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BIRMINGHAM CITY BUSINESS SCHOOL

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES

COURSEWORK FRONT SHEET

MODULE TITLE: Project Management ADM

MODULE CODE: MAN7084

MODULE LEADER: Kay Bains

ISSUE DATE: February 2020

HAND IN/PRESENTATION DATE: 29th May 2020 (12 pm- Midday)

HAND BACK DATE from: 26thth June 2020.

Learning outcomes and assessment criteria specific to this assignment:

1. Identify and evaluate a range of theories, concepts and approaches to Project

Management

2. Critically evaluate project management knowledge areas and critique project management software tools.

3. Apply project management concepts and understand different types of projects e.g. Traditional, Agile, Emertxe, and Extreme Projects.

4. Evaluate project closure and how to facilitate knowledge retention in future projects

Please see detailed marking scheme.

Overview

Choose a successful Project Management within the creative sector (e.g. arts, media, design, broadcasting, luxury goods, building design, etc.) is essential to take ideas from beginning to fruition, assisting with the operationalising of new innovation and smooth delivery of essential tasks. You will need to explore project management issues within the creative sector. It aims to present a research informed approach to enable the management of resources and decision-making, in areas such as defining, planning, costing and reviewing large or small scale projects and will be delivered specifically for PG students only.

Assessment 100%

Coursework

Individual 3000 word assignment report allows you to apply your project management knowledge in a practical way based around a common-themed case study on Arts and Culture Festival or a self-determined project of your choice from within the Creative Industries Sector or that addresses the following:

1. Traditional, Agile, xPM and MPx considerations

2. The five stages of a PMLC (project management life cycle) model for the project

3. Any project planning considerations & an outline of how you would manage and control the project

4. Project risk management & managing any potential scope issues

5. Project stakeholder management & Managing client expectations

6. How you would close the project and transfer any relevant learning to future projects.

7. Conclusion and recommendations in needed.

You’re required to use relevant project management tools such as precedence table to record relevant project tasks, a Network Analysis chart, Gantt chart and Project Management Software (e.g. Microsoft Project) for the new Arts and Culture Festival or a self-determined project of your choice from within the Creative Industries Sector using Project Management Software.

It is vital to recap on the practice presentations and build on your formative feedbacks for your chosen topic area, to further demonstrate an understanding of key concepts that impact on leaders in businesses. It offers you an opportunity to draw upon your academic understanding of project management key concepts, theory and tools needed for this assignment and demonstrate your learning in a practical manner.

University Regulations:

The word limit is for your coursework assignment, and does not cover material which is submitted as an appendix. Material submitted as an appendix provides background for your coursework, but it will not be marked unless specified in the brief. Also, it is important that you cross-refer between the main text of your assignment and any appendices, in order to demonstrate the linkage, and that the Appendices do not constitute additional material unrelated to that included in the body of your assignment. If you do not refer to this work in the Appendix, then this included work in the Appendices are not marked.

Your References page will not be included in the word count, but where you quote within the assignment (e.g. Smith and Jones (2010) identified that…) will be included in the word count.

You are required to indicate the number of words used in your assignment.

If you produce less than or exceed the stipulated word count by more than 10%, a deduction of the mark awarded will be made to reflect that you have not met the assessment requirements.

Final suggestions:

1. The assignment should be word processed with 1.5 line spacing and is a report, therefore, should have the right format, do not use bullet points (except on PowerPoint slides!).

2. Use Arial size 12 point (this font and size) for your assignments.

3. State the word count used in Section 2 as stated above, should provide pages numbers on each sheet.

4. All work (slides in Section 1, Section 2 and References page) should be referenced in BCU Harvard style format – there are hand-outs available on-line at the Library website and these are available as a hardcopy in the Library if you are unsure about this.

5. Do not use Wikipedia – is not peer assessed and the work may be unreliable, and don’t rely too heavily on Internet sources but must provide sources of all materials and data use.

6. Do use current academic text books and academic journal articles (newspapers are not articles); use some post-year 2010 academic work.

