In this assignment, you are required to complete the assignment as one member as it requires 5 individuals. You are asked to submit individual sub-deliverables. You must present the report clear and related to other individuals submission.
Assessment Submissions
This assignment requires 5 individual submissions of the sub-deliverables online by all members of the group and one final group submission of the complete assignment by one member of the group only plus peer group assessments.
The individual sub-deliverables are to be submitted in weeks 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10. The final group submission is due in week 11.
The exact due dates and times are given on the Moodle unit website. The details of what is to be submitted for each sub-deliverable and for the final group submission are given below.
Individual submission of sub-deliverables
These are to be submitted by all members of the group as zip files in their own submission area on the Moodle unit website. Each individual submission has a different due date. Exact dates and times are given on the Moodle unit website. The table below provides a summary of what is to be submitted in the zip files.
Sub-deliverable
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Week
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Description of zip file contents
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due
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1
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6
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A zip file with your .mpp files saved at the end of practicals 1, 2
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and 3.
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2
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7
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A zip file containing the Part A question 1 .mpp file, i.e.
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PartAQ1.mpp and your completed peer assessment form(s)
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3
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8
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A zip file containing:
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4.
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Word document with answers for Part A
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5.
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PartAQ2.mpp
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6.
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PartAQ3_resources.mpp
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and your completed peer assessment form(s)
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4
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9
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A zip file containing
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1.
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A Word document with the answers to Part B
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2.
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PartB.mpp
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and your completed peer assessment form(s)
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5
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10
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A zip file containing:
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3.
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A Word document with your answers to Part C questions
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4.
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A copy of your group’s PartC.mpp
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and your completed peer assessment form(s)
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Note that individual submissions are not marked in detail. Markers will check your work to ensure that you have an on-time submission and that you have prepared your answers in readiness for your group meeting. Markers may provide some comments and/or ask you to meet with them during your tutorial/practical class.
Late submissions of individual sub-deliverables will automatically be given a mark of 0.
Make sure that you take your current version of the assignment to your tutorial class in case your tutor wishes to provide you with feedback in the class. You (and your group) can also ask for advice about the assignment during the class.
Peer Assessment
The aims of this peer assessment are twofold:
1.to provide information to the markers to help with their assessment of student work
2.to give students feedback to help to improve their skills when working as part of a team.
With regard to point 1, although there are regular peer assessments scheduled as part of this assessment item (weeks 7 -10), it is also important that you alert your tutor as early as possible if you are experiencing problems within your group (for example, if a team member is not attending meetings or is coming to meetings unprepared). If there are problems, it is your responsibility to contact your tutor and discuss any issues as early as possible.
In terms of point 2, it is important that the feedback be used in a positive way. It should only include “constructive criticism”, i.e. it should:
•Provide positive feedback so that the team member understands what they are doing that works well.
•Provide constructive criticism, i.e. advice about how a team member could improve their team work.
•Be polite and positive.
The Peer Assessment Forms are available on the unit website in the same area as this assignment specification.
Final Group Submission
The final group solution with the mpp files and assignment answers must be submitted in the electronic submission system on Moodle by one member of the group. It is important that only one member of the group submits the work or Turnitin will produce a very high similarity score for your work.
The final group submission is due at the end of week 11 (exact date and time shown in Moodle).
Unlike the individual sub-deliverable submissions, this submission area will not accept zip files. The final group submission is to consist of six individual files as follows:
1.A Word document with the coversheet/title page (shown below) and the group answers to all the questions in Part A, Part B and Part C.
2.The following group .mpp files:
a.PartAQ1.mpp
b.PartAQ2.mpp
c.PartAQ3_resources.mpp
d.PartB.mpp
e.PartC.mpp
Content of the Word Document in the final submission
To avoid problems with Turnitin, do not copy the questions from this assignment specification into your Word document.
However, do make it as easy as possible for your marker to identify the question you are answering by labelling each question clearly. For example:
Part A
Question 1
Question 2
Assessment Item 2 Coversheet
Group Members:
Student Name:
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Student Id:
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Student Name:
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Student Id:
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Student Name:
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Student Id:
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Student Name:
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Student Id:
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Remember that it is your responsibility to keep backups of your work and of your current version of the final group assignment.
Although there is to be only one submission of the final group assignment by one member of a group, it is the responsibility of all members of the group to make sure that the correct files are submitted by the due date.
Marking Guide/Criteria
Assignment
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Criteria
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Marks
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Marks
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Question
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available
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awarded
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Individual Sub-
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Marked separately on Moodle
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deliverables
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Part A
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Assumptions
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Listed, justified and stated clearly at the start of the Word
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document (if any )
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Q1
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The adequacy of the Project Schedule
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7
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Q2
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a) Impact on duration; b) Discussion of relationship
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3
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Q3
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Dealing with resource issues
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3
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Q4
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Appropriateness of the written memo with all the information
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4
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included and data corresponding to the schedule.
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Q5
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Any additional tasks overlooked
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1
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Sub Total Part A
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18
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Part B
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Q1
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The adequacy of the amended Project Plan
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2
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Q2
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Description of impacts of each of the changes on duration
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4
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Q3
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Description of impacts of each of the changes on cost
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2
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Sub Total Part B
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8
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Part C
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Q1
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Save baseline
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1
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Q2
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a)
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Status date set + gridline +
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0.5
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b)
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Enter sensible status data (up to the gridline only)
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1
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c)
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Screenshot of earned value table + CPI & SPI
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0.5
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d)
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Completed status report
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6
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Sub Total Part C
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9
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TOTAL
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35
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Notes:
1.In addition to the marks for the final group submission outlined in the marking guide above, this assessment item 2 also includes 5 individual sub-deliverables and peer assessment. The marks for the 5 individual sub-deliverables are recorded separately in Moodle.
2.All marks for this assessment item depend on students making a satisfactory contribution to the group. If students are not contributing they may be asked to work on the assignment as an individual and/or have marks adjusted. Both peer assessment and individual submissions will be taken into account.
3.Sub-deliverables must be submitted on time (and with peer assessments) to be awarded marks.