Industry Research Project
PostgraduateTAS-JNB7282025
Course information for 2025 intake View information for 2024 course intake
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 16 Feb 2025
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 14 weeks
- Price from
- $3,054
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- FEE-HELP available
Industry Research Project
About this subject
Upon successful completion of this subject, the student should be able to:
- Identify, define and justify a business research problem
- Critically review any relevant literature for a business research project
- Select and justify appropriate data collection and analysis techniques
- Interpret and evaluate data analysis results
- Discuss the managerial implications relevant to the maritime, transport, logistics and related fields arising from a business research project
- Research process and defining the research problem
- Literature review
- Research design
- Data collection
- Data analysis
- Project report writing
- Project report finalisation
This subject is more suitable for students in final year of their Master program. In this subject, students will apply relevant research methods and knowledge gained from other subjects to carry out an industry research project. Students will work independently under the guidance and supervision of research-active academic staff. The industry research project should be related to the field of maritime and logistics management. It is highly recommended that the project focuses on real-life, practical management issues especially at work. The knowledge and skills gained from the subject are expected to enable students to carry out rigorous and independent research to gain in-depth knowledge of the subject matter for their future career development.
- Project Design (30%)
- Introduction and Literature Review (30%)
- Project Report (40%)
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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).
Others
It is recommended that this unit is undertaken in the FINAL year of study.
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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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