Project Mgmt for PMP Week 1 Assignment

QSO 645 Module One Journal Guidelines and Rubric

Overview: Journal assignments in this course are private between you and the instructor. For your final project in this course, you will select a completed project

from a provided list and complete a postproject analysis that will help you prepare for the critical thinking aspect of the PMPⓇ exam. In this journal assignment, you will have the opportunity to review the final project for the course, select your topic, and identify potential resources.

Prompt: For your journal assignment, review the Final Project Guidelines and Rubric document and then address the following critical elements:

 Choose a project from the provided list: o The 2014 FIFA World Cup o The Wembley Stadium Project o Airbus A380 Project o Manhattan Project

 Describe why you chose your selection and what key details make it a good project to analyze.

 Identify two to three external resources to begin your research outside of the provided materials.

Rubric Guidelines for Submission: Submit assignment as a Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Your journal assignment should be one- to two-paragraphs, and any sources should be cited in APA format.

Critical Elements Exemplary Proficient Needs Improvement Not Evident Value

Project States project selection from provided list of options (100%)

Stated project selection is inappropriate or incomplete (70%)

Does not state project selection from provided list of options (0%)

30

Key Details Meets “Proficient” criteria and demonstrates a sophisticated application of project management knowledge in the description of why project was chosen and what key details make it a good project to analyze (100%)

Describes why project was chosen and what key details make it a good project to analyze (90%)

Describes why project was chosen and what key details make it a good project to analyze, but lacks detail or clarity (70%)

Does not describe why project was chosen and what key details make it a good project to analyze (0%)

30

Resources Meets “Proficient” criteria and demonstrates a sophisticated understanding of project management through the identification of appropriate scholarly external resources (100%)

Identifies two to three external resources to begin researching project outside of provided materials (90%)

Identifies less than two external resources outside of provided materials, or resources are inappropriate or off-topic (70%)

Does not identify resources to begin researching topic outside of provided materials (0%)

30

Articulation of Response

Journal is free of errors in organization and grammar (100%)

Journal is mostly free of errors of organization and grammar; existing errors are marginal and rarely interrupt the flow (90%)

Journal contains errors of organization and grammar, but they are limited enough that journal can be understood (70%)

Journal contains errors of organization and grammar that make the journal difficult to understand (0%)

10

Total 100%