Dissertation Part 1/3
PostgraduateTAS-JNB7182025
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 16 Feb 2025
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 14 weeks
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Dissertation Part 1/3
About this subject
Upon successful completion of this subject, the student should be able to:
- Develop a research proposal to advance the knowledge and practices of the maritime, transport, and logistics industries.
- Critically review the literature and industry requirements to justify the academic and practical contributions.
- Design, justify and implement appropriate data collection and analysis approaches to address research questions.
- Interpret and evaluate research findings for industry implications and policy changes, supported by data analysis results, critical thinking, and domain knowledge.
- Write a structured dissertation to present the research process, outcomes, and policy recommendations to academia and maritime, transport, and logistics industries.
- Research Proposal preparation and literature review
- Methodology development and applying for Ethics approval if necessary
- Data collection and analysis
- Finalisation of dissertation
The Dissertation subjects are designed to provide high-level business research skills to final year students who have a personal interest in research. The dissertation builds on a number of disciplines studied in the program and on the awareness of issues that the maritime and logistics industries face globally, in part due to the intense competition and increasing customer demands. Successful completion of this subject requires prior knowledge of research methods.
A dissertation is equivalent to three subjects of coursework. The dissertation is to be completed over two or more semesters, after completion of the Research Methods subject.
The dissertation program consists of three parts with individual subject codes as follows:
• Dissertation Part 1/3 (TAS-JNB718): Research proposal development and literature review
• Dissertation Part 2/3 (TAS-JNB721): Data collection and analysis
• Dissertation Part 3/3 (TAS-JNB722): Report writing and presentation
The three subjects are interdependent and must be taken as one integrated subject under the designation of dissertation. They must be completed sequentially throughout the semester(s) and not as normal subjects which are assessed at the end of the semester. There will be no grade for each individual subject; instead, a grade of XX is shown for Parts 1 (TAS-JNB718) and 2 (TAS-JNB721). The three subjects will be assessed as one dissertation subject and awarded one overall grade shown for Part 3 (TAS-JNB722) after the examination of the dissertation. There are no set study guides or materials for the dissertation.
In this subject you will be guided, through the supervisory process, to conduct research that is of theoretical and practical significance value to business management. Once the research problem has been selected, a supervisor will be assigned to you to assist you ensure that the problem is clearly defined, the appropriate research methods and techniques are used and the expected research outcomes are produced within an established timeframe. It is very important for you to keep up with the research schedule and manage your time wisely so that the dissertation can be submitted on time and be of good quality.
To facilitate the learning process, you are provided in this Subject Outline with clear statements of the aims of the subject as well as the expected learning outcomes and how these will be accomplished through the learning and assessment processes. As the subject unfolds, you will learn a range of research skills and management skills that you can confidently use in your future career development to conduct business research of high quality.
- Task for JNB718 - Research Proposal (10%)
- Task for JNB721 - Oral Presentation: Research Design (10%)
- Task for JNB722 - Dissertation Examination (80%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Elective
- TAS-GSM-MAS-2025 - Master of Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management
- TAS-BAM-MAS-2025 - Master of Business Administration in Maritime Management
Prior study
You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or currently be enrolled in the following subject(s) in a prior study period; or enrol in the following subject(s) to study prior to this subject:
Please note that your enrolment in this subject is conditional on successful completion of these prerequisite subject(s). If you study the prerequisite subject(s) in the study period immediately prior to studying this subject, your result for the prerequisite subject(s) will not be finalised prior to the close of enrolment. In this situation, should you not complete your prerequisite subject(s) successfully you should not continue with your enrolment in this subject. If you are currently enrolled in the prerequisite subject(s) and believe you may not complete these all successfully, it is your responsibility to reschedule your study of this subject to give you time to re-attempt the prerequisite subject(s).
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Master of Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management
PostgraduateTAS-GSM-MAS
Master of Business Administration in Maritime Management
PostgraduateTAS-BAM-MAS