MAA753 - Professional Research and Analysis
Unit details
Year | 2025 unit information |
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Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
Credit point(s): | 1 |
EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Arifur Khan Trimester 2: Arifur Khan |
Prerequisite: | Students must have completed 4 credit points |
Corequisite: | Nil |
Incompatible with: | Nil |
Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 3 hour on-campus seminar (recordings provided) each week |
Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 1 x 3 hour online seminar (recordings provided) in weeks 4, 7 and 10 |
Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
This unit introduces students to professional research and analysis principles as they apply to the business and economics disciplines. The unit will introduce relevant principles to students and require students to critically analyse various relevant, contemporary research issues within the business and economics disciplines.
Learning Outcomes
ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
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ULO1 | Reflect on acquired skills to undertake own work and learning and conduct independent applied research. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO2 | Identify relevant research methods to address specific research goals. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO3 | Apply relevant professional and scientific research techniques to enable critical analysis and evaluation of contemporary business and professional issues and generate research-based solutions. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO4 | Communicate research-based solutions to a range of stakeholders. | GLO2: Communication |
Assessment
Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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Assessment 1: Part A: (Group of 3) Report (Research) Part B: (Individual) Written Reflection (self) | Part A: 3000 words Part B: 800 words | Part A:30% Part B:10% | Week 7 |
Assessment 2: (Individual) Video Recording | 5 minutes | 20% | Week 9 |
Assessment 3: (Individual) Written Response Test (Online) | 2 hours | 40% | Week 11 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Hurdle requirement
Hurdle requirement: achieve at least 40% of the marks available on each of assessment tasks 1, 2 and 3, to evidence minimum proficiency in the aligned discipline learning outcomes included in this unit
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for MAA753 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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