Microsoft Word - BN XXXXXXXXXXT2 Assignment 1 MEL SYD
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Assessment Details and Submission Guidelines
Trimester T2, 2019
Unit Code BN205
Unit Title Project Management
Assessment Type
and Title
Group Assignment: Project Planning Document
(Maximum 3 Students in a group)
Purpose of the
assessment
(with ULO
Mapping)
This assignment assesses the below Unit Learning Outcomes; students should be able
to demonstrate their achievements in them:
1) Demonstrate project leadership skills; identify and assess risk in
designing and executing major projects;
2) Reflect on cu
ent project management ethics, research, theory and practice;
3) Explain projects effectively through planning, leadership, monitoring, teamwork,
global awareness
Weight 20%
Total Marks 50
Word limit 1800 Words
Due Date Week 11 (Sunday 29 September 2019 by 23:55 PM)
Submission
Guidelines
• All work must be submitted on Moodle by the due date along with a completed
Assignment Cover Page.
• SPARKPLUS Self & Peer Assessment and Feedback for group assignment is a
compulsory task for each student. The SPARKPLUS results will determine the final
assignment mark.
• The assignment must be in MS Word format, 1.5 spacing, 11-pt Cali
i (Body) font and
2 cm margins on all four sides of your page with appropriate section headings.
• Reference sources must be cited in the text of the report, and listed appropriately at
the end in a reference list using IEEE referencing style.
• Students must ensure before submission of final version of the assignment that the
similarity percentage as computed by Turnitin has to be less than 10%. Assignments
with more than 10% similarity may not be considered for marking.
• Late submission penalty: a penalty of 10% (of total available marks) per day, 0% score
for more than 5 days late submission.
Extension If an extension of time to submit work is required, a Special Consideration Application
must be submitted directly through AMS. You must submit this application within three
working days of the assessment due date. Further information is available at:
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penalties can vary from a written warning or zero marks to exclusion from the course or
escinding the degree. Students should make themselves familiar with the full policy
and procedure available at: http:
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in your Unit Description.
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Assignment 2
This assignment follows on from the previous Assignment 1 with JyotiVIC case study (Available on
Moodle BN205 Assignment 1 Link with filename Assignment1-BN205.pdf) where students already
completed analysis of project management ethics, research, theory and practice.
Now, that the project sponsor has approved your Project Charter and associated documents, you
may proceed to the planning phase of the project by providing a formal project report for the project
sponsor based on the following project planning documents. You may make any appropriate
assumptions needed to enable the successful completion of the project.
Assignment Task
Prepare a report that include the following sections:
A. Executive summary that provides a
ief summary of the report and the key findings that
emerged from your analysis in regards to project planning.
B. Introduction about how you go to intend about project planning with global awareness.
C. Project scheduling including but not limited to Gantt chart; Critical path diagram.
D. Project budgeting including but not limited to Resources table; Project budget.
E. Project quality planning including but not limited to Quality planning; objectives; processes.
F. Leading and managing Project team including but not limited to Management style; decision-
making.
G. Project communications including but not limited to Communications plan.
Submission Guidelines:
This assignment is a group assignment. Students will work in max groups of three and only the group leader
will submit the files required at Moodle assignment submission link.
1. Your report should include the following:
• The report should have a consistent, professional, and well-organised appearance. The word
limit to create the report is 1800 words.
• Students are required to submit the range of documents mentioned in the Assignment Task
along with all the appropriate Microsoft Project files.
• The cover page must identify student’s (name and ID), teaching staff, and the assignment title.
• Reference sources (IEEE style) must be cited in the text of the report, and listed appropriately
at the end in a reference list.
2. The assignment must be submitted in electronic copy on Assignment 2 Submission Link.
Note: The students are advised to visit Centre of Learning for guidance in making professional reports.
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SPARKPLUS
SPARKPLUS is Self & Peer Assessment and Feedback for group assignment. It is an individual and
compulsory task for each student. SPARKPLUS RPF factor is a value between 0 and 1 which will determine
the final assignment mark. This factor is generated by the SPARKPLUS website as soon as the group
members do the SPARKPLUS review task. Please read Student’s SPARKPLUS Guideline in the assignment
folder for how to use it.
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Source: (MIT SPARKPLUS System, 2019)
Marking Criteria
Section Description Marks
Executive summary Executive summary that provides a
ief summary of the report and
the key findings that emerged from your analysis in regards to project
planning
5
Introduction Introduction that introduces the case study being analysed and how
you intend to go about project planning with global awareness.
5
Project scheduling Project scheduling including but not limited to Gantt chart; Critical
path diagram.
8
Project budgeting Project budgeting including but not limited to Resources table;
Project budget.
7
Project quality
planning
Project quality planning including but not limited to Quality planning;
objectives; processes.
5
Leading and
managing Project
team
Leading and managing Project team including but not limited to
Management style; decision-making.
5
Project
communications
Project communications including but not limited to
Communications plan.
5
Reference and
appendices
In-text referencing & Reference list 5
Report format Report layout, structure, grammar and formatting 5
Total Marks 50
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Marking Ru
ic for Assignment 2: XXXXXXXXXXTotal Marks 50
Grade Mark HD D CR P Fail
80 % and
above
70%-79% 60%-69% 50%-59% Less than 50%
Executive Summary Complete in
all respects;
eflects all
equirements
Complete in most
espects; reflects
most
equirements
Incomplete in
many respects;
Reflects few
equirements
Incomplete in Incomplete
5 most respects;
does not reflect
in all
aspects; does
requirements not
reflect
requirements
Introduction Demonstrates a Demonstrates an
accomplished
understanding of the
case study and issues
Demonstrates an Demonstrates Does not
demonstrate
understanding to
the topics and
issues.
5 sophisticated
understanding
acceptable
understanding of
an inadequate
understanding
of the case the topic(s) and of the case
study and issues study and
issues issues
Project scheduling Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates Does not
/8 project scheduling project leadership project scheduling insufficient Demonstrates
skills and reflects skills and reflects skills project scheduling project scheduling
knowledge and knowledge and skills skills
skills skills
with
all justifications
Project budgeting Excellent Very good Good insight Satisfactory Poor insight
/7 insight into insight into into the key insight into into the key
the project the project the project the project the project
budgeting budgeting budgeting budgeting budgeting
Project quality Excellent Very good Good Satisfactory Incomplete
planning writing that information that attempt at explanation details and
/5 provides provides highlighting about poor
insight into insight into insight into Project quality explanation of
Project quality Project quality Project quality planning Project quality
planning planning planning planning
Leading and managing Excellent Very good Good insight Satisfactory Poor insight
Project team insight into insight into into insight into into
/5 Leading and
techniques used to
Leading and
techniques used to
Leading and
techniques used to
Leading and
techniques used to
Leading and
techniques used to Managing Managing Managing Managing Managing
Project team Project team Project team Project team Project team
Project Communications Presents an Presents a Presents a Presents an Analysis
/5
insightful and
thorough
thorough
analysis of
superficial
analysis of
incomplete
analysis of the
not related
to the case
analysis of all most issues some of the issues study
Issues identified; issues identified presented
identified; includes most identified;
includes all necessary omits
Necessary information necessary
information information
Reference and
appendices
Uses IEEE Uses IEEE guidelines
with minor violations
to cite sources
Reflects Does