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Research School of Management · ANU College of Business and Economics
This capstone enhances leaders' organisational and business research skills in the context of a real-world complex organisational issue, problem, or opportunity. It develops broader skills in evidence synthesis, knowledge generation, and translation. Integrating the decision-making and critical thinking skills developed throughout the program, MBA candidates will identify a real-world issue or opportunity warranting applied research with their sponsor, organisation, agency, or department. They will learn to write an evidence-based report for their organisation that details a set of practice recommendations and an implementation plan. This course, as such, provides our MBA candidates with an integrated learning experience that will help them demonstrate the value-add of their MBA education not only within their organisations, but to further advance career, professional, and personal development.
Typical assessments may include, but is not restricted to: in-class exercises, written and oral assignments, quizzes, examinations, group project tasks, oral presentation, and other assessment deemed appropriate to show attainment of the learning outcomes set for the course. Further details will be made available via the Class Summary.
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Oral assessment task. Further details, including % value, will be made available via the Class Summary.
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Report assessment task. Further details, including % value, will be made available via the Class Summary.
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Where this course is offered in intensive delivery mode as a continuous block over a shorter period of time, the expected total time commitment for this course will be at least 260 hours for course reading, classes, research, writing and assessment work. Work Integrated Learning Projects This capstone enhances leaders' organisational and business research skills in the context of a complex organisational issue pertaining to diversity and inclusion and social inequality. It also helps develop broader skills in knowledge generation and translation. Integrating the decision-making and critical thinking skills developed in the program, they will identify an issue warranting research to write a report which canvasses the findings and translates them into a pilot study proposal for their organisation. It further builds on and revisits knowledge developed in courses in which social issues were examined including responsible leadership and stewardship, and Australia's contemporary outlook.
Information about the prescribed textbook (if any) will be made available via the Class Summary. Preliminary Reading Additional information about indicative readings (if any) will be made available via the Class Summary.