Unit Synopsis
This unit is the second and final stage of your final year research project which builds upon the successful completion of Research Project 1 (PPMP20019). In this unit, you will complete the investigative study you planned for in 'Research Project 1'. You will collect and analyse secondary or primary data and discuss the findings of your study. Then, you will draw conclusions and report the research findings via an industry-relevant academic report as well as an oral presentation. You will also be required to apply project management principles throughout the execution of your research project. The unit is designed to help you develop essential problem-solving and research skills for conducting independent research projects including the ethical issues involved.
Details
| Level | Postgraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 9 |
| Credit Points | 12 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 4 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.25 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
Prerequisites:
OR
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2026
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 12-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 25 hours of study per week, making a total of 300 hours for the unit.
Assessment Tasks
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Project (research) | 80% |
| 2. Presentation | 20% |
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).
Past Exams
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Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Source: Students' communications
Students expectations of the feedback
Clearer guidance should be provided to students regarding the type and timing of feedback they can expect from both the supervisor and the Unit Coordinator. This includes specifying the nature of issues to be addressed (e.g., academic, research-related, or administrative), how such issues should be reported, and the appropriate procedures for escalation.
Written guidance was published on the unit Moodle site and reiterated at the start of term, setting out the type and timing of feedback students can expect from the supervisor and from the Unit Coordinator, the categories of issues each handles (academic, research-related, administrative), and how to report and escalate concerns. The 2025 Term 2 evaluation score for useful feedback (90.91%) suggests the change has worked.
Source: Supervisors
Some supervisors raised concerns about the data integrity
An interim assessment for reporting the data collection process is to be added.
An interim assessment reporting on the data collection process was introduced, giving supervisors an early checkpoint on the provenance and integrity of each student's data before analysis begins.
Source: Student Unit Evaluation surveys, 2025
Students suggest updates to the Moodle learning material.
Refresh the unit's Moodle learning materials before the next offering, in particular exemplars and templates supporting the research report, while retaining the current supervision and feedback arrangements.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Apply appropriate research tools and techniques in collecting and analysing research data
- Interpret and discuss results and draw conclusions that address the research question
- Employ ethical practices in collecting research data, analysing results and reporting research findings
- Apply project management principles in executing the research project plan
- Communicate and orally present a well-constructed scholarly paper.
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Project (research) | • | • | • | • | • |
| 2 - Presentation | • | • | • | • | • |
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Knowledge | • | • | • | • | • |
| 2 - Communication | • | • | • | • | |
| 3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills | • | • | • | • | • |
| 4 - Research | • | • | |||
| 5 - Self-management | • | • | • | • | |
| 6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility | • | • | • | ||
| 7 - Leadership | • | • | |||
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |