Research Proposal on International Students Studying MPA in Australia

Running head: RESEARCH PROPOSAL
Research proposal
What & why is the long-term intention of four (Bangladesh, Nepal,
Philippines, India) different culture-origin students studying MPA in
Australia; and how & why do they intend to accomplish those goals?
Name of the student
Name of the university
Author Note

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Table of Contents
Aim of the study..............................................................................................................................1
Research scope:...............................................................................................................................2
Research methodology.....................................................................................................................2
Data collection method....................................................................................................................2
Background of the study..................................................................................................................3
Research Objectives of the study.....................................................................................................3
Literature review..............................................................................................................................4
Rationale behind international students choosing the MPA course in Australia.............................4
Mechanism and means.....................................................................................................................5
Mechanism available to the students to accomplish their goals......................................................6
Project milestone.............................................................................................................................7
Gantt chart.......................................................................................................................................8
Created by the author.......................................................................................................................8
References........................................................................................................................................9

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Aim of the study
The aim of the paper is to present a research proposal on the issue of international
students of the four regions (Bangladesh, Nepal, Philippines and India) taking up the MPA
studies in Australia. The aim of the study is to find out the reasons and the procedure of the
international students opting accounting courses in Australia with the case study of two students
from each of the provinces. This paper will also try and highlight the issue of the difficulties and
nuances of the international students at the universities of Australia.
Research scope:
This research will be helpful in providing insight into the issue of rationale behind the
international students of different cultural background opting for the MPA course in Australia.
This will also be helpful in highlighting the issue of how these students are able to achieve their
goals within the after the successful completion of their course.
Research methodology
Data collection method
The study will be based on the collection of primary and secondary data for
understanding the subject of the research from two different sources. The primary sources of data
would be helpful in understanding the first hand experiences of the students at the international
university who belong to the different cultural background. The secondary sources based on the
peer-reviewed journals and books (Choy 2015). The collection of the primary data would be

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based on the personal interviews of the international students from different regions of the four
provinces given
Background of the study
It has been previously observed that the Master of Professional Accounting in Australia is
one of the most prestigious courses of the country. It offers the professional outlook with the
theoretical knowledge of the subject along with the skills and expertise to become analytical
practitioner in accounting .What is unique about this course is that it is designed even for the
non-accounting students who wish to know more about the field of professional accounting. It
has been argued that international students apply for such courses in reputed Australian
university since this course will help to provide the overview of the issue of accounting. It has
also been argued that the knowledge about accounting is vital to any organization and over half
of the total populations of the international students at the Australian university are enrolled in
courses of accounting (Edwards et al. 2015). Moreover there are limited numbers of countries
that offer accounting courses for the students with non-accounting background, hence students
are provided with a better chance of getting enrolled international universities (Edwards et al.
2015).
Academia benefits
This research would be highlighting the issue of higher demand of MPA courses within
the context of Australia and the understanding of the procedures and nuances of it (Velliaris et al.
2015). This will also be important to provide foundation for courses like MPA and focus on the
rationality of choosing this course especially for the students of different cultural background.