00 MGT736 Course Outline, 2015b

BACHELOROFCOMMERCE

MGT736AdvancedAppliedManagement

SEMESTER2,2015

COURSEOUTLINE

Lecturer: SamYoung Telephone: 0800422733ext367 0272447154Office: K207 Email: [email protected]

KBlock,AltonStreet,Nelson

School of Applied Business

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MGT736AdvancedAppliedManagement

TableofContents

PAGEPartOne:SpecificCourseInformation..............................................................................................................3

Welcome.......................................................................................................................................................3CoursePurpose.............................................................................................................................................3Timetableofclasses......................................................................................................................................3Prerequisites................................................................................................................................................3CourseRequirements....................................................................................................................................3StudentResources........................................................................................................................................4AssessmentDetails........................................................................................................................................4CourseTimeBudget......................................................................................................................................5LearningOutcomes(LOs)..............................................................................................................................5Assessment1:ProgressReportDetail(Weighting10%)..............................................................................6Assessment2:OralPresentationDetail(weighting5%)..............................................................................7Assessment2:OralPresentationMarkingSchedule(weighting5%)..........................................................7Assessment3:ResearchProposalDetail(weighting15%)..........................................................................8Assessment3:ResearchProposalMarkingSchedule(weighting15%).....................................................12Assessment4:OralPresentationDetail(weighting10%)..........................................................................13Assessment4:OralPresentationMarkingSchedule(weighting10%)......................................................14Assessment5:ResearchReflectionJournalDetail(weighting5%)............................................................15Assessment5:ResearchReflectionJournalMarkingSchedule(weighting5%)........................................16Assessment6:ResearchReport/ArticleDetail(weighting55%)...............................................................17Assessment6:ResearchReport/ArticleMarkingSchedule(weighting55%)............................................22AssessmentMarkingGuide.........................................................................................................................23

PartTwo:GeneralCourseInformation&Expectations..................................................................................24ProgrammeRegulations..............................................................................................................................24Withdrawals/Refunds................................................................................................................................24AttendanceandPunctuality........................................................................................................................24Textbooks....................................................................................................................................................24LateAssignmentPolicy................................................................................................................................25ExtensionofTimeforAssignments.............................................................................................................25LiteracyandNumeracyTesting...................................................................................................................25Plagiarism....................................................................................................................................................25ComplaintsProcedure.................................................................................................................................26SpecialAssessmentCircumstances.............................................................................................................26AssessmentGrades.....................................................................................................................................27


PartOne:SpecificCourseInformation

WelcomeWelcometoMGT736AdvancedAppliedManagement.ThiscourseisoneofthefinalcoursesyouwillundertakeforyourNMITBachelorofCommerceandthereisanexpectationofqualityperformancefromstudentsatthislevel.Becauseofthis,MGT736allowsyoutofocusonundertakinganinvestigation,researchinganarea,atopic,ororganisationinwhichyouareinterested.Itenablesyoutobringtogetheryourknowledgethusfarandoverlaynewinformationduringthiscourse.Itmakesforacomprehensivesemesterswork,allowingyoutoproducequalityresearchtobeusedbyyourself,orbyapotentialemployer,whenyoucompleteyourNMITdegree.CoursePurposeThis15weekcourseprovidesstudentswithanopportunitytoundertakeasupervisedbusinessresearchprojectinorderto:

1 Further the understanding and practise of the application of management knowledge, skills,attitudesandtechniques;

2 Integrate the body of knowledge learnt in previous subjects into practical application to anadvancedlevel.

TimetableofclassesDay Time Room ClassTypeWednesday 12.003.00pm M307 Lecture/Discussion/DropinSession

PrerequisitesStudentsmusthavemettheentryrequirementsfortheirenrolledNMITprogramme,andhavecompletedMGT530PrinciplesofManagementand540ProfessionalCommunications(ortheirequivalents).Itisalsostronglyrecommendedthatstudentshavecompleted636PrinciplesofAppliedManagementandRES680ResearchMethods.CourseRequirementsItisintendedthatthiscoursebeorientatedtoselflearningandselfapplicationbythestudent.Studentswillneedtoshowahighlevelofselfmotivationandanabilitytoundertaketheirowninvestigation,analysisandpresentationoffindingsandconclusions.Itisexpectedthatstudentswillcometothepeerpresentationspreparedtoaskquestionsandcontributetoanydiscussion.


StudentResourcesPrescribedText: Veal,A.J.,(2005).BusinessResearchMethods:amanagerialapproach.(2ndedition).Australia:Pearson

Education.WritingGuidelines: CurtinUniversityLibrary(2014).APAReferencing.USA:Author.Retrieved16July2014from

http://lgdata.s3websiteuseast1.amazonaws.com/docs/1470/1100585/APA_converted_to_Word_FINAL_Apr_2014.pdfAND/OR

Emerson,L.(Ed.).(2005).WritingGuidelinesforBusinessStudents.(3rded.).Southbank,Victoria:ThomsonDunmorePress.

SupplementaryReadings/Resources: Lecturenotes,weeklyannouncements,articles,websiteslinks,previoustest/exams,andotherinformation

willbe available for studentsusing theMoodle facilityonNMITswebsite athttp:/www.nmit.ac.nz/llc.Moodlecanbeaccessedfromthecampuscomputernetwork,orfromwork/home(usingtheInternet).

Ihaveanumberof researcharticleswhichmayhelp your research.My spreadsheet list ison the736Moodlemicrosite.