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Structure of the assessment:

Marking Criteria

	0 – 39% Fail	40 – 49% Fail	50 – 59% Pass	60 – 69% Strong Pass (merit)	70 – 79% Very Strong Pass (distinction)	80 – 100% Exceptionally Strong Pass (distinction)
Criterion 1 Mark: 25%	Identify and evaluate a range of theories, concepts and approaches to project management
	Incomplete or very shallow analysis, presentation fails to apply relevant theories, academic and literature to address assignment task.	An insufficient range of theories discussed or not explicitly referenced. References are poor and drawn from non - academic sources only.	A satisfactory range of project management theories are applied and references drawn from academic and quality non-academic sources.	An array theories are demonstrated in project management, with quality references drawn from international contexts including journals and textbooks.	A large array theories are demonstrated in project management, with an excellent level of wider reading including references drawn from international contexts. Project landscape explore and justified.	Extensive theories are demonstrated in project management, with significant wider reading including references drawn from international contexts including PRINCE 2 and PMBOK. Project landscape explores and justified.
Criterion 2 Mark: 25%	Critically evaluate project management knowledge areas and critique project management software tools.
	Incomplete or very shallow analysis, presentation fails to apply relevant theories, academic and literature to address assignment task. No use of project management software.	Process groups mentioned although no explicit discuss or critique. Project Management Software used and applied although limited visual application and minor errors in the application e.g. not levelling resources.	Process groups discussed at least one model applied and levels of general critique is demonstrated, with several areas of weaknesses identified. Project management software applied with several areas visually demonstrated.	Process groups are explored in significant detail with a level of critique – highlighting some weaknesses. Project management software demonstrated and visually displayed with all main features evidenced.	Process groups are explored in extensive details and critiqued – highlighting their retrospective weaknesses. Project management software is effectively applied and all main features are demonstrated explicitly and visually.	Process groups explicitly discussed and critique extensively. Project management software used and applied with clear visual application demonstrated. No errors in the application e.g. levelling of resources where applicable is completed (no resource allocated above 100%).
Criterion 3 Mark: 25%	Apply project management concepts and understand different types of projects e.g. traditional, agile, emertxe, and extreme projects.
	Incomplete or very shallow analysis, presentation fails to apply relevant theories, academic and literature to address assignment task. No exploration of various project types.	Case study not discussed or incorrectly applied. No consideration of the wider business environment. No project management concepts effectively applied to the case study. Brief discussion of project management types.	Case study discussed and a suitable project identified but no consideration for the wider business environment is offered. Project management concepts sporadically discussed but not in detail with poor levels of justification. Detailed discussion of project management types.	Case study applied sufficiently and suitable project identified. Reference to the case study is made occasionally / sporadically. Project “value” is plausible but not fully justified. Project management concepts discussed but not fully critiqued or explored. Detailed discussion and	Engagement with the case study: Arts and Culture Festival or a self-determined project of your choice from within the Creative Industries Sector. Some business and contextual issues considered included e.g. either macro or micro business contexts. Project “value” plausibly significant and relevant project concepts applied	Excellent engagement with the case study: Arts and Culture Festival or a self-determined project of your choice from within the Creative Industries Sector. Wider business and contextual issues considered included macro and micro business environment. Project “value” plausibly significant and relevant project concepts applied.

Critique of project management types.

Strengths and weakness of project management types explained and applied to the case study.

Comparison made between competitor Arts and Culture Festival or a self-determined project of your choice from within the Creative Industries Sectors. Strengths and weakness of project management types explained and applied to the case study.

Criterion 4 Mark:

25%

Evaluate project closure and how to facilitate knowledge retention in future projects

Incomplete or very shallow analysis, presentation fails to apply relevant theories, academic and literature to address assignment task.

Project closure not satisfactorily discussed or explained in sufficient detail.

Inadequate exploration of the learning cycle.

No specific closing steps mentioned or explained with no linkage to future projects.

Acceptable review of closure mentioning at least two of the closing sequence. Low levels of detail explanation or critique provided of the closing sequence. Learning processes only have scant attention.

Review of project closure processes and their salient features with not elements fully discussed or mentioned.

Transferable learning considered but not specific as to the target of the learning or how this will be delivered.

Strong discussion of project closure and full discussion of closing process.

Exploration of the transferable skills and learning at either the team or individual level. Consideration of the learning process and it communication.

Project start date considers closure.

Excellent review of project closure including a full discussion of the closing sequence. Discussion of transferable learning at both individual and team levels including reflection on communication and learning processes e.g. KOLB learning cycle. Project start date considers closure.