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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Construct an applied research strategy
   • Clarify and confirm applied research purpose and needs of target group or subject.
   • Analyse and make allowance for factors affecting data reliability and validity.
   • Select suitable technology and services to support data collection and analysis.
   • Develop applied research strategy and hypothesis in line with available tools and resources.
   • Incorporate relevant research ethics and codes of conduct into strategy
2. Implement research strategies
   • Implement applied research strategy in line with research requirements and organisational policies and procedures
   • Collect and maintain data in a systematic manner.
   • Access appropriate sources of information relevant to research.
   • Optimise relevance of research by collecting relevant data and using analysis tools as appropriate.
3. Assess findings
   • Review data and research findings for validity and reliability.
   • Examine relevance of findings against original research strategy.
   • Evaluate how research findings can contribute to organisational decision making.
   • Present research findings to support organisational decision making in a style and format appropriate to audience needs.
   • Evaluate need for further research.

Performance Evidence

A person demonstrating competency in this unit must satisfy all of the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit. They must be able to provide evidence that they can, for a given organisation, develop, implement and assess at least one research strategy that provides quality information as a basis for organisational decision making to improve individual, team or organisational performance.

The research focus may be self-identifed or provided as an existing applied research need.

Document a research strategy, including the following information:

purpose of the research

specific research questions or hypotheses

valid population or sample size

description of the geographical, cultural, social or institutional context within which the research will be carried out

data collection methods

factors affecting data reliability and validity

analysis of the limitations to research.

On completion of the data collection and analysis, write a report including the following:

purpose of the research

specific research questions or hypotheses

population or sample size

data collection methods

research findings

utility and relevance of research results

recommendations arising from research results.

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Knowledge Evidence

A person competent in this unit must be able to demonstra knowledge of:

Purpose and key content of applicable commonwealth, state or territory privacy laws as they relate to handling and storing data and publicising information.

Purpose and key content of research codes of conduct.

Ethical considerations for analysing data and presenting findings based on evidence.

A range of data collection methods for conducting primary and secondary research.

Applied research techniques, tools and data storage methods.

Organisational processes for disseminating information on operation of research to optimise input.

Organisational policies and procedures for conducting applied research.

Organisation styles and formats for presenting reports.

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