UsefulwebsitesforthiscourseareincludedintheMoodlearea ThereareanumberofBusinessResearchMethodsTextsavailableintheLibraryLearningCentre.AssessmentDetailsAssessmentsforthiscourseare:AssessmentType Mark% Week DueTime/Date1. ProgressReport(4x2.5%) 10% 2,4,8,11 8amMonday27July,10August,1

September&12October2. ResearchProposalOral 5% 5 12pm+Wednesday19August

MaterialsintoTurnItInby8am3. ResearchProposalWritten 15% 6 8amMonday24August4. OralPresentation 10% 1213 12pm+Wednesday21&28October(and

possibly4November,week14)MaterialsintoTurnItInby8am19OctoberFeedbacksubmittedby8am6November

5. ResearchReflectionJournal 5% 15 8amMonday9November6. ResearchReport/Article 55% 16 8amMonday9NovemberTotalAssessmentMarks 100% TopassMGT736AdvancedAppliedManagementyoumust:


1. Completeallassessments,submittingthemintoTurnItin.Thismeansmakingareasonableattemptatallassessments,AND

2. Haveachievedacumulativemarkof50percentormoreinallwork.

Therearesixcompulsoryassessmentsforthiscourse,asfollows:1. WeeklyProgressReports(10%):Youaretosubmitfourprogressreportsduringthesemester,

outliningyourresearchtodateandthedirectionthatyourresearchiscurrentlytaking.TheseprogressreportsaretobesubmittedthroughMoodle.

2. ResearchProposalOral(5%):Thisisatenminuteoralpresentationoutliningyourresearchapproachtostudyyourintendedmanagementrelatedissue/topicforyourResearchProject(ie,Assessment6).Thisisyourchancetogetfeedbackfromyourpeersbeforeyourwrittenproposalisduenextweek.

3. ResearchProposalWritten(15%):Thisisyourwrittenproposaloutliningyourresearchapproachtostudyyourintendedmanagementrelatedissue/topicforyourResearchProject(ie,Assessment6).See736onlineforexemplars.NB:Iftheproposalisnotdeemedtobeofsufficientqualityandtheproposedresearchisnotdeemedtobeof700levelstudentswillnotbeabletocontinuewiththecourse.

4. OralPresentation(10%):Presentationofyourresearchprojectfindings;a15minutepresentationplusdiscussion/questions.

5. ResearchReflectionJournal(5%):Yourwrittenreflectionofyourindividuallearningfromthiscourse.Thisistobecompletedandsubmittedpriortothefinalreport.Yourjournalwillbegradedonyourreflectionsoftheresearchprocess,andwillbemarkedwithyourfinalresearchreport.

6. ResearchReport/Article(55%):Yourwrittenreport(orarticle)onthemanagementrelatedissue/topicwhichyououtlinedinyourresearchproposal(ie,Assessment2).

CourseTimeBudgetDegree Weeks Hours TotalTimetabledTutorContact 15 4 60SelfmanagedLearning&Research 15 15 190PresentationPreparation 10Assignmentwriting 40

MINIMUMHOURS 300

Thisisa30creditpaperandthereforewillrequiresignificantcommitmentintermsoftimeandeffort.LearningOutcomes(LOs)Onsuccessfulcompletionofthiscourse,studentswillbeableto:

Practiceanumberofimportantmanagementskillsincluding:undertakingamanagementrelatedresearchproject,participationandcritiqueofmanagementtopicpresentations,oralpresentationofaresearchproject,businessresearchreportwriting.

Appreciatethepracticalapplicationofanumberofadvancedmanagementtopicsandtechniquesthroughparticipationinclasspresentations.

Undertakebusinessrelatedresearch,includingdecidingtheissues,consideringtheaudienceandcollectingthedatausinganappropriateresearchmethod.


Assessment1:ProgressReportDetail(Weighting10%)

With lecturersupport,prepare4progress reports (2.5%each)outliningyourprogressandupload toMoodleby8amMondayeachweek.Eachreportisworth1%,withanexpectedminimumoftenlinesperforumpost(seelaterthissectionforcontentdetails).Progressreportsaredueonthefollowingdates:

1. 8amMonday27July2. 8amMonday10August

3. 8amMonday1September4. 8amMonday12October

Theaim istoshowmethatyouareprogressingthroughyourresearchproject. Iwanttomakesurethatyouareworkingsteadilyandintherightdirection.Also,Iwanttoensurethatifweencounteranyproblemswecandealwiththemnowratherthanlateroninsemesterwhenthereportisdue.Youcanincludethefollowingandanythingelseyouthinkwillbehelpful:

Component Detail/Length Mark1. Secondary

ResearchIncludethenameofthebook,journal,websiteetcinAPAformatandalsoincludeabriefsummaryofthemainpointsoftheitem.Youmayalsoincludeanindicationofwhyorhowthiscontributestoyourresearchproject.Expertinterviewsmaywellbesecondaryresearch.

0.50

2. PrimaryResearch Includeanoutlineoftheworkundertakenonyourprimaryresearch(questionnaire,interviewsetc.).Attachsurveyquestionsorquestionnaireifappropriate.Includepeopleinterviewed,talkedto,whattheysaidthatwasrelevanttoyourtopicarea.Includethename,dateandvenueofthepeopleyouinterviewedforyourresearchproject(ifrelevant)andabriefoutlineofwhattheysaidandhowthisinformationcontributestoyourresearchproject

0.50

3. EmphasisChanges Outlineanychangesinemphasistoyourresearchasdefinedinyourresearchproposal.

0.25

4. OtherInformation AnyotherhelpfulcommentsorinformationIshouldbeinformedabout.

0.25

5. ComingWeeksPlan

Yourplan/statement/outlineofobjectivesandwhatyouhaveplannedtoachieveduringtheremainderofyourresearchproject.

0.50

6. Actual:PlanThusFar

Yourplan/statement/outlineofobjectivesandwhatyouhaveachievedintheweekssinceyourlastreport,withanyasyetundoneitemsupdatedandcarriedoverinyourplanforthecomingweeks.Iwanttoseethatthingsarentslippingandthatyouarekeepingontopoftheworkload.

0.50

2.50


Assessment2:OralPresentationDetail(weighting5%)

Youwillmakeathreeminuteoralpresentationofyourresearchproposaltoyourpeers,toseekfeedback(fiveminutesofquestions,soeightminutesintotal).

