Assessment Overview

This is a GROUP Discussion with TWO parts (20 points each).

• Random groups (2-3 students) from the same tutorial classes will be formed. In addition to their submission, groups are required to discuss, evaluate and assess other groups' submissions as part of the GDs.

• Group report (30%): Evaluates the quality of your submission
• Peer Assessment Report (70%): This is to test your quality of assessing your peers. You must conduct a constructive and appropriate assessment

1. You are expected to actively participate, respond and engage in this Discussion Groups (DGs) towards active learning.
2. The evaluation of this assessment is mainly considering the quality of your feedback and the validity of assessing others work.
3. Groups are expected to give constructive, relevant and appropriate feedback upon assessing other groups towards creating a formative assessment style.
4. The discussion requires you to reflect on the complexity aspects within a given case study(ies). This includes discussing the complexity types, environment, scale, characteristics… This will provide evidence of your understanding of Complex Project Management.
5. The discussion will present a dynamic record of knowledge development through an active learning environment.
6. You may need to understand the case study, apply the knowledge developed, and respond to the points as requested. Tutorial sessions will offer an opportunity to discuss and explain the work in detail.

• Your contribution to the discussion and evaluation should also provide an account of your learning based on your personal practice and your critical reflection regarding the topics introduced during this unit. Failing to contribute to the tutorial sessions and/or giving constructive and high-quality assessment may result in deducting marks. Marking criteria will be attached in due course.

• Each group to submit their work via Moodle. This will be followed by random allocation for peer assessment. Students will be able to comment, evaluate and assess other group's work. A Feedback report addressing the marking criteria and assessing other groups to be submitted via Moodle following the main submission. This report will form the baseline for this assessment. Tutorials will offer a platform to discuss and assess the feedback and the reports.

Task

Your task is to attend the lectures and tutorials, understand the case, contribute to your group submission, evaluate and assess other groups and provide constructive feedback and reliable assessment (as per the assessment criteria).

The assessment has two parts and you need to contribute and respond to both as detailed in the assessment tasks.

Note: Groups may be asked to present the work and/ or the assessment report.

Purpose

The primary purpose of this assessment item is to create an active learning environment so you can develop skills for undertaking research and translating, underpinning concepts about the important aspects of complex project management.

The secondary purpose of this assignment is to give you the opportunity to enhance your analysis, communication, critical thinking particularly in the areas of thinking about and reflecting on different project domains and complex project management.

You are expected to apply the tools you learned about managing complex projects, estimating the level of complexity as well as forming a proper scope of the context. Your participation, as a result, makes your learning more explicit as you translate your educational and personal experiences and share it with colleagues.

You can then learn to critically examine the nature of your learning on this unit in relation to specific experiences in your project management practice and demonstrate that you have learned from those experiences and how you have achieved or maintained your professional competence.

This assignment will be assessed on the extent and quality to which it meets each of the following criteria.

1. Direct, accurate and proper tackling of the subject responding to the points as required. You need to submit a good quality report addressing the assessment requirements (30%)
2. Review, check, comment and assess others' work. Provide a critical review with constructive feedback and valid comments (30%)
3. Provide a high-quality evaluation and appropriate grading showing reasonable and valid marking as per the marking criteria and rubric (30%)
4. Presenting and debating your feedback. The comments and feedback are aligned with the PPMP20014 unit content and concepts and the marking criteria (10%)

Assignment

You are required to attempt the TWO Quizzes on time (each Quiz has 5 points)! Only one attempt is allowed.

Purpose

The primary purpose of this assessment item is to help you to identify factors associated with complex project management.

The secondary purpose of this assignment is to give you the opportunity to enhance your analysis and critical thinking skills.

Notes

All questions will be reflecting and testing the knowledge and understanding of lecture materials

The following criteria will be used to grade your assignments:

• The percentage of correct answers
• You are encouraged to read the unit materials and attend the classes to complete the assignment
  

NOTE : FAILING TO SCORE 50% OF THIS WRITTEN ASSESSMENT WILL RESULT IN FAILING THE WHOLE UNIT.

Tasks: Your task is to consider: -

• the complexity aspects of the case study, the uncertainties involved, the interconnectivity, and the wickedness of the problem;
• the stakeholders involved and their roles in magnifying the complexity level;
• the evaluation of the complexity level, the size and the scale of the complexity;
• the four complexity types (structural, temporal, directional and technical complexity);
• the assessment/ evaluation of the complexity types and estimate the relative weight of each complexity type using the various assessment tools;
• the various tools and techniques that might be useful to manage this complex project;

You should compile your discussion into an article while responding to the above points. You need to thoroughly study and understand the case study, create clear and good summary of the case.

You need to illustrate the theories, tools, and techniques that might be relevant to manage such a complex case. You also need to use real evidence/ examples from the case to support your discussion before proposing a management framework on how to address and reduce the complexity using the knowledge gained throughout the unit.

Random Grouping:

Groups will be randomly formed with each group has a maximum of 3-4 students (subject to students' number). Students are requested to work with their peers and show excellent team working skills.

Each student will be required to evaluate the contribution of other members as part of this assessment.

Students will be called for an oral examination (as part of group assessment ) and presenting their work individually. Failing to satisfy the presentation requirements may lead to failing the assessment regardless.

The primary purpose of this assessment item is to help you to define your thinking and to classify the tools and techniques related to the complex project management field.

The secondary purpose of this assignment is to give you the opportunity to enhance your teamwork skills, analysis, critical thinking and written communication skills; particularly in the areas of argument development and academic writing.

Structure

• You need to follow the Rubric.
• Your submission should follow the standard academic writing of a review article of no less than 5,000 words (excluding references). It should contain an abstract, effective introduction, thorough literature review, methodology, results, and discussion.
• The abstract should summarise your findings in no more than 250 words.
• The introduction should introduce the article and include brief relevant information about the case study as well as the objectives.
• The literature should present the evidence you have collected to support your argument, detailed information about the case, relevant previous literature. It should highlight the complexity aspects, the uncertainties, and any other relevant information. The literature review should be integrated into the article
• The methodology should show what has been done to analyse this case and how did you carry out the research/analysis.
• The results should present the findings and may include critical discussion. Conclusion section should also be included.
• Each member should attach a sheet showing his contribution.
• NO ZIP file submission

This is a GROUP assignment with minimum mark requirements of 50% in order to pass the unit. Flex (online) students need to work individually and the assessment tasks will be modified accordingly

This assessment has a Minimum Passing Grade of 25 points.

Your assignment will be assessed on the extent and quality to which it meets each of the following criteria. Check the kay dates for the work progress monitoring and discussion (Week 6, 8 and 10)

1. Clear understanding of the case study based on a thorough review of the case, its complexity aspects (4%)
2. An explanation of the causes, environment, and properties leading to complexity in this case study. A detailed description/ analysis of the complexity types to be provided (6%)
3. Assessment of the level of complexity, providing relevant complexity radar diagram(s). This includes assigning relative weights, and justifications of the various complexity types (5%)
4. Analyzing the full list of potential stakeholders involved, their roles, interest, and importance (should include stakeholder matrix for all relevant ones) (5%)
5. A discussion of the tools and techniques to support the project manager managing the complexities involved within the case study. Justifications of why these tools could be useful and how (5%)
6. The submission should be structured in the right academic article formatting including Abstract, Introduction, Literature Review, Methodology, Results, and Discussion (5%)
7. Individual presentation and oral examination (20%): Student's performance will be evaluated individually and students may get varying grades depending on their level of involvement, understanding and contribution during the Q and A session. Failing to answer the questions and showing good level of understanding will significanty impact your grades and may result in failing the unit.