BUSN7200D Honours Thesis (4.5/18 units)

Dr Yen Bui

2016

4.5

1 x 13-week supervised study per semester

1 Admission into HBBUS-Bachelor of Business (Honours)
1a Admission into HBBSC-Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Honours)
1b Admission into HBCOM-Bachelor of Commerce (Honours)
Must Satisfy: ((1 or 1a or 1b))

This is a component of an 18 unit topic. Students must enrol in all components and complete the full number of units for the Honours thesis.

Students will design and carry out an independent empirical investigation and report their findings in a thesis of approximately 18,000 words in length under the supervision of a member of the academic staff in the Flinders Business School. The thesis must provide evidence of the student's abilities in researching and evaluating information; constructing, testing and defending an argument and critically examining the dominant literature and theories in their area of enquiry.

The Honours thesis aims to:

Provide an opportunity for students to develop an understanding of research and the skills necessary to conduct a study in an area of the student's interest, with the assistance of a supervisor
Provide the chance to enhance research skills by working in an intensive way and reading widely on a quite particular issue
Enable a student to show originality in the writing of an extended piece of argument which is supported by a range of evidence
Adequately prepare the student for postgraduate work

On completion of this topic students will be able to:

Define an appropriate research problem and relate it to the relevant theoretical literature
Design an appropriate research methodology to address a selected problem
Collect, and/or analyse and interpret data relating to the selected research problem
Communicate research results clearly and concisely according to scholarly practice

Key dates and timetable

Timetable details for 2016 are no longer published.

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