YourmaterialsmustbeintoTurnItInby8amonthepresentationday Bereadytopresentbythestartofclassonpresentationday.Studentswilldrawlotsfor

presentationorder Useappropriatevisualaids,information,language,speakingstyleandnonverballanguage Bepreparedtoanswerquestionsonyourreportwithinyourtimeframe Aimforapresentationlengthofthreeminuteswithfiveminutesofquestions Manageyourtimetoensureyoudonotexceed8minutes

Attendanceiscompulsoryatalloralpresentationsessions,forallstudentsenrolledonthiscourse.Nonattendancemayresultinazerogradeforthisassessment.

Assessment2:OralPresentationMarkingSchedule(weighting5%)StudentName: Topic:

1. GeneralCommentsDidwell:Improve:Missing:Surprise:

Scale 0.000.250.50.751.00Unclear,incompetent,incomplete Clear,competent,fullyanswered

2. KnowledgeofSubjectrelevantareascovered,withappropriatelinkstotheory 1.003. QualityofProjectOutlinecompetentlythoughtout,logicalaimsandobjectives 1.004. Presentationincludingvisualaids,keptmyattentionthroughout 1.005. Organisationlogicalflowandclarityofcontent,wellstructured 1.006. QuestionsandDiscussionansweredquestionsfully,discussionwellhandled 1.00

TOTALx/5 100% 5.00


Assessment3:ResearchProposalDetail(weighting15%)

Youarerequiredtowriteandsubmitaresearchproposal.Thisisasignificantassignment.Theproposalwillbethestartingpointforyourresearchprojectandreport.Thetopicoftheproposalmustbeintheareaofyourdegreeprogramme(ie,management/socialsciences).Theresearchproposalwillincludethefollowing:

Component Detail/Length Mark%1. Introduction Outlinesthecontextclearly.Titleappropriately

summarisestheresearchproject.Approximately500words 1.00

2. ResearchAimsandOperationalisation

Youraims:statementsofintent,whatyouaresettingouttoachieve,supportedbyYouroperationalisation:thespecifics,themeasurablesbywhichyouwillknowwhenyouhaveansweredyouraims,andanyanticipateddifficultiesormissioncriticalinclusions 3.00

3. LiteratureReview Explorewritingfromkeyauthors&expertsonyourtopic.Relateeachpiecereviewedlogicallytoyourresearchquestions,aims,goals,propositionsorhypotheses.Approximately2000words 4.50

4. ProposedResearchMethodology

Outlinesphilosophicalapproachwithlogicaldescriptionandjustificationofyourresearchmethodologyincludingphilosophy,inquirystrategies,researchdesignandresearchmethods.Explorelimitersanddelimiters.Approximately1100words 2.25

5. EthicalConsiderations

Clearexplorationofandlimitationofriskstoself,subjectsandrelatedorganisations.Approximately500words 0.75

6. Research&ManagementBudget

Outlinethemanagementandtheresearchprocessesforthisproject,includingtimelinesandhourbudgets.Approximately200words 1.00

7. Bibliography APAstyle,allsourcescited.TurnItInsimilarityscore


2. AIMSANDOPERATIONALISATIONOutlineandoperationaliseyouraimsbygoingontodefineeachobjectivethehowandthewhyofeachaimclearlyandprecisely.Explainwhatkindofapproachyouintendtouseinachievingeachofyourobjectives.Ensureyourtitleaccuratelyreflectswhatyourprojectissettingouttoachieve.

3. LITERATUREREVIEWThiswillincludeanoverviewoftherelevantliteratureuncoveredtodateonyourchosentopicareaandwillflowthroughtoyourbibliography.Explainhoweachaspectofyourliteraturereviewrelatestoyourresearchquestions.Itisimportanttoensurethattheliteratureconsultediscurrent.EnsureyouparaphraseandDONOTplagiarise.RememberthatyoumustdevelopyourliteraturereviewALONGSIDEyourresearchquestionusinganiterativeprocess:ie,oneinformstheother.Literaturereviewsarenotsimplysummariesofotherpeoplesworkoranannotatedbibliography.Readotherliteraturereviewsandnotehowtheauthorsconnecttheirownresearchquestionandfocustowhathasgonebefore.Youneedtodothesameinyourresearchproposal.Usetheliteraturereviewtoestablishtheplaceofyourprojectintheresearchconversation.Ultimately,yourliteraturereviewshouldleadtoaclearstatementofyourresearchquestions,aims,propositions,orhypotheses.Iexpectyoutoexplorethetopratingjournalsinyourchosenfield.ThemostprestigiousmanagementjournalsaretheAcademyofManagement(AOM)series.AOMReviewcontainsmanyliteraturereviews.YoucanfindAOMjournalcopiesontheshelvesinmyoffice.Ataminimumitisexpectedthatyouwillusethelibrarycatalogue,ProQuestetcandGoogleScholar(gotohttp://www.scholar.google.com)tosourceappropriateacademicliterature.Otherjournalsusuallypublishbothliteraturereviewsandempiricalpapers.Amongstthemostusefulmodelsforyourliteraturereviewaretheintroductorysectionsofempiricalarticlesinyourresearcharea.Inpresentingyourliteraturereviewdistinguishbetweenresearchbasedfindings,reportsofexperience,journalistsopinionsandconsultantssalespitches.Youneedtocommunicatethequalityofthedataandopinionsyoureportbecausethereaderdoesnothavetheoriginalsourceathand.Beclearonwhyyouareincludingaparticularideaorresultinyourreview.Tellthereaderhowitfitswithotherliterature,howitfitswithyourproject,howitfitswiththeNewZealandenvironmentorhowitisotherwiserelevant.Identifyingthescopeofyourliteraturereviewtendstobeaseesawexercisebetweentoobroadandtoonarrow.Theonlywaytoresolvetheproblemistoreadliterature.Youmayendupdoingaquantitativereviewofloadsofarticleswhereyouonlyconsidertheresults,oradetailedanalysisoftheconstructdefinitionsandexperimentalconditionsinafewstudies.Generally,youwillfocusinonasubsetofthemanyarticlesandbooksyouinitiallyconsider.Someofthesereferencesmaybeconsultedinaverylimitedway;otherswillbecentraltotheresearchreport.Thenumberofreferencesinyourresearchproposalisnotacriterionforinterestormarking.Butthequality,currencyandrelevanceofyourreferencesarecritical.Itisoftenagoodideatostartyourreadingatagenerallevel.Textbooksandtopicspecificencyclopaediasaregoodstartingpoints,suchastheBlackwellEncyclopaediaofManagement(onlineathttp://www.blackwellreference.com/subscriber/uid=895/book?id=g9780631233176_9780631233176).Readthesectionsofseveraltextbookstodiscoverwhatistheconventionalwisdominyourtopicarea.Seeifthereareliteraturereviewsalreadywritten.Often,thereareclassicpieceswhichtextbooksor


