Microsoft Word - INF70005 Sem XXXXXXXXXXGroup Paper and Presentation
Faculty of Business and Law
INF70005 – Strategic Project Management
Semester 1, 2018
Assignment Three – Research and Reflective Report
Due date: Friday, 22th May @ 11:59pm
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Each student is required to prepare and submit a written research and reflective report of 2550 words (anything over the word limit will be ignored and will not be marked). Write into the template provided to complete your report. Don’t set your report out in a separate structure.
The purpose of this report is to 1) research on two project management issues in which you are required to use appropriate concepts and models relevant to deepen your insights into the issues.
Your work should be of a high academic standard. Your reflection and research should be uploaded electronically to Blackboard by the due date. You are expected to follow relevant parts of the required style guide, and includes the use of Swinburne University Harvard Style referencing. Your report is to be typewritten into the table provided, in English. The report should be written in clear, plain language, so that non-expert users can easily understand it.
Project Management Issues
The research on Project Management issues are in video format and made available on Blackboard. They are prepared by a number of visiting Swinburne project management scholars.
Note:
Complete this Assignment in the tabular template format provided (incl. number of words used)
In grading this work it is expected to see evidence of the choice and usage of appropriate academic theory to deepen your insights of the selected project management issues. As well as a high quality written, appropriately referenced and supported analysis.
Markers are therefore looking for:
· analytical substance
· argument structure
· use of supporting material
· quality of writing
· persuasiveness
· overall clarity
· internal consistency
· discerning between assumptions and value judgments vs. analysis and argument.
Grading levels for each section:
Grade
Grade range
HD
8 to 10
D
7 to 7.9
C
6 to 6.9
P
5 to 5.9
N
Less than 5
1 of 3
Your Name: Your student ID: (use this template for Assignment 3)
Issue / Concept
Specific aspect / area of focus
Your response
Grade & comments
List clearly the two chosen project management issues from the chosen international speakers.. Explain why you choose them.
[150 words]
/3
For the first issue, identify at least one academic theory to deepen your insights into the issue
Briefly introduce [and reference] your chosen academic theory.
Justify your choice.
[400 words]
/3
Using your chosen theory to explain how this helps you to gain deeper insights into the first issue.
[600 words]
/4
Identify your new learning and explain how this insight will influence you in the future.
[200 words]
/2
For the second issue, identify at least one academic theory to deepen your insights into the issue
Briefly introduce [and reference] your chosen academic theory.
Justify your choice.
[400 words]
/3
Using your chosen theory to explain how this helps you to gain deeper insights into the second issue.
[600 words]
/4
Identify your new learning and explain how this insight will influence you in the future.
[200 words]
/2
References
Presented appropriately in accordance with:
Swinburne Harvard Style Guide
/2
Total out of 23
1. Connecting the Front End to the Back End of a Project by Prof Andrew Edkins (URL: https:
commons.swinburne.edu.au/items/7c05f929-dcba-4693-bc0e-c2975cb7bf47/1/)
2. Impact of Agile on Project Success by Prof Blaize Reich URL: (URL: https:
commons.swinburne.edu.au/items/de5ed373-739e-4fdf-86d5-5beace82e
1/)
3. How Agile are you by Prof Blaize Reich (URL: https:
commons.swinburne.edu.au/items/8248e508-8d4e-4eec-8a68-c0dd714feeb4/1/)
· From these 3 videos choose any 2.
· List clearly the two chosen project management issues from the chosen international speakers in the template provided.
· And continue as listen in the template.
This is the final assignment of this subject in this semester. Marking criteria is for 23 marks, atleast I should get 18 of 23. So, please provide me the assignment in the high academic standard. Thanks