Current Research Issues in Business PG (10389.2)

This unit contextualises a range of current research issues in business and other organisational contexts. Through a range of guest lectures, we will explore current research trends in business and organisational research with respect to issues at the paradigmatic, disciplinary, theoretical, methodological and/or emergent level. This will also provide a critical analysis of extant business and organisational research. It examines sociological, political and philosophical issues that challenge traditional images of business research and it explores interrelationships between business research and the environment, ethics, industrial relations, management and social responsibility, by embedding these issues throughout the unit.

Learning outcomes

The outcome of any unit for individual students is contingent upon what each student brings to class and the amount of energy and effort they deploy. However, a student who engages in all class activities with diligence can expect to be able to:
1. Critically evaluate research developments in business and organisationally-themed research areas;
2. Evaluate the impact of research design issues on business and organisational research;
3. Evaluate and critique interdependences in business and organisational research from a variety of perspectives, including paradigmatic, theoretical and methodological;
4. Evaluate the impact of social, cultural and political context on research decisions; and
5. Evaluate the implications of inter-disciplinary, cross-disciplinary and trans-disciplinary research.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware

Prerequisites

10386 Research Fundamentals PG.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.