Students who wish to pursue graduate programs in Peirce need to gain an insight into the knowledge that they will gain and its importance to their career life. To ensure that they fully understand what is expected of them and the benefits that come with enrolling into the program, a video presentation project that properly effectively communicates to them should be developed. A project charter is required in order to comprehensively describe the details of the project and its scope using the Star Model (HBR, 2012).This project will give them a chance to be motivated by current postgraduate students to work hard in order to achieve their career objectives.
The primary objective of the project is to motivate prospective graduate students to be focused and improve their performance at graduate levels. In addition, the project is aimed at sharing experiences with prospective graduate scholars in order to make them feel at ease with research the extensive research works that are often common with this initiative. This will also help to improve their research skills so that they can join the career world with full understanding of what is expected of them.
There are various mechanisms that will be used to evaluate the success of the project. The first indicator of success will be increased enrollment of students in the graduate program by ten percent. This especially targets prospective graduate students who have been exposed to the video presentation project and have been convinced to pursue their studies in the University. Another indicator of success of the program will be prospective students’ understanding of what happens in graduate schools. This will be measured through test evaluation following the video presentation.
In order to ensure that the video presentation project is successfully completed, there are various essential high level requirements that are needed. They include: video editing software, video cameras, as well as photographer and editor. In addition, the project requires money for booking and holding conference, projector machines, as well as a screen for showing the presentation.
There are various risks that may hamper the project from being unsuccessful at the higher levels. These risks may not be there during the initial project development and presentation phase, but they will determine if the project attains the purpose for which it was intended. Some of these risks include: financial constraints, political risks, as well as current state of the economy. For instance, high income tax regime may and economic recession may discourage students from enrolling for undergraduate programs.
The project will start on 25th of May in 2016. During this period, all the requirements will be identified. From there, a team of personnel charged with the responsibility of developing the project will be selected. This will take two weeks following the start of the project. After the selection of respective team members on 15th of June, the video production will be done. This will last for two weeks and end on 30th of June. Thereafter, the actual presentation aimed at motivating prospective graduate students will be undertaken.
The key stakeholders for the project will include: university administration such as the Vice Chancellor, Dean of Students, Dean of respective faculties and all graduate teaching staff. Other key stakeholders will include prospective graduate students, current graduate students, as well as higher educational policymakers. Apart from these groups, well-wishers who desire to improve the quality of higher learning will be incorporated into the stakeholder group.
Reference
Harvard Business Review. (2012). HBR Guide to Project Management. Boston: Harvard Business School Publishing
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