles. | Knowledgeable |
| 2 | Critically evaluate the research of others. | Creative and critical thinker |
| 3 | Demonstrate understanding of ethical issues in research when proposing and evaluating research | Ethical |
Am I eligible to enrol in this course?
Refer to the UniSC Glossary of terms for definitions of “pre-requisites, co-requisites and anti-requisites”.
Pre-requisites
Enrolled in Program BU791
Co-requisites
Not applicable
Anti-requisites
MBA703 and BUS703
Specific assumed prior knowledge and skills (where applicable)
Not applicable
Microcredential Information
Not applicable
How am I going to be assessed?
Grading Scale
Standard Grading (GRD)
| High Distinction (HD), Distinction (DN), Credit (CR), Pass (PS), Fail (FL). |
Details of early feedback on progress
Feedback will be provided in initial workshops and through an early assessment during the first teaching weekend.
Assessment tasks
| Delivery mode | Task No. | Assessment Product | Individual or Group | Weighting % | What is the duration / length? | When should I submit? | Where should I submit it? |
| All | 1a | Oral | Group | 20% | 2 hours |
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| All | 1b | Report | Individual | 30% | 500 words |
Online Assignment Submission with plagiarism check | |
| All | 2 | Report | Individual | 50% | 1,500 words |
Online Assignment Submission with plagiarism check |
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| Goal: | You will demonstrate understanding of the business research process. |
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| Format: | Submit: Saturday 7th March 2020 Group PowerPoint presentation of report analysis.See Blackboard for further details. |
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| Goal: | You will demonstrate understanding of the business research process. |
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| Format: | Submit: Monday 23rd March 2020 Individual written report of group findings from Task 1a. Written report of 500 words. See Blackboard for further details. |
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| All - Assessment Task 2:Critique of one research report | |||||||||||||
| Goal: | When making decisions managers need to be able to evaluate the quality of information on which the decision will be based. This task will allow you to develop skills in critiquing the research of others. |
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| Format: | Submit: Monday 27th April 2020 This is an individual written report of 1,500 words. See Blackboard for further details. |
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Directed study hours
A 12-unit course will have total of 150 learning hours which will include directed study hours (including online if required), self-directed learning and completion of assessable tasks. Student workload is calculated at 12.5 learning hours per one unit.
What resources do I need to undertake this course?
Please note: Course information, including specific information of recommended readings, learning activities, resources, weekly readings, etc. are available on the course Canvas site– Please log in as soon as possible.
Prescribed text(s) or course reader
Specific requirements
Not applicable
How are risks managed in this course?
What administrative information is relevant to this course?
Assessment: Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is the ethical standard of university participation. It ensures that students graduate as a result of proving they are competent in their discipline. This is integral in maintaining the value of academic qualifications. Each industry has expectations and standards of the skills and knowledge within that discipline and these are reflected in assessment.
Academic integrity means that you do not engage in any activity that is considered to be academic fraud; including plagiarism, collusion or outsourcing any part of any assessment item to any other person. You are expected to be honest and ethical by completing all work yourself and indicating in your work which ideas and information were developed by you and which were taken from others. You cannot provide your assessment work to others. You are also expected to provide evidence of wide and critical reading, usually by using appropriate academic references.
In order to minimise incidents of academic fraud, this course may require that some of its assessment tasks, when submitted to Canvas, are electronically checked through Turnitin. This software allows for text comparisons to be made between your submitted assessment item and all other work to which Turnitin has access.
Assessment: Additional Requirements
Eligibility for Supplementary Assessment Your eligibility for supplementary assessment in a course is dependent of the following conditions applying: The final mark is in the percentage range 47% to 49.4% The course is graded using the Standard Grading scale You have not failed an assessment task in the course due to academic misconductAssessment: Submission penalties
Late submission of assessment tasks may be penalised at the following maximum rate: - 5% (of the assessment task's identified value) per day for the first two days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task. - 10% (of the assessment task's identified value) for the third day - 20% (of the assessment task's identified value) for the fourth day and subsequent days up to and including seven days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task. - A result of zero is awarded for an assessment task submitted after seven days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task. Weekdays and weekends are included in the calculation of days late. To request an extension you must contact your course coordinator to negotiate an outcome.Links to relevant University policy and procedures
For more information on Academic Learning & Teaching categories including:
- Assessment: Courses and Coursework Programs
- Review of Assessment and Final Grades
- Supplementary Assessment
- Central Examinations
- Deferred Examinations
- Student Conduct
- Students with a Disability
For more information, visit https://www.usc.edu.au/explore/policies-and-procedures#academic-learning-and-teaching
Student Charter
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