IS/IT Research Project
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 36
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
2023 teaching periods
| Hawthorn Higher Ed. Semester 1 |
Hawthorn Higher Ed. Semester 2 | |
|---|---|---|
Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Aims and objectives
This unit allows students to undertake a professionally focused research project in their final year of study. The aim is to consolidate, integrate and extend previous course learnings and apply them to a real-world researchable topic. It requires students to work individually and in teams to develop an applied topic of current relevance to industry. The unit enables students to develop the research and development skills and understandings required to undertake a complex piece of research and implement successful solutions in the field of Information Systems and Technology (IS/IT) management.
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Develop and apply skills in conceptualising, scoping and articulating an industry-relevant research topic in the area of Information Systems and Technology (IS/IT)
2. Demonstrate advanced knowledge of the contemporary themes and emerging issues in key areas of Information Systems and Technology (IS/IT) management
3. Effectively communicate ideas and operate as a member or leader of a team, demonstrating ethical conduct, effective participation and professional accountability in practice
4. Critically evaluate an appropriate research method and research design within the context of an applied research project
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment and content.
Teaching methods
Face to Face Mode:
Class 36 hours (12 x 3 hours)
Independent Learning
114 hours (12 x 9.5 hours)
Engaging with online content and discussions
Student workload:
This includes all:
• Scheduled teaching and learning events and activities (contact hours timetabled in a face-to-face teaching space) and scheduled online learning events (contact hours scheduled in an online teaching space), and
• Non-scheduled learning events and activities (including directed online learning activities, assessments, independent study, student group meetings, and research.
To be successful, students should:
• Attend and engage in all scheduled classes (face to face or online)
• Start assessment tasks well ahead of the due date, and submit assessments promptly
• Read / listen to all feedback carefully, and consider it for future assessment
Engage with fellow students and teaching staff (don’t hesitate to ask questions
Assessment
Portfolio comprising:
Individual 40 - 50% and Group 10 - 20%
• Research problem definition
• Preliminary literature review
• Presentation of research proposal definition and design
Report
Group 30-50%
Content
- Students will prepare a 5,000-word report on a topic chosen in consultation with staff
- Reports will generally take the form of a comprehensive literature review of a topic of contemporary interest, the application of a chosen research method and the analysis of the findings
Study resources
- Reading materials.
Reading materials
Students are advised to check the unit outline in the relevant teaching period for appropriate textbooks and further reading.