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BUS707 Applied Business Research - King's Own Institute

Learning Outcome 1: Apply knowledge of research principles and methods and evaluate their appropriateness to various research problems in business

Learning Outcome 2: Integrate independent research skills through a literature review

Learning Outcome 3: Justify the key considerations for ethics and integrity that relate to an area of business research practice

Learning Outcome 4: Construct and justify a proposal for conducting independent research.

Assessment

Purpose: The purpose of this assessment is designed to allow students to develop the expertise necessary to formulate practical and usable research questions to resolve business problems and add to business knowledge.

Topic: Research plan

Task Details: This research plan will set a basis for Research Proposal in Assessment 4. Following consultation with the lecturer or tutor, you should identify problem which may answered by research (you will be guided towards a suitable research problem/question in tutorial during week 2 to week 5 (inclusive).

Given the importance of relevance to Accounting in BUS707, please note that the research topics must be accounting-based topics. Some of the initial suggestions for the topics are:

o Analysis of significant project in the students' work experiences, such as:
-Accounting standards
-Accounting regulation in Australia
-Accounting and/or Auditing ethics
-Use of financial rations in corporate accounting
-Multidimensional performance assessment, for example, using the balanced scorecard to evaluate performance on financial and non-financial bases
o The effect of accounting information and auditing on the design of organisation, and on the ensuing behaviour of individuals and groups.
o Accountants and/or auditors' responsibilities and contributions toward corporate governance
o Application of accounting and economic research to a specific business problem i.e sustainability initiative
o Forensic Accounting
o Technology implementation in accounting and finance
o Innovation in accounting and its impact to business
o Impact of organisational culture on the procedure and technique of accounting

o Research based on cases reported by the courts, ASIC, APRA, ASC

Note:
o Topics may also be identified from the suggestion for further research from articles published in relevant journal articles
o The list of topics above are only initial suggestions and will be refined and expanded in discussion with tutors/research supervisors.

The research plan should be presented in the following structure (template is provided):

-Research Topic and Title
-Background of the research
-Research Questions and Research Objectives
-Keywords used in literature review
-Publication details of four main articles (Peer-reviewed journal articles from 2010 onward)
-Ethical Consideration

Assessment - Structured literature review

Topic: Structured literature review
Task Details: This article collections and structured review set a basis for literature review section of Research Proposal in Assessment 4.

Following consultation with the lecturer or tutor, the students research the field to find four academic articles relating to the research topic as proposed in Assessment 2. The articles must be from 2010 onwards, and all articles must be full papers (not research note or book reviews) sourced from refereed academic journals.

Note: Other than in exceptional circumstances, Assessment 3 will set the foundation for literature review of Assessment 4. PRIOR to its inclusion in Assessment 4 Research Proposal, students will be expected to make appropriate adjustments if recommended in feedback.

The structured literature review should address the following information:

1. Brief summary of the theory and progression in the field (i.e how has the theory developed)
2. Common themes/findings across the four articles
3. Different themes/findings across the four articles
4. Managerial implication of the four articles
5. Study limitations and future research direction proposed in the four articles.

Assessment - Research Plan.

Purpose: This assessment is designed to allow students to present and justify appropriate method(s) for a research project designed to address the research question posed.

Assessment topic: Business Research Proposal

Task Details: There are two components of the assessment: Written proposal and Oral presentation

Based on the Research Question developed in Assessment 2, students should develop a research design aimed at providing insights and/or answers to the question. Students should make any recommended adjustments to the content of Assessment 2, based on feedback provided, prior to including it in Assessment 4.

This assessment requires students to choose and justify the most appropriate research design, clearly explaining WHY the chosen design will best answer the research question and is most appropriate in the specific circumstances. Students should clearly justify their recommended research and analysis methods.

Note: Other than in exceptional circumstances, Assessment 4 of this subject is intended to form the basis of the student's Research Project in BUS710 Research Project, following appropriate adjustments recommended in feedback

Note: Need only assessment 2

Attachment:- Applied Business Research.rar