Beruflich Dokumente
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Management
Project
Management
Level
5
Academic
Year
2014-15,
Semester
1
COURSE
WORK
ASSESSMENT
BRIEF
ASSIGNMENT
1
Submission
Deadline:
By
16:00
(GMT),
on
Monday
8th
December
2014
This
assessment
contributes
60%
of
the
marks
for
this
module
This
coursework
must
be
carried
out
individually,
the
word
limit
is
3000
words
(300
words
-
(the
references
session
is
not
included
in
the
word
count),
written
in
essay
format
and
using
Harvard
referencing
system.
Please
note
that
work
submitted
late
is
penalised
by
5
marks
for
each
day
late
up
to
4
days.
Work
submitted
more
than
4
days
late
will
not
be
marked.
Project Management
Please
make
sure
that
you
make
appropriate
references
to
project
management
literature
(30%
of
the
assignment
grade).
Your
detailed
essay
should
include
analysis
and
discussion
for
the
selected
project
on
the
following
topics
and
their
associated
issues:
Project Vision/Mission;
Stakeholder Management;
Communications;
Below
are
some
examples
of
projects
that
you
may
consider
addressing
for
your
assignment:
Beagle 2.
Project Management
Assessment
criteria
This
assignment
represents
60%
of
your
overall
module
mark.
The maximum word count for the assignment is 3,000 words (+/- 10%).
You
will
also
need
to
take
the
following
into
account
when
completing
your
assignment:
Clarity of argument
Word
processed
(letter
size
12,
times
new
roman,
1.5
space),
fully
referenced
(Harvard
Referencing
System)
Please
remember
that
marks
for
assignment
will
also
be
awarded
in
relation
to
presentation
and
structure,
and
aspects
such
as
use
of
examples,
figures,
tables,
illustrations
and
statistics
that
indicate
wider/independent
reading.
Indicative
reading
Please
refer
to
the
reading
list
issued
at
the
start
of
the
module.
Further
material
in
the
form
of
articles
from
refereed
journals
and
web
references
are
available
on
Blackboard.
www.emeraldinsight.com
and
www.sciencedirect.com
are
two
good
starting
points
for
refereed
publications.
Assessment
housekeeping
You
are
required
to
follow
the
Universitys
regulations
regarding
plagiarism
and
citing
sources
and
references
used.
Assignments
may
not
be
submitted
late.
Marking
penalties
for
late
submission
will
follow
the
University
regulations
for
PMC
and
late
submission.
Please
note
that
there
are
changes
in
the
late
submission
process
this
year.
Project Management
Grading
Descriptors
LEVEL
OF
PERFORMANCE
Outstanding
Excellent
Very good
Good
Fair
Adequate
Unsatisfactory
Poor
Very
poor
Extremely
poor
No
attempt
%
CRITERIA
MARK
100- Demonstrates
an
outstanding
understanding
of
the
90
principles
of
the
subject,
the
ability
to
analyse
and
synthesise
knowledge,
consider
the
application
of
theory
in
practice
and
to
use
these
skills
to
develop
an
argument
which
is
well
structured,
clearly
justified,
justifiable
and
relevant
to
the
particular
circumstances
of
the
situation
under
consideration.
89-80
Demonstrates
an
excellent
understanding
of
the
principles
of
the
subject
and
underpinning
knowledge.
Has
the
ability
to
analyse
and
synthesis
knowledge
from
a
range
of
appropriate
sources.
Is
able
to
develop
a
well
structured
argument
which
is
clearly
justified
and
relevant
to
the
particular
circumstances
of
the
situation
or
task
in
hand
79-70
Demonstrates
a
sound
understanding
of
the
principles
of
the
subject
with
a
good
breadth
and
depth
of
knowledge.
Has
an
ability
to
compare
and
contrast
information
obtained
from
a
range
of
appropriate
sources.
Is
able
to
apply
knowledge
to
specific
scenarios
in
an
appropriate
manner
and
can
develop
a
argument
which
is
relevant
to
the
task
in
hand
69-60
Demonstrates
an
understanding
of
the
subject
with
evidence
of
a
reasonable
breadth
and
depth
of
knowledge.
Is
able
to
discuss
the
application
of
theory
to
practice
59-50
Displays
a
reasonable
understanding
of
the
subject
with
evidence
of
some
breadth
of
knowledge.
May
lack
the
ability
to
develop
a
well
structured
argument
which
is
sufficiently
focused
on
the
task
in
hand
49-40
Displays
an
understanding
of
the
basics
but
lacks
breadth
and
depth
of
knowledge.
Work
may
be
poorly
structured
and
rather
general
in
scope
39-30
Demonstrates
only
partial
understanding
of
the
basics.
Work
addresses
some
of
the
obvious
features
of
the
task
but
fails
to
reach
the
required
standard.
29-20
Inadequate
and
inaccurate
knowledge
displayed.
Limited
effort
and
planning
evident
19-10
Virtually
no
relevant
knowledge
displayed.
Only
limited
relationship
to
the
task
9-1
Totally
inadequate
attempt,
virtually
nothing
of
relevance
to
the
question
0