lecturerscanidentifyforyou.Encyclopaedias,handbooksandannualreviewseries(eg,ResearchinOrganizationalBehaviour)canbeusefulsourcesofliteraturereviews.Nextproceedtoawidersearchformorecontemporaryandspecificresources.Trytheinternet.Researchcentresandthewebsitesofauthorswhopublishinyourareamaymakeuptodateworkingpapersavailable.CheckoutthelibrarycatalogueandelectronicdatabasessuchasProQuest.ThesescanbeavaluablesourceofNewZealandbasedresearch.Articlesfromtrademagazinesarerarelyhelpful.Journalists,ratherthanresearcherswritethem.Thisisnottosaythatjournalistsdonotdoresearch,butratherthattheyconstituteadifferentcommunitywithdifferentresourcesanddifferentrulesfortheirwriting.SometimesimportantbooksandjournalsarenotheldatNMIT.Thesemustbeborrowedviainterloan.GetanyinterlibraryloanrequestsinEARLY,astheycantakeawhiletobeprocessed.Interloansmayhaveacostattached.

4. RESEARCHMETHODOLOGYAclearlydefinedmethodforcollectionofprimarydataforyourtopic,includingaverycleardevelopmentofyour(a)philosophy,(b)inquirystrategies,(c)researchdesignand(d)researchmethods;andwhyeachofthesewaschosen.Explicitlylinkyourproposedmethodologytoyourliteraturereviewandresearchproblem.Youneedtoexplainhowyouexpecttoundertakethisresearchinawaythatisclearenoughforanothertobeabletoreplicateit.Thissectionshouldalsoincludeclearanalysisoflimitersanddelimiters(assumptions)relevanttotheresearchproject(NB:participantsafetyisexploredinthenextpoint).

5. ETHICALCONSIDERATIONSYourproposedresearchmustmeettheethicalstandardsatNMIT.Yourprimaryresearchrequiresyoutooutlinetheriskstoanyparticipantsfromyourproposedresearch,andyouwillneedtocompleteanStudentResearchPlanformtogainapprovalandattachthistoyourproposal.Youwillneedtoconsiderpotentialharmandwaystoprotectparticipantdata,privacy,reputationsandexpectations.Anypotentialforethicalstandardstobebreachedmustbecarefullythoughtthroughanddocumented,bothforyourownsafetyandforNMIT.StudentResearchPlanapprovalmustbegainedBEFOREyoucanstartyourresearch,soitisimportantthatthisisdonewellandquickly.Delaysonathreemonthprogrammewillcausesignificantmanagementproblemsforyou.Itislikelytotaketwotothreeweekstogetapprovalforyourproject,andyouarelikelytoberequiredtosupplyadditionalinformationfromtheNMITResearchandEthicsCommittee(R&EC)beforegettingapproval.Gotohttps://intraneti.nmit.ac.nz/nmit/Research/Student%20Research%20Form/Forms/AllItems.aspxtodownloadtheformandtoreadtherequirements.Alongwiththisform,youwillneedtosubmityourparticipantinformationsheetsandconsentforms,andyourresearchquestions(foranyprimaryresearchmethodssuchasinterviews,focusgroups,surveysorquestionnaires).

6. RESEARCH&MANAGEMENTBUDGETDevelopatimelineforcompletionofallmanagementandresearchtasks,includingtimemanagement,hourbudgetsandreportingtimes.Usethesetaskstoreportagainstinyourprogressreports.YourresearchbudgetshoulddetailALLthetasksthatyouneedtoplanfor,whenyouwilldothem,andanyfurtherdetailsthatbothyouandIwillneedtoknowthatyourresearchisontrack.Thisisadetailedplanofmanyentries.


NB:youshouldalsoplaninthelikelydelayingainingresearchapprovalfromtheR&ECofthreeweeks.Duringthattime,workonyourLiteratureReview.Additionally,thisiswhereyoupreviewthelikelychapterstructureandchaptercontentsforyourfinalreport.

7. BIBLIOGRAPHYYourbibliographicalentriesshouldprovideaclearmapbacktotheexpertopinionthatyoubuiltyourresearchon.IncludeAPAcitationsofallsourcesconsultedyourresearchproposal,whetheryouusedtheitemornot.YourfilteredTurnItInsimilarityscoreneedstobeunder10%(ie,9%orless,filteredforbibliographyandforquotes).EntitleyourbibliographyBibliographysothatTurnItInstartsdiscountingyoursimilarityscorefromthispointonwards.TurnItIndoesnotrecogniseReferenceListasabibliography.AllquotesmustbeindoublequotationmarksforTurnItIntoseeitasaquote.Allquotesshouldhaveapagenumberwheretheycomefromanumbereddocument(ie,textbooks,journalsandarticles).Donotincludeinthereferencelistanythingthatyouhavenotpersonallyread.Forexample,ifyoureadJonesssummaryofSmithstheory,butdidntreadSmithintheoriginal,citeJones.Thisiscalledasecondarysource.However,whereyoucan,consulttheoriginalauthor(ie,Smith,theprimarysource).Ifyouheavilyuseachapterofatextinyourproject,citetheparticularchapter,andgivethepagerangeinyourbibliography.SeetheMGT736AdvancedAppliedManagementMoodlepageforpreviousstudentresearchproposalexemplars.


