This assessment item involves an online quiz that is worth 20% of the unit marks. The quiz will evaluate your knowledge and understanding of topics and material covered during the first 5 weeks.

• Only one attempt is allowed.
• The quiz is an in-class and closed-book exam.
• The quiz will be conducted during your tutorial class in Week 6.
• On-campus students must attend their tutorial class in Week 6 to attempt and complete the quiz. Distance learning students will be given a specific timeframe to complete the quiz during a Teams/Zoom session.
• The quiz will be administered by the respective tutors during their tutorial classes in Week 6. Distance learning students will complete the quiz under the supervision of the unit coordinator.
• The quiz open and close dates shown on Moodle are to cater for all the tutorial classes across all campuses and distance learning students as well.
• The quiz will cover the content from Weeks 1 to 5 (lectures, tutorials, recommended readings, and MCQs).
• The quiz will consist of 40 questions (a combination of multiple-choice and true/false questions).
• When you attempt the quiz, questions will be randomly selected from a pool of questions based on each weekly topic and displayed to you. It is very unlikely that two students will receive the same questions.
• Your attempt will have a time limit of 40 minutes. Once you start the quiz, the timer will begin to count down and cannot be paused. You must finish your attempt before it expires (open attempts will automatically be submitted).
• The students, who are absent from their scheduled tutorial class in Week 6, will receive zero (0/20) marks unless an extension has been granted.
• Any attempt to complete the quiz outside your scheduled tutorial class will result in zero (0/20) marks.
• Re-attempt of this assessment will not be allowed.

• Each question carries equal marks, and there are no penalties for incorrect answers.
• The online quiz will be marked by the Moodle computer program upon submission.

This assessment item is an individual assignment that is worth 30% of the total marks. You will be given a couple of case studies on project-related issues. A number of questions will be asked about the problems in the case studies which are related to the initiation and planning phases. You will be required to analyse the case studies, argue, and distill lessons learned. It is important for you to perform your research thoroughly, critically analyse the case studies; and answer the questions by making clear, relevant, and logical arguments using quality references.

The assessment must be delivered in a report format consisting of:

• Executive summary – Outline the purpose of the report, a summary of the analysis, key findings, and/or lessons learned.
• Introduction - Introduce the case studies
• Body – Critically analyse the case studies in the light of asked questions while appropriately linking theory to case issues and findings.
• Conclusion - Summarise the identified issues, arguments, and lessons learned.
• Reference list – as per specified referencing style.

Notes:

• For each section of the report, a clear discussion of theory followed by a logical argument on case issues/problems is essential to secure a good mark.
• You must use quality academic references, journal articles, websites, books, etc. to demonstrate your understanding of the unit concepts.
• In-text citations must be provided within the report and a reference list.
• The report must be compiled and submitted as a Word document (.docx).
• The report word limit is 2,000 words +- 10% (excluding title page, references, and appendices).
• Re-attempt of this assessment will not be allowed.

The report will be assessed based on the quality of the work presented, the details, and the coherent analysis that contains proper justifications of the arguments based on quality references. Your submission should extend beyond the unit material and you are requested to use available online resources and any additional relevant information.

Marks distribution (scaled to 30% of unit marks):

• Executive summary (5%)
• Introduction (5%)
• Appropriate, concise, and clear analysis and response to the questions (75%)
• Conclusion (5%)
• Clarity of expression, format, spelling, citations, and references (10%)

This assessment item is a group assignment that is worth 50% of the unit marks. You are required to prepare and present a project plan in response to a given project brief by applying various project planning processes, tools, and techniques. 

Client Representative

• The tutorial activities are designed to assist you in developing the project plan. Hence, you must attend your tutorial classes, actively engage in the designed activities, and prepare a part of this assignment each week.
• Your tutor will play the role of client representative for your team.
• Your tutor will guide your team by checking part of your draft project plan each week and will give you verbal feedback. 

