HOLMES INSTITUTE FACULTY OF HIGHER EDUCATION UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM Assessment Details and Submission Guidelines Trimester T1 2020 Unit Code HS3052 Unit Title Capstone Project (Design and...

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Assessment Details and Submission Guidelines
Trimester T1 2020
Unit Code HS3052
Unit Title Capstone Project (Design and Implementation)
Assessment Type Individual Assignment
Assessment Title Individual Assignment - 5: Journal and Self Reflection
Purpose of the
assessment (with
ULO Mapping)
Each member should
iefly summarize key aspects learned from this unit and how
this knowledge can help you with your future career.

1. Apply project planning, technical skills and methods to develop and
implement an appropriate solution
2. Apply and evaluate project management skills and concepts in problem
solving
3. Present the knowledge, skills and ideas acquired through results and
discussion with different audience levels
4. Critically analyse and synthesise complex information into a business
proposal
5. Communicate using effective oral and written communication tools to a
diverse range of stakeholders
6. Demonstrate ability to be an effective, autonomous team member or team
leader and to be creative and innovative
7. Review and describe the major privacy, legal, ethical and societal issues
with respect to managing digital information and information systems
8. Understand the ICT profession and professional expectations in the
esearched topic
Weight 15% of the total assessments
Total Marks 15
Word limit XXXXXXXXXX
Due Date XXXXXXXXXXWeek 12 Friday 5pm.
Submission
Guidelines
 All work must be submitted on Blackboard by the due date along with a completed
Assignment Cover Page.
 The assignment must be in MS Word format, no spacing, 11-pt Times New Roman
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 Harvard style.




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Assignment 5 Specifications

Background:

This assignment is intended to extend and explore students’ ideas about requirement analysis and
modelling, project management and teamwork, whilst simultaneously determining the cu
ent limits of
students’ knowledge, skills and understanding.

Some of the topic areas, which may give you some ideas as to what you could discuss over the life of the
assignment in your reflection.

 Understanding, establishing and defining the problem or opportunity within the organisational
context regarding information system analysis, design and development;
 System Requirements (how to identify functional and non-functional requirements; why it is
important);
 Importance of requirement analysis and modelling for system analysis, design and development
project in an organization;
 Modelling skills and techniques, such as structured, OO and Agile approaches, how to select and
when should use them.
 Investigating requirements, what should be considered when selecting right techniques?
 Recommendations and consideration of how the organisation will be affected by any proposed
system development solutions.
 System development approaches; How to select a co
ect methodology?

Discuss a wide range of issues related to the project and teamwork, such as:
 Briefly reflect upon your own experience of participating in the group until now. Did it help you?
Was it worth the effort? How could it be made to work better for you?
 What went right or wrong? If asked to do it again, would you change anything to make the group
work more enjoyable and of benefit to your study?
 Briefly discuss how, if you were a member of a discussion and support group, what strategies and
methods you think you could use to minimise or overcome misunderstandings that might occur
within your group, as a result of language or cultural differences.
 Briefly discuss how, if you were a member of a discussion and support group, what strategies and
methods you think are more useful to overcome difficulties that might occur within your group
ecause one or more of your group members is not participating in an appropriate manner, for
example, insufficient work or inappropriate behaviour.
 Briefly describe and discuss one topic, issue or question where you think that your knowledge and
understanding was clarified, expanded or improved by contributions from other members of your
group.
 Briefly describe and discuss one topic, issue or question where you think you made a significant
contribution to the knowledge and understanding of other members of your group.

Expectation
Your assessor expects that you will seek guidance on any uncertainties you may have in completing this
assessment to the best of your ability. It is expected that you em
ace the opportunity to develop a new
skill and explore a creative way of representing your experience in studying this unit and working with
group members. It is also expected that all work submitted has already been edited for spelling, grammar,
clarity and conciseness.

Marking criteria

Detailed marking ru
ic is available on Bb.

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HS3052 Journal & Self Reflection Marking Criteria Ru
ic
Group Member Name: Member A____________________________ Member C____________________________
Member B____________________________ Member D____________________________
Criteria High Distinction XXXXXXXXXX%) Distinction (70-79%) Credit (60-69%) Pass (50-59%) Fail (<50%)
The extent to which the
journal summarises
your personal journey
of studying this unit.
You should
iefly
summarize one or more
key things that you
learned from this unit
and how this knowledge
can help you with your
future career.
Weighting:
5 marks
The journal very clearly
summarises the personal
learning experiences for a
specific topic covered in the
unit. It is concise, clear, easy
to follow and understand,
engaging and interesting to
ead. The amount of detail
provided is excellent and
within the word limit. You
have clearly demonstrated
evidence of self-reflection.
The journal clearly
summarises the key points
covered in the topic selected.
The amount of detail provided
is consistent with a short
journal. It is not an over-
supply of information that
esults in a rushed, too
detailed journal, but can be
more concise and engaging.
The self-reflection can be
more concise, clear and
interesting to read.
The journal mostly
summarises the topic
selected. For the most
part, the amount of
detail provided is
consistent with a short
journal. However, not so
clear and lacks
engagement and
interest. You have
demonstrated evidence
of self-reflection but
need more relevant
details and clarity.
At times the discussion of
the topic selected is
unclear. Offers too much
information and suffers
from repetitiveness. Also,
at times, not much
elevant information
provided. The
journal needs to be
clearer and more
interesting. Lack of self-
eflection on the topic
selected.
The journal is not clear on
the topic selected. It lack’s
clarity, sometimes
epetitive. The statements
or arguments made are
unclear, didn’t focus on the
key points. Too much
information is provided,
leaving the viewer
intellectually confused and
exhausted. The journal is
also very boring to read.
There is a very little to no
evidence of self-reflection.
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Evidence of self-
eflection on group
work and experience
Weighting:
4 marks
The journal very clearly
demonstrates evidence of
self-reflection on group work
and why project and
teamwork is important. What
you did well, or not well and
how to improve in the future.
Discussion is clear, easy to
follow and understand, also
interesting to read.
The journal clearly
demonstrates evidence of self-
eflection of group work and
the importance of
collaboration. Can be more
concise, clear and interesting.
The journal mostly covers
the evidence of self-
eflection of group work
and the importance of
collaboration but it need
to work on concise and
clarity.
The journal is unclear at
times in how it
demonstrates evidence
of self-reflection on the
group work and
collaboration.
Sometimes too much or
not enough information
and areas of repetition,
and not easy to follow
and understand. Journal
is not so engaging and
does not hold audience
attention.
There is very little to no
evidence of self-reflection on
the group work and
collaborate experiences. It is
confusing, difficulty to
understand, and boring to
ead.
The organisation of the
journal.
Weighting:
3 marks

The journal was well
organised. The ideas flowed
in a manner that was easily
followed and understood.
The material transitioned
seamlessly from one
concept/theme to another.
The journal was well
organised. The ideas flowed in
a manner that was easily
followed and understood.
There were a few transitions
that were not entirely
seamless.
The journal was fairly well
organised and the ideas
flowed well. There were
quite a few transitions
that were a little
disjointed.
The journal lacked
organisation and was not
easy to follow. Ideas were
put together in a way that
made comprehension
difficult.
The journal was unorganised
and difficult to follow. There
did not appear to be a logical
approach to sequencing the
ideas.
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Integration of theory
concepts.
Weighting:
3 marks
The journal incorporates
elevant elements of HS3051
theory, which is co
ectly
eferenced and supports the
discussion within the journal
to a very high standard. This
includes co
ect and
consistent Harvard
Referencing where
appropriate.