Assessment3:ResearchProposalMarkingSchedule(weighting15%)StudentName: ProjectTitle: Section Comments MarkIntroductionx/1.00

1.00Outlinesthecontextclearly,titleappropriatelysummarisesprojectAims&Operationalisationx/3.00

3.00Clearstatementsofintent,leadingtospecific,measurableoutcomesLiteratureReviewx/4.50

4.50Keyauthors&expertsonyourtopic,relatedtoyourresearchquestionProposedResearchMethodologyx/5.25

2.25Methodologyincludingphilosophy,inquirystrategies,researchdesign&researchmethodsEthicalConsiderationsx/0.75

0.75Clearexplorationandlimitationofriskstoself,subjectsandrelatedorganisationsResearch&ManagementBudgetx/1.00

1.00Managementandresearchprocesses,includingtimelinesandhourbudgetsBibliographyx/1.00

1.00APAstyle,allsourcescited.TurnItInsimilarityscore


Assessment4:OralPresentationDetail(weighting10%)

Youwillmakeaneightminuteoralpresentationofyourresearchprojectplusfiveminutesdiscussion/questionssuitableasapresentationtoseniormanagement,usingappropriatetechnology(egcurrenttechnologysuchasPowerPointanddataprojector),totallingnomorethan15minutes.Youneedto:

By8amontheMondaybeforethefirstpresentationsession,havesubmittedyourPowerPointpresentation(ie,includingnotespages&bibliography1)inpptxorpptformatintoTurnItIn

Beatthepresentationroom15MINUTESBEFOREthepresentationsstart. Bereadytopresentbythestartofclassonthefirstdayofpresentations.Onthatday,students

willdrawlotsforpresentationorder,exceptforthosewhohaveinvitedguests.Studentswithinvitedguestswillgoatthebeginningofthesession.

Useappropriateinformation,language,speakingstyleandnonverballanguage UseappropriatevisualaidsandcurrenttechnologyforyourpresentationsuchasPowerPoint

anddataprojector,orwhiteboardandhandouts,oracombinationofboth IfyouchosetouseaPowerPointpresentation,remembertofocusonwhatyousay(your

content),andusePowerPointtoaccentyourdelivery;nottheotherwayaround Bepreparedtoanswerquestionsonyourreportwithinyourtimeframe Aimforapresentationlengtharoundnineminutestoallowfordigressions Manageyourtimetoensureyoudonotexceed15minutesincludingsetup&breakdown Iwillindicatethetimeatthefourteenminutemark Attendallstudentpresentations Providefeedbackonallpresentations(excludingyourown)

Attendanceiscompulsoryatalloralpresentationsessions,forallstudentsenrolledonthiscourse.Nonattendancemayresultinazerogradeforthisassessment.MarkingOralpresentationmarkingallocationwillbe75%fromyourownpresentationand25%fromwritingsummariesofyourpeerspresentations(ie,fellowstudents):

OralPresentationmark 7.5% Attendanceandsummaryofalltheotherpresentations 2.5%

Togainthe2.5%weightingforattendanceandsummaryoftheotherpresentationsyoumustattendallpresentationsandwriteabriefsummaryofthecontentofallpresentations,submittingyourfeedbackintotheTurnItIndropboxby8amontheFridayfollowingthelastdayofpresentations.

1Onlyincludecitedmaterialsinyourbibliography:thisshouldnotbeacomprehensivelistofthematerialsyouhaveincludedinyourresearchprojectbutalistofcitations.Asaguideitshouldnotbemorethanaslide.


Assessment4:OralPresentationMarkingSchedule(weighting10%)StudentName: Topic:

1. GeneralComments(Lecturer&studentfeedback)Didwell:Improve:Missing:Surprise:

Scale 0.000.250.50.751.001.251.50Unclear,incompetent,incomplete Clear,competent,fullyanswered

2. KnowledgeofSubjectrelevantareascovered,withappropriatelinkstotheory 1.503. QualityofFindingscompetentlyundertaken,aimsachieved 1.504. Presentationincludingvisualaids,keptmyattentionthroughout 1.505. Organisationlogicalflowandclarityofcontent,wellstructured 1.506. QuestionsandDiscussionansweredquestionsfully,discussionwellhandled 1.507. Feedbackwellthoughtout,providedforallotherstudents,ontime 1.508. Attendanceatallsessions(scoredoutof1.00mark) 1.00

Nosessions Onesession Twosessions TOTALx/10 100% 10.00


Assessment5:ResearchReflectionJournalDetail(weighting5%)

Studentsarerequiredtocompleteareflectiveresearchjournaloutliningtheirpersonaljourneywhilstcompletingasubstantiveindividualresearchprojectduringtheirfinalyearofanundergraduatedegree.Thisreflectivejournalisdividedintothefollowingsectionsandfocusesonthelearninggainedwithintheprocessandthestrategiesthatstudentsdevelopforfuturesituations:

1. Thetopicselection:whytheyselectedtheirtopic,howtheycametothedecisiontheydidaboutthetopicandtheirobjectives,anydifficultiestheyhadwiththeprocess,andthelearningtheytakeawaytoapplynexttime

2. Theresearchproposal:theprocessofwriting,ofgainingresearchapproval,anydifficultiestheyhadwiththeprocess,andthelearningtheytakeawaytoapplynexttime

3. Finding/collectingtheinformation:theliteraturereview,anyprimaryresearchproblems,gainingaccesstoparticipants,analysingdataetc.Exploredifficultiestheyhadwiththeprocess,andthelearningtheytakeawaytoapplyandtheirstrategiesfornexttime

4. Thewritingprocess:Whatwasdifficulttowrite,whatwaseasy;whatstrategiesworked,whatdidnt.Exploredifficultiestheyhadwithwriting,andthelearningtheytakeawaytoapplyandtheirstrategiesfornexttime

5. ProjectReview:Thisisreflectionontheentireresearchprocess,themanagementprocessandthecourse.Studentsareexpectedtolookatthemselvesandthewaytheworkandcriticallyanalysethis.Outlinebelowyourselfevaluationoftheresearchprojectyouhaveundertaken;statingwhatyouhavelearnt,whatworkedwellforyou,whatyoucouldhavedonedifferentlyifyouhavetorepeattheprocessandanyothersalientpointsyoubelieveafutureresearchercouldbenefitfrom.

