School of Property, Construction & Project Management
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BUSM4617 Project Financial Management and
Appraisal
Assessment 3: Report
Assessment Type: Report [Individual] Word limit: 2000 (+/– 10%)
Due date: Thursday of Week 7 11.59PM (AEST)
Length: 2000 words
Weighting: 30%
Overview
Aim
This assignment is an opportunity for you to reflect on the materials covered. Specifically, your understanding of
the characteristics of project financing can facilitate the identification of the key risks involved in a project finance
deal. You can then explore the techniques learnt and suggest how these risks identified can be mitigated.
Brief
Based on your detailed and comprehensive financial evaluation of the proposed water treatment facility, ABC Pty
Ltd has managed to persuade a few sponsors for this venture. The sponsors are deliberating on the use of project
financing for the proposed venture. You are engaged as a consultant to provide advice on this matter.
Before the SPV proceeds based on the detailed financial evaluation conducted in assessment 3, you are also asked
to assess the likely key risks (5 key risks maximum) involved in the proposed project and how these key
isks identified, can best be mitigated. You need to discuss and explain how these risks identified can have a
significant impact on the project. In your risk mitigation strategies, you also need to explain and discuss why they are
appropriate in mitigating the impact on the project objectives.
Prepare a report to advise the interim board of ABC Pty Ltd on their concern above.
Presentation of submission
Ensure that the report is set out using an industry standard template and looks professional. Support the report with
eference to relevant and cu
ent research. Your submission will be typed (and on A4 paper) and presented in a
manner you would be happy to have it publicly displayed under your name. Treat this assignment presentation in a
similar way that you would treat a submission to a client or the manager of the company you work for.
Method of Presentation
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1. Use Times Roman (12pt) or Arial (11pt) font.
2. Use 1.5 line spacing.
3. Provide Table of Contents and page numbers (bottom RH corner).
4. Provide References and Bibliography.
5. Sections to be clearly identified and numbered.
6. Identify the total number of words in the front.
Assessment declaration: When you submit work electronically, you agree to the Assessment declaration (Links to
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Learning Outcomes
Determine and apply knowledge of complex project management theory, principles and best
practice to applied projects to contribute to the profession and discipline of project management
Critically analyse, synthesise and reflect on project management theory and recent developments, both
local and international, to extend and challenge knowledge and practice
Professionally communicate and justify project scope, design, implementation, strategy and/or
outcomes, engaging effectively with diverse stakeholders across a range of industry sectors
Apply the specialist knowledge and technical skills required to creatively address the diverse needs
of project stakeholders, formulating innovative solutions and demonstrating independent and sound
decision making related to your professional practice and the discipline
Referencing guidelines
You must acknowledge all the courses of information you have used in
your assessments.
Refer to the RMIT Easy Cite referencing tool to see examples and tips on how to
eference in the appropriated style. You can also refer to the li
ary referencing
page for more tools such as EndNote, referencing tutorials and referencing guides
for printing.
Use RMIT
Harvard
eferencing style for
this assessment.
Submission format
Upload as one single file via the assignments submission page within Canvas.
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Academic integrity is about honest presentation of your academic work. It means acknowledging the work of
others while developing your own insights, knowledge and ideas.
You should take extreme care that you have:
Acknowledged words, data, diagrams, models, frameworks and/or ideas of others you have quoted
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passed off the work and ideas of another person without appropriate referencing, as if they were your own.
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Failure to properly document a source
Copyright material from the internet or databases
Collusion between students
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Assessment declaration
When you submit work electronically, you agree to the assessment declaration.
Working as a group
Many courses require you to work in a group to complete various assessments. It is the collective responsibility of all
group members to actively contribute and complete any project. If any individual is unavailable during this time, the
group will need to adjust responsibilities to allow for the work to be completed. It is recommended that students elect
a group leader to take responsibility for this.
Working in a group requires consistent interaction and communication. This should be done within Canvas, Google
Hangouts, email etc.
Should any individual be unavailable for an extended period of time, it is the responsibility of the group
members, or group leader, to advise their tutor to discuss the situation. This should be raised as early as
possible if students wish to apply for an extension or special consideration.
Only one copy of a group assessment needs to be submitted,
however all group names must be added to the report submission.
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Assessment Criteria
Criteria Ratings Pts
Underst HD D CR PA NN
and key • Clearly • Identified most • Identified •Identified • Limited
risk identified most risks and most risks and some risks identification
involved risks and analysed clearly analysed key and provided of the risks
in comprehensivel all the key risks risks involved some analysis involved in
project y described and involved in the in the project of the risks project
finance analysed the project finance finance deal involved in the finance deal
key risks deal
project finance
involved in the deal
project finance
deal
XXXXXXXXXXto >9.6 pts 9.6 to >8.4 pts 8.4 to >7.2 pts 7.2 to >6.0 pts 6.0 to >0 pts 12.0 pts
Describe HD D CR PA NN
and • Succinctly • Explained and • Described • Provided • Limited
explain explained and described and explained some possible descriptions
the comprehensively appropriate risk some possible risks mitigating of proposed
techniqu described mitigation risks mitigation solutions to risk
es that appropriate risks solutions to key solutions to key risks mitigation
can best mitigation risks key risks solution
solutions to key
mitigate
isks
the risks
identified
XXXXXXXXXXto >9.6 pts 9.6 to >8.4 pts 8.4 to >7.2 pts 7.2 to >6.0 pts 6.0 to >0 pts 12.0 pts
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Report
HD
D CR PA NN • Exceptional
Writing report format • Very • Competent • Satisfactory •
Structure, and flow competent report format report format Unsatisfactor
Techniq between report format and flow within and flow within y report
ue, sections. • and flow within & between sections. • format and
Argument Excellent & between sections. • Limited flow between
constru
grammar, sections. • Very Good grammatical sections. •
syntax and good grammar, grammar, and syntax Unacceptable
ction
eferencing; few syntax and syntax and