Module Title: Project Management Module Code: 7BSP1244

Assignment Format & Group report (1,000 words) Assignment

Maximum Word count supported by MS excel file Weighting: 30%
Time: 23:59 Coursework return
Coursework Submission: Date: Thursday 01/04/2021 Date returned to
29/04/2021
Method: online students:
Module leader Marija Cubric First marker Marija Cubric
Sunila Modi (approved)
Internal Moderator Approved ✔ Module Board name PG BA&ISPM
Date: 10/02/2021
Paul Summers
External Examiner Approved ☐ Module Board date 02/06/2021
Date:

Assessment Criteria
Learning Outcomes: Knowledge and Understanding tested in this assignment:
1. critically review projects and evaluate how these projects differ from conventional operations;
2. examine the managerial responsibilities and action areas for each stage of the project lifecycle;
3. appraise the opportunities and constraints that exist in the subject of project management;
4. explore how projects are evaluated and assess factors that contribute to a project's success or failure
Learning Outcomes: Skills and Attributes tested in this assignment:
5. determine and assess use of appropriate methods and techniques for project initiation, team
building, project estimation and control;
6. apply systems theory to explain the interrelation between projects and their environment;
7. critique different organisational structures and their impact on projects.
Feedback /Marking criteria for this Assignment
Performance will be assessed using HBS Grading Criteria and Mark scheme.
Guidance for improvement will be given in writing on the Assessment Feedback Form or on the StudyNet
Feedback Form within 4 weeks of submission.
For each day or part day up to five days after the published deadline, coursework relating to modules
submitted late will have the numeric grade reduced by 10 grade points until or unless the numeric grade
reaches 40 for levels 4, 5 and 6 or 50 for level 7 (PG). Where the numeric grade awarded for the
assessment is less than 40 for level 4, 5 and 6, or 50 for level 7, no lateness penalty will be applied.
However, if a submission is more than 5 working days after the published deadline, a grade of zero will be
awarded.

Detailed Brief for Group Assessment

1. Assignment Title: Charity Marathon PID (Part 1: Project Scope, Duration and Critical path)

2. Description of the assignment:

1) This assignment is based on a fictitious project described in the Charity Marathon PID document. Your
task is to determine the list of all activities in the promotion project, produce a project’s schedule in a form
of a network graph which meets the time requirements of the charity event promotion project and to
define the work packages that can be allocated to different team members.
2) This is a group assignment, and the groups size should be 4-5 students.
3) You should submit the following two files:
a. one MS Excel with the schedule of the Promotion project in a form of a network graph;
b. one MS Word document in a form of a report to include (i) list of all inputs and outputs of the
Promotion project (ii) the precedence table with all project activities (iii) the network graph (iv) the
 critical path(s) (v) evaluation of the proposed schedule with respect to the project objectives (vi)
list of work packages with description and assigned resources (vii) evaluation of the teamwork
(viii) recommendations.
4) The work should be submitted anonymously.
5) All filenames should be in the following format: <groupname>_A1.
6) Only one student should submit the work on behalf of the group.
7) The report should have maximum 2 pages (excluding the title page).
8) The title page of the report should include the group name, student ids of all group members, the word
count and the Turnitin similarity score.
9) All references should follow the Harvard style of referencing
10) Failing to meet any of the requirements above will incur a penalty of 10% for all group members.
11) Templates will be provided for both MS Excel and MS Word document.
12) In addition to the above (i) each group should submit a groupwork agreement on Canvas second week of
the module, and (ii) provide evidence of the team work on Canvas.

Mark scheme:
Marking criteria Weighting
Executive summary report: completeness, correctness and presentation 50%
Network diagram: completeness, correctness and presentation 30%
Teamwork: evidence of team work (incl. 5% for the timely and complete submission of 20%
the Group agreement).
Total 100%

Student Support and Guidance

● For further help, contact your module leader in their drop-in hours or by email.
● Use the Grading Criteria and Mark Scheme to help improve your work.
● Go to CASE workshops, use the *CASE website and drop-in hours
www.studynet.herts.ac.uk/go/CASE/
● Academic English for Business support is available through daily drop-ins from the CASE office. See
the CASE workshop timetable on the CASE main website page for details.
● Make full use of Library search to identify relevant academic material and the ‘Subject Toolkit for
Business’ which contains links to other Information Databases and the Information Management
contact details.
(http://www.studynet1.herts.ac.uk/ptl/common/LIS.nsf/lis/4DAF5390094771C2802575ED004212BF)
● Some tutors allow students to test their work using Turnitin. Guidance on submission to Turnitin via
StudyNet can be found by using the following link.
http://www.studynet1.herts.ac.uk/ptl/common/asu.nsf/resource+library/TURNITIN+FOR+STUDENTS
+2016+USER+GUIDE.pdf/$FILE/TURNITIN+FOR+STUDENTS+2016+USER+GUIDE.pdf