UnitLevel 4Undergraduate and Postgraduate

MKX4900 Honours research thesis

Faculty of Business and Economics

MKX4900 Honours research thesis is a level 4, 24-credit-point, undergraduate and postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics, offered in 2021 in Semester 2 and Full year at Caulfield. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
24
Offered in 2021
Semester 2, Full year
Caulfield
Assessment
No exam
1 task
Workload
576 hours
per semester

This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Requisites

Before MKX4900

No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.

After MKX4900

No unit lists MKX4900 as a prerequisite in the 2021 handbook.

Enrolment rules

You must be enrolled in course B3701 to undertake this unit.

Overview

A major research project applying the procedures and techniques learned in MKF4030. You will prepare and write a report in such a way to pave the way for a higher academic degree in marketing or management or a career in business.

Offerings in 2021

Teaching periodCampusMode
Second semesterCaulfieldOn campus
Full yearCaulfieldOn campus

Assessment

  • Within semester assessment
    100%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    identify a marketing or business issue in the research literature which has either not been adequately researched previously or which requires replication

  2. 2

    critically review relevant academic and business research which relates to this issue

  3. 3

    develop a model or conceptualisation of the proposed research and an appreciation of the relevance of such studies to the business community

  4. 4

    develop a set of hypotheses to be tested, propose research into these hypotheses, by means of a specific research proposal

  5. 5

    conduct, analyse and report findings of the research so that all main issues are identified, limitations of the research are identified and the research findings are linked back to earlier studies in the literature.

Workload and teaching

Minimum total expected workload equals 576 hours per semester

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Dr Junzhao Ma

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for MKX4900?

MKX4900 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

When is MKX4900 offered?

In 2021, MKX4900 runs in Semester 2 and Full year at Caulfield.

How much work is MKX4900?

The handbook expects about 576 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

Does MKX4900 have an exam?

No. MKX4900 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 Marketing
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.500
Student contribution
SCA Band 4
Study abroad
Not available