MGX5000 Introductory management research methods
Faculty of Business and Economics
MGX5000 Introductory management research methods is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics. It isn't offered in 2025. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Not offered
- Assessment
- No exam
- 1 task
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
The 2027 handbook has no page for MGX5000. This is its 2025 entry, the latest one.
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Requisites
Before MGX5000
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After MGX5000
No unit lists MGX5000 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
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Overview
Basic introduction to research design in management; types of research designs; qualitative and quantitative data collection and measurement techniques; coding data; reliability and validity; qualitative and quantitative methods of analysis; interpreting and discussing results; structuring and writing the research report; integrating individual research into overall management literature.
Offerings in 2025
The 2025 handbook lists no offerings for MGX5000.
Assessment
- Within semester assessment100%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
critically analyse and interpret basic research designs in the management discipline
- 2
construct research questions grounded in a theoretical and conceptual framework
- 3
assess the appropriateness, types, and use of qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis techniques as a means of investigating and answering research questions in the management discipline
- 4
identify, search for, and locate secondary data and knowledge relevant to management research, as well as understanding the process of generating or collecting primary data
- 5
develop academic writing skills appropriate to the discipline for reporting on business management research projects
- 6
demonstrate knowledge or skills for crafting sustainable futures for people, organisations, communities, and/or the environment.
Workload and teaching
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachResearch activities
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 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 actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
This unit allows you to develop your research skills by engaging in structured inquiry using a systematic approach and discipline-specific methodologies.
Learning resources
Required resources
Tharenou, P., Donohue, R., & Cooper, B. (2007). Management Research Methods . Cambridge University Press: Melbourne.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Patricia Lau
- Professor Teh Pei Lee
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MGX5000?
MGX5000 has no prerequisites.
When is MGX5000 offered?
MGX5000 has no offerings listed in the 2025 handbook.
How much work is MGX5000?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does MGX5000 have an exam?
No. MGX5000 has 1 assessment task and no exam.