Studentsareexpectedtodeliverathoughtfulpieceofwritingstatingboththeirpositiveandtheirnegativeexperiencesthroughthesemesterswork.Foreachofthesectionsthestudentshouldstatewhatworked,whatdidnotworkwellandwhy.Theyshouldalsostatewhattheirtakeawaytoolsare,andwhatwouldbenefitfuturestudents.


Assessment5:ResearchReflectionJournalMarkingSchedule(weighting5%)StudentName: ProjectTitle: Section Comments MarkTopicSelectionx/1.00

1.00Whytheyselectedtheirtopic,difficultieswiththeprocess,learningfromthis andfuturestrategiesTheResearchProposalx/1.00

1.00LearningfromtheresearchproposalandfuturestrategiesFinding&CollectingDatax/1.00

1.00Learningfromthedatacollectionprocess andfuturestrategiesTheWritingProcessx/1.00

1.00LearningfromthewritingprocessandfuturestrategiesTheProjectReviewx/1.00

1.00Entireprojectreview,alternativesolutions,learningandfuturestrategies

TOTALMARKS 5.00


Assessment6:ResearchReport/ArticleDetail(weighting55%)

YouhavethechoiceofeitherwritingaResearchReport(detailedfollowing),oraresearcharticle(asperthespecificationsoftheNewZealandJournalofAppliedBusinessResearchwhicharedetailedathttp://nzjabr.manukau.ac.nz/resources_for_authors_submissionguidelines.html).1. JournalArticleStructure

YourworkmustbeEXACTLYasspecifiedbyNZJABR,includingmarginandfontsizes,layout,writingstyle,referencingandwordlimits.NB:NZJABRrequirescitedworksonlyinthebibliography.

2. ResearchReportStructureThefollowingstructurecanbeusedforreportwritingatpostgraduatelevelorforreportwritinginaprofessionalbusinesssituation.Theprinciplesforresearch,drafting,editingandrewritingyourreportarethesameasthoseforessaywriting.Theonlydifferenceistheoverallstructure.Yourreportwillgenerallycontainthefollowingsections:

PrimaryResearch SecondaryResearch Titlepage Titlepagei Abstract i Abstractii Acknowledgements ii Acknowledgementsiii TableofContents

ListofFiguresListofTables

iii TableofContentsListofFiguresListofTables

1 Introduction 1 Introduction2 LiteratureReview 2 ResearchObjectives3 Methodology(incl.researchobjectives) 3 Methodology4 Findings 4 LiteratureReview5 Discussion 5 Findings6 Conclusions 6 Analysis&Interpretation Limitations 7 Conclusions FutureResearch 8 Recommendations7 Bibliography 9 Bibliography8 Appendices 10 Appendices

Titlepage

- Titleofreport(NB:chooseyourtitlecarefully;makingsureitreflectsthecontentofyourreport.Sometimesitcanbeeasiertochooseyourtitlelast)

- Nameofpersonsubmittingthereport- Nameofpersontowhomthereportisbeingsubmitted- Dateofsubmission- Papertitleandnumber

Abstract

- Maximumof350wordsforthesocialsciences(managementispartofthesocialsciencesdiscipline).


- Outlinestheproblem;theresearchdesign;theresults;andthelearning.Fourshortparagraphs.- Includehalfadozenkeywordsthatsummarisewhatthemes,methodologiesorcontextsyour

researchencompassedAnabstract isa summaryof theentire reportand includes the reportsaimsandobjectives,mainfindingsandkeyrecommendations. Normally ithasanabsolute limitof350words. Anabstract isnotthesameasanintroduction(seeintroductionsection).Thepurposeoftheabstractistoallowanyone reading your report to gain a quick overview, and it is used in databases to search forresearchreports.

Tableofcontents

- AlwaysuseWordAutoTableofContentsAND- AlistofFiguresAND- AlistofTables

Introduction

- Definesthebackground:setsthesceneforwhatistofollow- Brieflydetailsthecontextandsubjectofthereport- Outlinesthescopeoftheinvestigation- Explainstheimportance,therationalebehindtheresearch- Definestheprobleminone,clearquestion- Highlightslimitationsoftheresearchfromtheoutset- Detailsassumptionsaboutresearchconditionsandbasicprinciples- PreviewsthechapterswithinthedocumentInthesectionyouintroduceyourreporttopicandcontext.Includesuchthingsasanexplanationofthetopicarea,theproblemorissuesbeingreported,thespecificobjectives,thequestionaddressedinthereport,thelimitationsandassumptionsandimportantlyyoupreviewthereportstructure.

ResearchObjectives(secondaryresearchonly:primaryresearchobjectivesareintheMethodology)Ifyouareundertakingsecondaryresearch,yourobjectiveswillbeaseparatesectionbeforetheliteraturereview.Stateclearlywhatitisthatyouhavesetouttoinvestigate.Yourfindingsshouldflowfromtheseobjectives.