Group Formation

• You are required to form a group consisting of 3-5 students (ideally 4 students in a group) within your tutorial class.
• Distance education students can also form groups with other distance education students or complete this assignment individually.
• Groups must be finalised by the end of week 4 with the consent and approval of your tutor.

Group Charter

• The students within each group will start their assignment work with a group charter exercise that will be held during the tutorial class in week 5. The outcome of the exercise would be a group charter that will become part of your project plan. The group charter will be prepared to guide the group members in teamwork. The group charter will include sections, such as group members' biographies, group goal statement and approach, group ground rules, and conflict resolution plan.
• The group charter and minutes of at least three group meetings must be appended in the appendix section of the project plan.
• Any conflict within the group must be reported to the tutor as early as possible but not later than week 8. The conflict report must provide evidence and communication must include all the group members. 

Assessment Components

This assessment has two components:

• Part A - Preparing the project plan (40%)
• Part B - Presenting the project plan (10%)

Part A - Project Plan Preparation (40%)

The project plan must contain the following sections:

• The project description and justification,
• The scope baseline,
• The schedule baseline,
• The cost baseline,
• The resource management plan,
• The risk management plan,
• The change management plan,
• The stakeholder and communication management plan,
• The group charter, task allocation, and meeting minutes, weekly progress reports (as an appendix).

Part B - Project Plan Presentation (10%)

Once your project plan is near completion, you will need to present the key aspects of your project plan to the client representative (your tutor). Individually, you will also be given the opportunity to reflect on your acquired knowledge and experiences throughout your teamwork and studying the unit, while demonstrating your good presentation and communication skills.

• The oral presentations will be held during the tutorial classes in weeks 11 and 12. 
• The oral presentation schedule will be provided by your tutor by the end of week 10. 
• Each group member must present an equal part of the presentation to demonstrate his/her understanding.
• The presentation should cover all aspects of the project plan in no more than 15 slides excluding the title and references pages.
•  The presentation slides must be prepared as a PowerPoint file (*.pptx).
• The presentation slides must be emailed to the tutor at least 1 day before your presentation.
• The presentation slides should follow a similar structure as per the project plan.
• The duration of each group's presentation will be around 15 minutes plus 5 minutes for Q&A.
• No marks will be awarded if the oral presentation is not given within the scheduled tutorial class.
• If a group member is absent on the day of the presentation, he/she will receive zero (0) marks for the presentation part.
• Presentations will mainly be graded based on individual performances at the time of presentation.

Notes

• The project plan must be prepared as a single Word document (.docx).
• The word limit for the project plan is 4000 words +- 10% (excluding the title page, references, and appendices).
• For each section of the project plan, a clear and concise discussion of key features and assumptions is essential to secure good marks.
• In case, you use any academic publication, online article, book, website, etc., you need to properly cite in the body of your project plan and provide a reference list as per the unit's referencing style.
• Re-attempt of this assessment will not be allowed.

Your project plan will be assessed based on the quality, professionalism, thoroughness, consistency, and proper application of project management processes, tools, and techniques covered during the term.

Part A - Marks distribution (scaled to 40% of unit marks):

• The project description and justification - 5%
• The scope baseline -15%
• The schedule baseline - 10%
• The resource management plan - 10%
• The cost baseline - 10%
• The stakeholder management and communication plan - 10%
• The risk management plan - 15%
• The change management plan - 5%
• The group charter - 5%
• Minutes of the meetings, weekly discussions, and progress reports, etc. - 5%
• Clarity of expression, grammar, spelling, report format and presentation, in-text citations, references, and referencing style - 10%

Part B - marks distribution (scaled to 10% of unit marks):

• Quality and relevance of the presentation content (group marks) - 20%
• Quality of delivery and evidence of understanding of the presentation content (individual marks) - 40%
• Response to questions during Q & A (individual marks) - 20%
• Presentation manners: tone, eye contact, fluency, etc. (individual marks) - 10%
• Timing including Q&A (group marks) - 10%

Note: The marking rubric for both parts will be provided on the Moodle website.