This unit is the second part of the Research Components to be included in the work submitted for external examination in accordance with the Examination of Higher Degrees by Research Thesis policy in the Research Portfolio R unit. This unit implements and executes the candidate's Research Plan approved by the Associate Dean (Research) and expert panel at the confirmation seminar. The candidate is expected to have submitted an ethics application (where necessary) following confirmation. Working with research supervisors and/or professional/industry adviser, the candidate will conduct an exploratory case study and/or other research study to assist in validating the proposed research design and method in the Research Plan. The output will be a research paper not exceeding 10,000 words in length. In part, this should be a fundamental component of the research methodology chapter of a thesis. It should also provide the opportunity for the research candidate to collect the core empirical elements of the thesis, where necessary. There should be no overlap between the research output in this unit and the research outputs in the other parts of the Research Component (Literature Review) A R & Research Component (Research Report) C R (Parts A, B, C and Final).

Learning outcomes

The outcome of a research unit for individual students is contingent upon what each student brings to the work and the amount of energy and effort they deploy. However, a student who engages in the research work and training in this unit with diligence can expect to be able to:
1. Demonstrate and justify a rationale for an appropriate area of research;
2. Demonstrate and justify an appropriate theoretical research frame in research design;
3. Develop and justify testable hypotheses and/or research questions (where paradigmatically appropriate);
4. Implement and justify a research methodology;
5. Apply, justify and evaluate appropriate measures, methods or research strategies/instruments;
6. Apply, justify and evaluate appropriate sampling procedures, sample size, statistical tests, or methods of analysis;
7. Develop and apply ethically appropriate approaches to research; and
8. Identify strengths, weaknesses and implications of developed research protocol.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas

Prerequisites

10386 Research Fundamentals PG, 10387 Reading and Critiquing Literature PG, 10388 Research Design PG AND 10389 Current Research Issues in Business PG.
The candidate should be confirmed in their thesis according to the HDR Progress and Milestone Policy or its equivalent.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.