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PMGT5884: Project Studies Thesis B
2024 unit information
Project Studies Thesis provides an opportunity for students to undertake a major project in a specialised area relevant to Project Management. It can be spread over a whole year, in two successive Units of Study of 6 credits points each, Project Studies Thesis A (PMGT5883) and Project Studies Thesis B (PMGT5884). Students will work individually to plan and write reports. Project Studies Thesis B covers the second half of the work required for a complete thesis project.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Project Management
| Code | PMGT5884 |
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| Academic unit | Project Management |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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PMGT5883 AND PMGT5862 |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Drive a research project and take ownership in its articulation, design, planning, execution and documentation.
- LO2. Conduct a critical review of literature relevant to a chosen topic with focus on identifying key themes, contributions, research gaps and issues.
- LO3. Articulate and justify a researchable question or questions suitable for investigation.
- LO4. Identify, select and justify relevant theory, research philosophy and research methods suitable for addressing a research question or problem in an academic manner.
- LO5. Apply selected research method(s) with consideration of reliability and validity of results.
- LO6. Draw conclusions based on raw data analysis and refine those conclusions in context based on consideration of methods and assumptions involved.
- LO7. Demonstrate originality, ingenuity and initiative in dealing with critical research issues.
- LO8. Document and report research work that demonstrates a clear line of argument and follows a format appropriate for academic literature.
- LO9. Demonstrate ability to disseminate research work accurately, informatively and constructively to both academic and non-academic audiences in a professional manner.
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