Courses / Module

• Complete and defend an appropriate research proposal;
• Undertake a literature review that assimilates and integrates material from a relevant literature to the research question(s) in a coherent and systematic manner, demonstrating sound intellectual judgement;
• Gather and analyse data and draw appropriate academic conclusions and recommendations based on the evidence and data;
• Use analytic skills and critical thinking to generate a set of recommendations that are relevant and of business value to the client organisation;
• Demonstrate, to the satisfaction of your faculty mentor, effective engagement with the client organisation to sustain company and student engagement over the life of the project, including project scoping and implementation of communication skills; and
• Effectively communicate with the client organisation the key processes, findings and recommendations of the research project, using methods appropriate to the client (e.g. presentations, written reports, multi-media approaches).

• Module Graded (numeric value) or Ungraded (Pass/Not Passed): Graded
• Continuous Assessment detail(s): a) Exploration of relevant advanced content identified by the student and guided by faculty mentor, required and self-directed reading material (pre-requisite Actionable Insights through Research module and meetings with Faculty Mentor); b) Individual research in design of research question, literature review, research methods, data collection and analysis, write up of report; c) Working with client company and fellow student (where this is a paired BRP) negotiating the scope of the project, evolution of project implementation, communicating with client on collection of data, project process and recommendations. The Business Research Project assessment shall include: a written academic dissertation, a demonstrated client engagement process over the project, and a presentation and/or report that provides the client with a clear analysis and set of recommendations that can be implemented. The academic dissertation shall consist of a document with research question, literature review, research design, analysis, findings, and recommendations.

• Pass standard: 40%
• Could the result of this module be capped? No
• Penalties: Students are expected to attend all lectures, seminars, mentor meetings, and client company appointments. Where attendance falls below of 75%, a student is deemed to have failed a module or the Business Research Project. Standard School of Business penalties apply for late submission of assignments; 10% is deducted for each 24 hours (or part thereof) that an assignment, including the BRP, is submitted after the official submission deadline. Personal exceptional circumstances policy of the School of Business and University may apply.

• Are supplemental/resit registrations permitted? No
• If a student fails the Business Research Project, they may not repeat. They can, subject to re-registration and fees, be assigned a new project that they take in the next academic year, or with the permission of both the School of Business and client organisation re-take the same project in the next academic year.

• MI673 or MI676

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