BFX4018 Honours research thesis
Faculty of Business and Economics
BFX4018 Honours research thesis is a level 4, 24-credit-point, undergraduate and postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics. It isn't offered in 2021. It needs BFX4000.
- Credit points
- 24
- Offered in 2021
- Not offered
- Assessment
- No exam
- 1 task
- Workload
- 432 hours
- per semester
The 2027 handbook has no page for BFX4018. This is its 2021 entry, the latest one.
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Requisites
Before BFX4018
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After BFX4018
No unit lists BFX4018 as a prerequisite in the 2021 handbook.
Enrolment rules
You must be enrolled in course B3701 to undertake this unit.
Overview
You will conduct a critical review of the literature relevant to your study; derive appropriate hypotheses for testing; devise an empirical test of the hypotheses showing regard to practical problems of conducting research, ethical considerations, and principles of scientific method; conduct a planned study and manage any problems arising in the data collection; select and conduct an appropriate analysis of the data; and write a report on the project, showing due regard to relevant stylistic conventions.
Offerings in 2021
The 2021 handbook lists no offerings for BFX4018.
Assessment
- Within semester assessment100%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
implement a research proposal
- 2
recognise practical problems of conducting scientific research and propose solutions
- 3
complete a research dissertation
- 4
develop the ability to conduct and manage a planned study
- 5
apply critical thinking, problem solving and presentation skills in individual and/or group activities dealing with a research dissertation.
Workload and teaching
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 432 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. The unit requires on average seven/eight hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for BFX4018?
You need BFX4000 before you enrol. Enrolment rules also apply.
When is BFX4018 offered?
BFX4018 has no offerings listed in the 2021 handbook.
How much work is BFX4018?
The handbook expects about 432 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does BFX4018 have an exam?
No. BFX4018 has 1 assessment task and no exam.
More details
- Credit points
- 24
- Level
- 4
- Study level
- Undergraduate and Postgraduate
- Faculty
- Faculty of Business and Economics
- Organisational unit
- Department of Banking and Finance
- Type
- Coursework
- EFTSL
- 0.500
- Student contribution
- SCA Band 4
- Study abroad
- Not available
- Handbook years
- 20202021