Assessment 3: Report and Presentation (Part A)
Due date: Week 10
Group/individual: Group
Word count / Time provided: 2000 words
Weighting: 20%
Unit Learning Outcomes: ULO-1, ULO-2, ULO-3, ULO-4
Assessment 3 Detail (Part A)
The Project is meant to help you apply what you learn in the course to a project that you will evaluate. You should identify a case project. You should choose any professional project (not personal, like planning a wedding) to study. This project may be at your current place of work, but it cannot be one where the company already has PM documents developed (this relies on your academic integrity).
NOTE: Spelling, grammar, and punctuation ALWAYS count!!
Instructions:
Here are the deliverables that you will need to produce:
1. Select a project at your target company
2. Provide background of the case project
3. Develop Quality Management Plan including at least 5 total metrics (qualitative and/or quantitative)
4. Develop Stakeholder Management Plan including conflict management plan.
Assessments 3 Marking Criteria and Rubric (Part A)
The assessment will be marked out of 100 and will be weighted 20% of the total unit mark. The marking criteria and rubric are shown on the following page.
Marking Criteria Not satisfactory
(0-49%) of the criterion mark) Satisfactory
(50-64%) of the criterion mark Good
(65-74%) of the criterion mark Very Good
(75-84%) of the criterion mark Excellent (85-100%) of the criterion mark
Provide background of the case project (10 marks) Inadequate Background of the case project Basic
Background of the case project Exhibits breadth and depth of Background of the case project Exhibits accurate and detailed breadth and depth of Background of
the case project
Displays exceptional Background of the case project
Describe and discuss relevant quality standards and their role in effective project management
(20 marks) Inadequate understanding of relevant quality standards and their role in effective project
management
; cannot discuss
concepts in own words Basic knowledge only of relevant quality standards and their role in effective
project management;
limited depth of basic concepts Exhibits breadth and depth of understanding of relevant quality standards and their role in effective project
management Exhibits accurate and detailed breadth and depth of understanding of relevant quality standards and their role in effective project
management Displays exceptional understanding of concepts and their practical application of relevant quality
standards and their role in effective
project
management
Develop Quality
Management Plan
(10 marks) including at least 5 total metrics Inadequate
Develop Quality
Management
Plan Basic
Develop Quality
Management
Plan Exhibits breadth and depth of Develop Quality
Management
Plan Exhibits accurate and detailed breadth and depth of Develop Quality
Management
Plan Displays exceptional Develop Quality
Management Plan
Demonstrate an understanding of conflict
management practices and their role in addressing project management Inadequate understanding of conflict
management practices and their role in addressing Basic knowledge only of conflict
management practices and their role in Exhibits breadth and depth of
understanding of conflict
management practices and Exhibits accurate and detailed breadth and depth of understanding of conflict Displays exceptional understanding of concepts and their practical application of conflict
challenges (40 marks) project
management
challenges; cannot discuss
concepts in own words addressing
project
management
challenges; limited depth of basic concepts their role in addressing
project
management challenges management practices and
their role in addressing
project
management challenges management practices and
their role in addressing
project
management challenges
Writing and Presentation (15 marks) - Evidence of good academic writing; - Free of any grammatical errors; using correct sentence structure; applying an extensive range of vocabulary; - Proper introduction and conclusion. Consistent formatting with suitable headings and subheadings - Consistent use of labels, highlights,
font weight and underline Inadequate
Writing and Presentation
skills
Basic
Writing and Presentation
skills
Exhibits breadth and depth Writing and
Presentation skills
Exhibits accurate and detailed breadth and depth of Writing and Presentation
skills
Displays
Exceptional
Writing and
Presentation skills
Referencing (5 marks) - Comprehensive
Reference list -
Appropriate Referencing using HARVARD guidelines Inadequate understanding of Referencing Basic knowledge only of
Referencing
Exhibits breadth and depth of understanding of developing and using Referencing
Exhibits accurate and detailed breadth and depth of understanding of developing and using Referencing
Displays Exceptional understanding of developing and using Referencing
Assessment 3: Report and Presentation (Part B)
Due date: Week 12
Group/individual: Group
Word count / Time provided: 12 Slides
Weighting: 10%
Unit Learning Outcomes: ULO-1, ULO-2, ULO-3, ULO-4
Assessment 3 Detail (Part B)
In conjunction with the assignment detailed above, there is a second deliverable for the
Project plan exercise. The students are required to present to their client (course lecturer, or a guest lecturer) their project plan.
Assessments 3 Marking Criteria and Rubric (Part B)
The assessment will be marked out of 100 and will be weighted 10% of the total unit mark. The marking criteria and rubric are shown on the following page.
Marking Criteria Not satisfactory
(0-49%) of the criterion mark) Satisfactory
(50-64%) of the criterion mark Good
(65-74%) of the criterion mark Very Good
(75-84%) of the criterion mark Excellent (85-100%) of the criterion mark
Presentation topic
knowledge/content
In terms of relevant quality standards and their role in
effective project management
(25 marks) Inadequate understanding of relevant quality standards and their role in effective
project
management
; cannot discuss
concepts in own words Basic knowledge only of relevant quality standards and their role in effective project management;
limited depth of basic concepts Exhibits breadth and depth of understanding of relevant quality standards and their role in effective
project
management Exhibits accurate and detailed breadth and depth of understanding of relevant quality standards and their role in effective project
management Displays exceptional understanding of concepts and their practical application of relevant quality standards and their role in effective
project
management
Presentation topic knowledge/content
In terms of conflict
management practices and their role in addressing
project
management challenges (25 marks) Inadequate understanding of conflict
management practices and their role in addressing
project
management
challenges; cannot discuss
concepts in own words Basic knowledge only of conflict
management practices and their role in addressing project
management
challenges; limited depth of basic concepts Exhibits breadth and depth of understanding of conflict
management practices and
their role in addressing
project
management challenges Exhibits accurate and detailed breadth and depth of understanding of conflict
management practices and
their role in addressing
project
management challenges Displays exceptional understanding of concepts and their practical application of conflict
management practices and
their role in addressing
project
management challenges
Presentation slides Visual Appeal (25
marks) Not Satisfactory There are too many errors in spelling,
grammar and punctuation. The slides were difficult to read, and slides contained information copied onto them from another source. No visual appeal
Satisfactory
There are many
errors in spelling,
grammar and punctuation. Too much information was contained on many slides. Minimal effort
made to make
slides appealing. Good
There are some
errors in spelling,
grammar and punctuation. Too much information on more than three or more slides.
Presentation has good visual appeal. Very Good There are few errors in spelling,
grammar and punctuation. Too much information on two or more slides.
Presentation has significant visual appeal. There are no errors in spelling, grammar and punctuation. Information is clear and concise on each slide. Presentation is visually appealing/engagi ng
Presentation skills and
Preparedness
(25marks)
Recorded audio, Prepared text in the notes. Evident lack of Presentation skills and preparation/reh earsal
Dependence on slides. Basic
Presentation skills and
Preparedness. Good presentation skills and
Preparedness.
Very well prepared and go beyond what is presented in slide.
Extremely prepared and rehearsed. Excellent presentation skills.
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