BSB RES 801 Initiate and lead applied research Stu d ent Assessm ent Tasks 1. Select a research topic. This Assessment Task requires you to conduct a high-level comprehensive research project. An RTO has been chosen as the case study organisation for two reasons: - It is an area in which you have experience, being a student. - You have access to students attending an RTO and staff who work in one. - There is a lot of information available on the VET sector, international students, learning theory, institutional management, etc. Review the Research Statement and select a research topic that you find interesting and provides enough data for you to fulfil all of the Assessment Tasks\" requirements. Review the company's Applied Research Policy and Procedures. which will give direction to your research project. Review the company's Business Plan to understand the company's objectives and directions which will also inform your research. Also review the company's Learning and Development Policy and Procedures and Organisational Learning Strategy to ensure that your research proposal supports these also. Review the company's Privacy Policy and Procedures. The data collected in the course of your research should be handled as set out in this document. When you have reviewed the documents, select one of the topics in the Research Statement. Develop a theme and hypothesis that you will base your work on and write a short summary of how vou intend to carrv out the research