LiteratureReviewAliteraturereviewsummarisesthekeyinformationfoundinscholarlyliteraturewhichisrelatedtoyourresearchproject.Itisasynthesisofviews:notalistofparts,soyourwritinginthissectionwilldescribe,summarise,evaluateandclarifyallthoseviewsoftheexpertswhichrelatetoyourtopicandwillbewrittenuptocreateasmoothandcohesivepictureoftheenvironmentyourresearchisgroundedin.Agoodliteraturereviewwillcontain3,5006,000wordsfromexpertsinthefieldonthekeyaspectsofyourtopic.Itwilldefineyourkeyterms,presentargumentandsupportyourresearchquestion.You


willalsoexploreandprovideanunderpinningtheoreticalbaseie,specificandrelevantmanagementtheoriestomeasureyourresearchfindingsagainst.ConductingaliteraturereviewonceyouhavesubmittedyourStudentResearchPlan,andarewaitingfortheResearchandEthicsCommitteeforprojectapprovalisusuallythefirstaspectofyourprojectundertaken.PleaseseetheStudentResearchGuideandtheFAQ(FrequentlyAskedQuestions)sectiononMoodleformoreinformation.

Methodology

Inthissection,giveaprecisedescriptionofthemethodemployedincarryingoutyourinvestigation.ThissectionrequiresyoutoexplorehowyouoperationalisedeachofyouraimsbydetailingHOWyouundertookyourresearch.Aspartofthatprocess,youwilldetailyourresearchphilosophy,inquirystrategiesandresearchdesign,aswellasyourresearchmethods.Youmaywellexploreyourresearchquestionandaimsaspartofyourmethodology.Youshouldexploreyourlimitersanddelimiters(assumptions)franklyandfreely,sothatthereaderunderstandswhatyourprocesshasbeen.Becauseyourresearchhasbeenapproved,theethicsissuesinyourStudentResearchPlanareassumedtohavebeenmet,sothisinformationshouldnotberepeatedhere(butyoucouldincludeyourcompletedforminyourAppendices,alongwithyourParticipantInformationsheetsandParticipantConsentforms).Youmight,forinstance,includeanumberofsubsectionscoveringdatacollection,sampling,questionnairedevelopment,surveyprocedure,etctoexplainyourresearchmethod.Themainaimsofthissectionaretwofold:(a)itallowsthecriticalreadertoassessthequalityofyourmethodinrelationtobothprofessionalpracticeandthestudysobjectives;and(b)subsequentresearcherswillbeabletounderstandexactlyhowandwhyyousetupthestudyinthewaythatyoudidthisisofimmenseimportanceiftheywishtoreplicateyourwork.ItwilldetailHOWyousetouttodiscover,inordertoansweryourresearchquestion.

Findings

- DetailingWHATyousetouttodiscover,inordertoansweryourresearchquestion- Outlinesmajorissuesbutdoesnotevaluate(ie,statesthefacts,butdoesntinterpretwhat

thosefactsmean)- Usescredibleprimarysourcesandclearevidencetomakeyourcase- Showsmostrelevantinformationingraphs,figures&tables- Includesnegativeresults- Presentsinalogical,systematicmanner- EvidencedividedwithappropriateheadingstoensurethereadersunderstandingNaturallyitisimperativethatyoupresentyourfindingsinthemostappropriateway.Thereisnoonerightwaytoreportyourfindingsindividualreportswillvarysomuch.Ingeneralthefindingsoutlinetheworkyouhavedonetoenableyoutoundertakeanalysisandinterpretation.Youmustusecrediblesourcesandclearevidencewhichhelpsyoumakeyourcase.Youneedto


presentyourinformationinalogical,systematicmanneranddividethematerialwithappropriateheadingstoeasethereadersunderstanding.

Discussion- Tiestogethertheliteraturereview(expertopinion)andyourfindings(yourprimaryresearch)- Evaluatesandanalysesyourfindings- Explainsyourconclusions- Justifiesyourrecommendations- Presentsevidenceforyourconclusions- Showseffectsofyourresearchcontextandanypotentialbenefitsfromyourresearch

outcomes- Citesanytheoreticalargumentswhichsupportyourposition/outcomesInthissection,youanalyseandinterpretyourfindingsandpresentyourstance/paradigm.Thiswillleadintoyourconclusions,limitationsandfutureresearch.Presentthisanalysisinalogical,systematicwayanddivideyourmaterialintosectionswithappropriateheadingstoassistthereadersunderstanding.

Conclusions- Relatestotheobjectivesdetailedintheintroduction- Theymustrelatetospringfromyourdiscussion- Showsmajorconclusionsfirst- IsshortbutidentifiesmajorissuesTheconclusionssectionsummarisesthekeyfindingsofthereportandisgroundedinthepresent,(incontrasttothefutureresearchsectionwhich isfuturefocused). Followthesamestructureasyouhaveinyourliteraturereview,findingsanddiscussiontoaidthereadersunderstanding.- Limitations:Keythingsthatwouldhavehelpedyouansweryourresearchquestionmore

completelyhasthisinformationbeenavailabletoyou.- FutureResearch(orrecommendationsNB:insecondaryresearch,theRecommendations

sectioncomesinaseparatesection,aftertheconclusions)- Suggestanaction- Arerelatedtodiscussionandconclusion- Arearrangedinorderofimportance- ArebriefTheFutureResearchsubsectionincludestheopinionsofthewriteraboutthecourseofactionthatshouldbefollowed.Thefutureresearchfocusistowardsthefuture(incontrasttothemainbodyoftheconclusionswhicharegroundedinthepresent).Theseshouldbeactionoriented,arrangedinorderofimportanceandnotcontainanynewinformation.

Bibliography- APAreferencing.SeealsoCurtinUniversityAPAGuideontheMGT736Moodlepage.- Youcanusewhateversourcepackageyouwantto,butIsuggestyouuseWord2013,asIcan

giveyoumosthelpwiththat.OtherapplicationsincludeZoteroandMendeley(bothfree).


