COURSE INFORMATION
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This course is designed to provide advanced, research based studies in management. It aims to develop understanding of the state of knowledge in the discipline area alongside knowledge and ability relating to research methods and research activity in management. Students will be engaged in a significant research investigation resulting in the production of a thesis with either a theoretical or an applied focus.
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ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Candidates will have shown above average performance in studies for a Bachelor's degree or a Graduate Diploma and have demonstrated in their professional activity potential to undertake Master's degree studies. Graduates with an Honours degree in a relevant field may be permitted to proceed directly to Stage 2 of the Master's degree.
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COURSE LOCATION This course is available on Joondalup Campus.
Some course work units will need to be undertaken at the Mount Lawley Campus. |
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MODE OF STUDY This course is available by Full-time, or Part-time mode. |
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MODE OF DELIVERY This course is available in the following mode of delivery - On-campus. |
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COURSE STRUCTURE |
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STAGE 1 |
Stage 1 requires the completion of coursework units in research methodologies as well as the state of knowledge and research activity in Management and associated disciplines plus two thesis preparation units.
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Semester 1 |
BSA5701 |
Business Research Methods |
15 | MAN5200 |
Thesis Preparation A |
30 | | Plus one elective unit |
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Semester 2 |
MAN5201 |
Thesis Preparation B |
30 | | Plus two elective units |
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ELECTIVE UNITS |
Choose 3 electives from the following: |
INB5700 |
International Management |
15 | MAN5710 |
Employment Relations |
15 | MAN5601 |
Contemporary Employment Issues |
15 | MAN5627 |
Leadership |
15 | MAN5631 |
Managing Quality |
15 | MBA5603 |
Leadership and Change Management |
15 | MBA5605 |
Information System Challenges in Management |
15 | MBA5708 |
Business Strategy |
15 | MAN5709 |
Work and Organisational Behaviour |
15 | |
Students planning to conduct survey or qualitative research may wish to take MKT5705 Quantitative Research Methods or MKT5704 Qualitative Research Methods. This should be discussed with the course coordinator and/or supervisor early in your studies.
To proceed to stage 2 a coursework average of 65% is recommended. |
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STAGE 2 |
Students complete a thesis in an area of study identified during thesis preparation in discussion with the course coordinator and their supervisor. The thesis component of this course is entirely research based and is equivalent to one year of full-time study. Each semester students will enrol in the research thesis unit at 50 or 100% of full-time enrolment. Students are required to continue re-enrolling in the thesis unit each semester until the thesis is submitted for examination.
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MAN6200 |
Masters Thesis |
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Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005) | | For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website: | http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/support/student-equity |
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Last Updated - Higher Education: 4/30/2009 VET: 4/30/2009