Research Design for Honours (RBUS6933)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2024
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
School
Business School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
Seminar 3 Hours/ Week
Incompatible
RBUS6931 or 6932 or 7994
Prerequisite
Permission from Head of School
Restricted
BAdvBus(Hons), BBusMan(Hons), GCBusRMeth, GDipBRM. BAdvBus(Hons) students are required to email bel@uq.edu.au for permission to enrol.
Course enquiries
A/Prof G. Walters (Sem 1); Dr J. Brienza (Sem 2)
Current course offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2024 (19/02/2024 - 15/06/2024) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2024 (22/07/2024 - 18/11/2024) | St Lucia | In Person | Profile unavailable |
Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.
Course description
The scientific method is the particular focus of this course. Special attention is on the application of scientific methods to substantive research problems and issues in functional areas of business including marketing, management and international business. This is an intermediate to advance level research methods course. Knowledge of the basics of research process is presumed from the study of introductory (undergraduate) level courses in research methods. This course focuses on how to conduct quality research that could assist students in formulating the research problem, identifying research questions, conceptualisation, and identifying appropriate research designs. Overall, completion of this course should aid students in the preparation of research proposals and/or in the constructing research thesis at honours/Masters/PhD level.
