Introduction
Introduces students to the principles and practices used to effectively communicate about research. Learning and assessment activities develop an understanding of the principles of good research communication, and the capabilities required to effectively communicate about research to an interdisciplinary academic audience.
Summary
| Unit name | Developing and Delivering a Research Presentation |
| Unit code | BAA403 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| College/School | Tasmanian School of Business and Economics |
| Discipline | Management |
| Coordinator | Doctor Timothy Donnelly |
| Delivered By | University of Tasmania |
| Level | Honours |
Availability
Specific information on 2027 unit availability will be available in August
Learning Outcomes
- Identify and explain what constitutes best practice in academic knowledge transfer.
- Critically evaluate research presentations using agreed criteria.
- Incorporate elements of best practice into your own research presentation.
- Communicate complex research ideas in both oral and written forms
Fee Information
2027 fee information will be available in August.
Requisites
Mutual Exclusions
You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:
BMA402Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | 3hr workshop x 3 and 1 x 5hr seminar; plus online content. Please refer to the timetable for dates, time and venue. |
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| Assessment | Critique of research presentation (20%)|Research presentation plan (30%)|Presentation (50%) |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required |
There is no prescribed text but there is a list of essential readings that will be available on MyLO. Over and above the essential readngs you are also expected to supplement available readings by seeking additional relevant resources to enhance your knowledge and your assignments. |
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| Recommended | Bourne, PE, 2007, Ten simple rules for making good oral presnetations, Plos Computational Biology, no. 3, p. e77. Bryman, A & Bell, E 2015, Business research methods, 4th edn, Oxford University Press, New York, Chapter 29. Burmak, L, 2011, They snooze, you lose: The educators guide to succesful presentations, Wiley, San Francisco. Creswell, J W 2016, 30 essential skills for the qualitative researcher, Sage Publications, London, Part 6. Denholm, C & Evans, T, 2008 Doctorates Downunder, ACER. Camberwell Victoria, Ch. 18. Ghauri, P & Gronhaug, K, 2005, Research methods in business studies: a practical guide, Prentice Hall Gosling, P & Lambertus, DN, 2010, Mastering your PhD, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Ch 12. Miller, J, 2013, ‘Oral Academic Presentation Skills’, Flinders University, YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRaPmO6TlaM Polonsky, M & Waller, D, S 2011, Designing and Managing a Research Project, Part III, Sage Publications, London. VideoJug, 2007 How to give a good presentation’, Kingston College, YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRaPmO6TlaM Santolalla, O, 2019, Create and deliver a killer product demo: Tips and tricks to wow your customers. Springer eBooks, (electronic source UTas library) A number of Youtube clips are included above but there are numerous clips to choose from so please search.
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