Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Honours Enterprise Research Practicum
Credit Points: 12.00
Course Coordinator: Dr Simon Thornton
Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 9313
Course Coordinator Email: Simon.thornton@rmit.edu.au
Course Coordinator Location: Building 80, Level 7
Course Coordinator Availability: By email appointment
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
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Course Description
This course offers honours year students an opportunity to explore genuine business research practices through real-industry related projects, working with local, national, or multinational business, and cultures. Engaging with pool of available businesses will enhance the students understanding of commercial dynamics and business decision making in a research context. Students will tackle a selected research challenge with an industry partner with the aim to nurture their commercial research knowledge and practical learning. This will be supported by a series of seminars and online modules. Students will learn to navigate unstructured and incomplete information, develop a consulting project, and present their findings in formats suitable for professional settings. Students will critically reflect on their roles as local, national, and global citizens, considering the broader impact of their actions on communities and environments. Please note that if you take this course for a bachelor honours program, your overall mark in this course will be one of the course marks that will be used to calculate the weighted average mark (WAM) that will determine your award level (this applies to students who commence enrolment in a bachelor honours program from 1 January 2016 onward). See the WAM information web page for more information.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
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On the successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
CLO1: Analyse the context and potential value of commercial research endeavours, employing interactive learning methods.
CLO2: Critically evaluate potential research challenges in collaboration with a chosen partner, proposing an innovative solution framework.
CLO3: Synthesise previous skills and theoretical knowledge to design a robust, cross-disciplinary research approach.
CLO4: Propose a well-defined research question to address a contemporary business problem, demonstrating an understanding of diverse stakeholder perspectives.
CLO5: Communicate research findings and conclusions diverse audiences through a report and presentation.
Overview of Learning Activities
This course requires independent learning supported by regular consultations with academic and your chosen industry partner.
Initially the research references and context will be supplied to you via the conversations with the course industry partners. However, you will be expected to drive the chosen research project and become knowledgeable via library usage, desk research and consultation.
This is largely a desk-based research project that will serve as personal training development for your Honours Thesis but the two may become connected in context if all parties agree.
Throughout this course you will be provided with information and resources via Canvas to guide you through an experiential learning process in relation to the practical work you complete for your chosen organisation.
Learning will be supported by class based in person and online sessions. In addition, personal research and development activities and recommended readings with cement knowledge gained.
Overview of Learning Resources
Various learning resources are available online through MyRMIT Studies\Canvas. Session activities, recordings, notes, and outcomes are posted on Canvas.
Resources are also available online through RMIT Library databases and other facilities. Visit the RMIT library website for further details. Assistance is available online via our chat and email services, face to face at our campus libraries or via the telephone on (03) 9925 2020.
Additional resources and/or sources to assist your learning may be identified by your course coordinator/facilitators and will be made available to you as required during the teaching period.
Process/Requirements:
A WIL Relationship Agreement must be completed by the host organisation, student and RMIT University to confirm the dates of this course placement period.
Overview of Assessment
The assessment tasks, their weighting, and the course learning outcomes to which they are aligned are as follows.
Assessment 1: 40% Linked CLOs: 1,2,3
Assessment 2: 20% Linked CLOs: 3,4
Assessment 3: 40% Linked CLOs: 3,5
Feedback on assessments will be provided throughout the semester via Canvas.