ACF5003 Research project 1
Faculty of Business and Economics
ACF5003 Research project 1 is a level 5, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics, offered in 2025 in Semester 2 at Caulfield. It needs ACX4000.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 2
- Caulfield
- Assessment
- No exam
- 1 task
- Workload
- 288 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ACF5003
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After ACF5003
No unit lists ACF5003 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
You must be enrolled in course B6002 or B6038 to undertake this unit.
Overview
You will be required to conduct a comprehensive and detailed, in-depth critical review of literature relevant to your scientific research topic; identify a ‘research gap’ in the current literature; derive research questions or hypotheses (whichever is applicable) for testing; write a report, showing due regard to relevant stylistic conventions.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Caulfield | On campus, block |
Assessment
- Written100%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
develop the ability to conduct and manage a planned study
- 2
apply critical thinking, problem solving and presentation skills in activities dealing with a scientific research project
- 3
critique relevant research and use this to write a comprehensive literature review on a chosen scientific research topic
- 4
defend the identification of a ‘research gap’ in current literature and propose hypotheses or research questions for testing.
Workload and teaching
- Teaching approachEnquiry-based learning
- Teaching approachResearch activities
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. You are expected to complete all pre-class activities prior to your scheduled class, and post-class activities should be completed after your scheduled class. Learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed, peer directed and online engagement activities.
This unit engages you in enquiry-based learning, where you will be encouraged to use your own knowledge to develop and engage in a process of enquiry, study and research to identify areas to be investigated and an approach to doing so.
This unit allows you to develop your research skills by engaging in structured inquiry using a systematic approach and discipline-specific methodologies.
This unit engages you in actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Mehdi Khedmati
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ACF5003?
You need ACX4000 before you enrol. Enrolment rules also apply.
When is ACF5003 offered?
In 2025, ACF5003 runs in Semester 2 at Caulfield.
How much work is ACF5003?
The handbook expects about 288 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ACF5003 have an exam?
No. ACF5003 has 1 assessment task and no exam.