Subject Title Facilities Management
Subject Code MGT230
Assessment Title MGT 230 – Facilities Management, Assessment 3 Research Report
Learning Outcome/s (found in
the Subject Outline) 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5
Assessment type (group or individual) Individual
Weighting % 30%
Word count 2,000 (+/- 10%)
Due day & date Sunday Week 9 before midnight
Class submission Lecture ? Tutorial ?
Submission type Paper copy ? Turnitin ?
Format / Layout of Assessment (details of what to include) Report:
ICMS Cover Page
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Risk management report
Reference List
Appendices
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Assessment instructions
The report must be in the form of a risk management report on any Facilities Management or WHS Management issue.
The report is to be completed individually. It should be 2000 words long identifying and assessing the risk of a topic or issue related to the Facilities Management Unit content.
The scope of the report should include:
1. Establish the Context – planning - the purpose, scope, who is involved etc. Explaining the relevant wider context (the big picture)
2. Hazard Identification: An assessment of the problems of the issue to health, the environment or organisational stability
3. Risk analysis: Assessing the nature, consequences, likelihood of the Risk including risk matrix diagram
4. Controlling the Risk: How the adverse consequences of the assessment can be managed (controlled)
5. Recommendations for Monitoring, Evaluation and Review. A concluding section which provides a critical analysis of the issue
The report is to be referenced in APA Style (both in-text and in the refence list. References in the list must be in text at least once) and formatted to the ICMS published standards and formats.
You are expected to demonstrate wide research in this report. Do not use internet sites that are not independent and authoritative. Do not use secondary internet sources or sites such as Wikipedia that only offer opinions not substantiated facts. Do not cite your lecture material.
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The report has a weighting of 30% of the subject. It is due on or before Sunday Week 9 before midnight. An electronic copy must be submitted through Turnitin on or before the due date. No printed copy is required.
Readings for the assessment (instructions where they can be found e.g.
MyAthens database, Moodle etc.)
Students are expected to locate their own source material for this report.
Grading Criteria / Rubric See detailed Grading Rubric below
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Criteria HIGH DISTINCTION DISTINCTION CREDIT PASS FAIL
Research of the topic
20 Marks
* demonstrated and astutely applied comprehensive knowledge of the topic by establishing the context and impact of the issue
* demonstrated and applied comprehensive knowledge of the topic by establishing the context and impact of the issue
* demonstrated and applied knowledge of the topic by
establishing some context and impact of the issue * demonstrated and partially applied knowledge of the topic by establishing minimal context and impact of the issue * wrote generally about the topic rather than interpreting it
DDemonstratinn and application of knowledge of the issue (Hazard identification)
20 Marks • identifying the key issues and implications
• explaining these in detail to reveal that you:
• read widely beyond the text and lecture notes
• made a judicious selection of relevant material can apply relevant theories or debates to the topic • identifying the key issues and implications
• explaining these in some detail to reveal that you:
• read beyond the text and lecture notes
• made a mostly judicious selection of relevant material
• are familiar with relevant theories or debates • identifying the key issues and implications
• explaining these to reveal that you:
• read beyond the text and lecture noted
• selected relevant material
• mentioned some relevant theories or debates • identifying some of the key issues and implications
• partly explaining these to reveal that you: did some reading beyond the text and lecture notes
• selected some relevant material • fail to identifying some of the key issues and implications
• minimal reading beyond the text and lecture notes
• did not selected relevant material
Understanding of Risk assessment:
nature of the risk,
magnitude/severity of each risk element, likelihood /frequency, potential impact and consequences
30 Marks
* presented material loosely related to the topic rather, and relied heavily on the text and/or lecture notes
o insufficient Risk assessment:
nature of the risk,
magnitude/severity of each risk element, likelihood /frequency, potential impact and consequences
Risk analysis with a thorough application of an excellent range of evidence from relevant sources
o Outstanding Risk assessment:
nature of the risk,
magnitude/severity of each risk element, likelihood /frequency, potential impact and
consequences
Risk analysis with a very good application of a wide range of evidence from relevant sources
Very good Risk assessment:
nature of the risk,
magnitude/severity of each risk element, likelihood /frequency, potential impact and consequences
Risk analysis with a good application of a good range of evidence from relevant sources
o Good Risk assessment:
nature of the risk,
magnitude/severity of each risk element, likelihood /frequency, potential impact and
consequences
Risk analysis with a satisfactory application of evidence from some relevant sources
o Basic Risk assessment:
nature of the risk,
magnitude/severity of each risk element, likelihood /frequency, potential impact and
consequences
Understanding of Risk management and control
20 Marks demonstrated and astutely applied comprehensive knowledge of the topic by applying all levels of risk
control demonstrated and applied comprehensive knowledge of the topic by applying all levels of risk control demonstrated and applied knowledge of the topic by establishing some levels of risk control demonstrated and partially applied knowledge of the topic by establishing minimal levels of risk control wrote generally about the topic rather than applying all levels of risk control
Communicate in academic writing:
• structure the report
• adhere to conventions of written English (word choice, grammar, punctuation and spelling)
• acknowledge sources and adhere to referencing conventions as per the ICMS Style Guide
• adhere to structural requirements & word limit • persuasively and effectively communicated by: • effectively communicated by: • communicated by: • communicated by: • communicated by:
- logically structuring the content to create a concise and cohesive report - structuring the content to create a mostly cohesive report
- expressing most ideas clearly and with some fluency - partially structuring the content into loosely-linked rudimentary paragraphs
- presenting most ideas clearly - partially structuring the content
- expressing your ideas clearly and fluently by
skilful use of vocabulary
- presenting a balanced proportion of argument, analysis and evidence - expressing your ideas clearly and mostly with fluency
- mostly presenting a balanced proportion of argument, analysis and evidence
- using formal academic language and dispassionate tone - used occasional informal and/or emotive language
- consistently adhering to the conventions of English with few or no errors - adhering to most of the conventions of English - used some conventions of English
10 Marks
such that meaning had to be inferred by the reader
- acknowledging all sources throughout the essay - acknowledging most sources throughout the report - mentioning some sources
- accurately adhering to most of the required referencing conventions, in both the text and the reference list - adhering to most of the required referencing conventions, in both the text and the reference list - using own style of referencing or omitting references
- adhering to the word limit and presentation requirements - adhering to the word limit and most presentation requirements - adhering to some presentation requirements
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