Develop and articulate a theoretical or practical perspective on management issues through a substantial applied project SLO b. Demonstrate collaborative leadership and ownership in the preparation of a significant original body of practical or theoretical work SLO c. Use specialist research skills to analyse a complex management problem and then synthesise the research, communicating it effectively to both specialist and lay audiences

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Context:
This subject allows the student to synthesise the knowledge and skills gained from all other
subjects studied up to that point. The main deliverable in the subject is a major project. In
this first assessment, the project is proposed.
Instructions:
In this assessment, you are required to propose how you are going to conduct your
capstone project. Before you can do that, you first need to identify a project idea on which
to develop your project proposal (See Figure 1 below). Your project proposal must include
the pain statement or problem statement.
The capstone project proposal serves two basic functions. Firstly, it presents and explains
what your capstone project is all about. This is essential to make clear what you aim to
achieve by the end of this study period.
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Secondly, how you will conduct the capstone project. This is an account of the steps you will
take until you produce the final report. This includes a timeline. The timeline will help you
track your progress.
With this information, your facilitator will be able to guide you concerning the suitability and
feasibility of your capstone project.
Formulating a project idea
As mentioned above, before you can develop your capstone project proposal, you need to
identify a problem or opportunity. Please refer to the “Broad Business Capstone Project
Ideas.pdf” file for help with identifying project ideas. You can find the “Broad Business
Capstone Project Ideas.pdf” at the end of the Subject Overview page in Blackboard.
Structure of the project proposal
Include all relevant content expected in a project proposal.
Cover page – provide a cover page with identification information including, your name, the
subject and code, the capstone project title, date, word count, etc.
Introduction or Context – background information including a description of the country,
the industry, the organisation (case unit) and the problem or opportunity. Discuss the
circumstances through which the problem or opportunity has arisen.
Aim/purpose of project – the specific aim of the capstone project is to identify the problem
or opportunity and to summarise what your project intends to achieve.
Method – identify the proposed sources of information or data. Also consider how your
knowledge from your post graduate program will apply in your project. Ensure that the
project is feasible within the available time. Also describe the relevance and significance of
your capstone project.
Conclusion – a brief statement about what the project is all about, its suitability and
feasibility.
Indicative timeframe – itemise what you will cover in each week.
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Word count
The 1500 words word count includes the Context down to the Conclusion. There is no
tolerance on the word count. You are not expected to exceed 1500 words and penalties may
apply for exceeding the word count.
Here is a suggested (non-prescriptive) allocation of word count.
Context and Aim statement – 300 words
Method – 1050 words
Conclusion – 150 words
NB: You may use dot points to present the main points of your proposal.
References
Your capstone project proposal must use and list at least six (6) references to theoretical
literature sources. Identify specific data sources that you will collect data from and
reference them. You may have up to ten (10) references to data sources.
Special conditions
If the project involves an industry partner, a letter of support from the partner is required in
an appendix.
If your capstone project involves research on human subjects (e.g. collection of primary data
through surveys), it is the student’s responsibility to obtain HREC approval for it through the
Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC).
Except otherwise approved by the Facilitator, you may not collect and use any form of
primary data for the purpose of this capstone project.
It is expected, that your capstone project is an original submission (your own work). Your
project must not be a repackaged assessment from another subject you have done before.
Submission
Submit a written capstone project proposal that uses an academic style of writing including
references and the recommended structure (above). Please refer to the Academic Integrity
policy and the Assessment policy for more information.
Use Assessment 1 link in Blackboard to submit your capstone project proposal. Give your file
a name of this format – Your name_Subject and code_Assessment number – before
submission.
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