- Note:TurnItIncanbesettofilteroutyourbibliographyfromitssimilarityscore.OnceTurnItInseestheheadingBibliography,itstopsincludingitemsuntilitrecognisessomethingthatisnotinreferenceformat,andstartsaddingtoyoursimilarityscoreagain.Ifyouhaveatitle,forexampleWorksCited,immediatelyunderyourBibliographytitle,thesimilarityscoreturnsonagain.IrecommendonlyusingBibliographyasonelist,andlistingallyourmaterialsinthisinsteadoftryingtosplityourreferencelists.

Appendices

- Providedetailedinformationthatdoesnotquitefitwithinthereport- Mayincludeprimaryresearchgraphswhicharenotquiterelevantforthemainbodyofthe

report(nicetoknowratherthanneedtoknow)- Buteachitemincludedshouldclearlyrelatetothereport- includesparticipantsheets,questionnairesetc- AllAppendicesmustbelistedinthetableofcontents- ArenumberedandhaveatitleMaterialthatiscomplexand/ordetailediscollectedattheendofthereportintheAppendicessoasnot todistract readers from themain theme. Includenonessential rawdata,pictures,graphsandsoforthintheappendices.


Assessment6:ResearchReport/ArticleMarkingSchedule(weighting55%)StudentName: ProjectTitle:

Section MarkingCriteria MarkMarkx/5 Title - Wellchosentitle,reflectingtheresearchreportcontent

5.00

Abstract - Asummaryoftheentirereport- Maximumof350wordsinfourkeysections:outlinethe

problem;theresearchdesign;theresults;andthelearning- Listfiveorsixkeywordsdenotingthekeythemes,

methodologiesorcontexts.Introduction - Definedtopicandcontext

- Researchquestionintroducedandaimsexplored- Organisedissuesgoodlinksdeveloped- Chaptersarepreviewed.

LiteratureReviewx/7

- Relevant and valid information, generating useful lines ofinquiry

- Wellsynthesised ideas, presenting a cogent view of expertopinioninthefield

- Sourcesreferencedcorrectly 7.00Methodologyx/5

- Philosophy,inquirystrategiesandresearchdesignexplained- Operationalisationofaimsdetailed- Appropriatemethodutilised- Veryclearoutlineofmethoddetailedenoughforreplication- Limitationsandassumptionsexplored. 5.00

Markx/21

Findings - Majortopicsidentified- Linkstotheory/literature- Inownlanguage(ie,>90%paraphrased&


AssessmentMarkingGuide

Gradeswillbeassignedasfollows:

Grade CriteriaA/AA+(Outstanding/Excellent)

- Acomprehensiveexplorationofthetopic,withsoundcriticalcommentandaclearsynthesisoftheissues.Originaland/orscholarlycontentanddepthoftheoreticalanalysis.

- Alucidandlogicallystructuredargumentwithsystematicandcriticalevaluationofthemainpoints.

- Detailedsupportfromliteraturewithreferencesappropriatelyintegrated.- Highqualitysourcesidentified,interpretedandevaluated- Virtuallyflawlesspresentation.Clear,conciseandlogicallypresentedargument

and/ordiscussion.B/B+(VeryGood)

- Asystematicexplorationoftheassignmenttopicwhichmayincludesomecriticalcommentandappraisal.Substantivecontent.

- Clearintroduction,conclusionandthematicsequence,withmainpointselaborated.

- Regularsupportprovidedfromtheliterature.Useofquoteswhereappropriate,withsomeinterpretivecomment.

- Clearexpression,wellconstructedsentencesandparagraphswithfewpresentationflaws.

C+/B(Competent)

- Areasonablybalancedsummaryoftheissuesasreflectedincoursestudymaterials.Adequatecontentbutlackingtheoreticaldepth.

- Clearintroduction,withsomeorganizationofmainpointsbutlackingclearlinksand/orthematicsequence

- Thetextoftheassignmentshowsthatthecoursematerialshavebeenreadandacknowledged.Anaccuratebibliographyisattached

- Mostpresentationdetailsmete.g.spacing,fonts,margin,legibility,citations,grammar,andspelling.

C(Acceptable)

- Assignmentrequirements/topicnotfullycovered.Materialisinsufficientlyelaborated.

- Overuseofquotationswithlittleexplanation.Acceptablebutflawedcontent- Adequateintroduction,withstructurebarelydiscernibleand/orsomewhat

confusedandsomemajorpointsmissed.- Referencematerialisnotwellintegratedintotextoftheassignment.Little

evidencethatqualityofsourceshasbeenconsidered.- Limitedacknowledgementandlightbibliography- Minorpresentationflaws.

D(Flawed) - Unacceptableandflawedcontent,unreflectivepersonalcomment,incoherentargument

- Structureveryconfused,notdiscernible,notexplained.- Littleornoevidenceofcriticalreadinginthetextoftheassignment- Inadequateacknowledgementsand/orbibliography- Majorpresentationflaws.


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Specialassessmentisavailableforupto60%ofthecourseorforthefinalexaminationwherethereisone.Specialassessmentforafinalexaminationisonlyavailableifyouhaveachievedaclearpass(atleast60percent)intheircourseworkpriortothefinalexamination.TheAcademicCommitteereservestherighttoacceptordeclineanyapplicationforassessmentinspecialcircumstances.StudentsareadvisedtorefertotheNMITAcademicStatuteforfurtherdetails,availableintheSchoolofficeandfromtheNMITwebsite.AssessmentGradesAllindividualassessmentsandcoursesaregraded.GradesawardedforthecoursesontheBComprogrammesare:

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85100 A+

PASSWITHDISTINCTION8084 A7579 A7074 B+

PASSWITHMERIT6569 B6064 B5559 C+ PASS5054 C4049 D FAIL039 E

W WithdrawnfromcourseCC CrossCreditfromanotherqualificationGrade(Aeg) AegrotatpassP(RPL) Passwithrecognitionofpriorlearning

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