Posted: December 29th, 2022

Project Management (Management 9)

WESTMINSTER BUSINESS SCHOOL
SCHOOL OF APPLIED MANAGEMENT

Module Title: Project Management (Management 9)

Module Code: 6PJMN003W
Assessment title: Coursework 2 Individual Rationale
Assessment weighting: 75%
Assessment deadline: 13:00 UK time, 9 January 2023

Semester 1, 2022/2023

Assessment Brief

The Assessment

Coursework Brief: Individual Rationale – 3,000 words

Background
This coursework integrates the key issues raised in the module including the wider context of project management. As a key staff of the Project Management Unit (PMU) of your organisation, you have developed the Project Management Strategy alongside your colleagues and made a presentation the client.

Task
The task for this assessment requires that you produce an individual rationale that supports your Project Management Strategy. The rationale should:

• Consider how your decisions regarding the project management strategy helps meets the requirements of the client’s brief.
• Articulate the principal components of the Project Management Strategy and how this is influenced by the client requirements, taking appropriate account of the environment in which the project sits and key constraints
• Reflect on the implications of the Project Management Strategy considering a wider context of the industry and how you might change the strategy to improve it.

Exercises that are undertaken during the module can be added as appendices to support the rationale.

Interim Feedback opportunity
There would be numerous opportunities for interim feedback during the weekly lectures and seminars. This provides you with the opportunity to receive constructive comments and ensure you are developing your work in the right direction.

Guidance
• Your report should be written in a formal academic style, and as such it should not be written in the first person. However, as the last sub-task is reflective, it could be written in the first person.
• Start your report with an introduction in which you identify your interpretation of the task and briefly set out how you are going to present the information. You may also wish to define the boundaries of your report.
• Break up your report into paragraphs. Try to limit each paragraph to one key point.
• Provide a brief summary at the end of your report.
• It is perfectly acceptable to use paragraph headings within your report to provide a clear indication of the structure.
• You should read about reflective writing and learning journals to help you write very reflectively and demonstrate your learning from the module. You can complement this with academic sources of literature on the subject matter.

Specific Requirements
• The report is limited to a maximum length of 3000 (+/- 10%) words, excluding the title page and any references, with the word count being clearly shown on the cover page of the report. (NB – There will be a penalty deduction of 10% from the mark awarded for exceeding the word limit, and/or for not including the word count on the cover page.)
• Learners will demonstrate engagement and understanding of the class exercises.
• Report should be written in proper Academic English and should reflect critical thinking.
• There must be a minimum of six separate references cited in the body of the report.
• The citations in the text and the list of references at the end of the report must conform to the Ace my homework – Write my essay – Harvard system of referencing.
• The report assesses the attainment of LOs 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the module.

Word Processing Requirements
• Your report must be word processed using Microsoft Word and should be set out in a professional manner.
• You must only use Arial or Calibri fonts for the report.
• The main body of the report must be written in a 12-point font size.
• You should set your line spacing to 1.5.
• Margins should be at least 2.5cm top and bottom, and 3cm left and right.
• Your document should be justified.
• Specifically, the following items can be incorporated in your submission:
o A cover page, which should clearly identify the coursework.
o A page header stating the module title, which should appear on all pages except the title sheet.
o A page footer which should include the document title and should appear on all pages except the title sheet.
o Page numbers must be shown on all pages except the title sheet.
o The word count must be clearly shown at the end of the main body of the report, before the list of references.

Assessment Checklist
In addition to the general assessment threshold identified, the following specific aspects will also be considered:
• Does the introduction identify the interpretation of the title, set out the proposed approach to the report and define any boundaries?
• Does the report provide a clearly logical flow with an adequate summary at the end?
• Is the word count shown on the cover page of the report?
• Does the report demonstrate an adequate level of reflection and research?
• Have the requirements for the minimum number (6) and type (credibility) of references been met?
• Do the in-text citations and the list of references comply with the conventions of the Ace my homework – Write my essay – Harvard system?
• Is the report well written in terms of style, spelling and grammar?
• Have the word processing requirements been met and is the report professionally presented?
Assessment criteria
The assessment criteria and weightings show you what is important in the assessment and how marks are shared across each criterion. When you are completing your assessment remember you need to fulfil the brief and the assessment criteria below. At the end of this document, we have provided you a more detailed marking grid, which describes both the expectation for each criterion and how marks would be awarded based upon performance.
Criterion Weighting
Introduction 5%
Knowledge and understanding of the key concepts 15%
Evidence of adequate research 15%
Rationale 50%
Structure and presentation of the report. 15%

The University has arrangements for marking, internal moderation and external scrutiny. Further information can be found in Section 12 of the Handbook of Academic Regulations, westminster.ac.uk/study/current-students/resources/academic-regulations

Anonymous marking

Do NOT include your name or student number within the file name or anywhere within your submission. The submission will be subject to anonymous marking. Having logged into blackboard the system will record your details anonymously and tutors will only see your name after the entire submission has been assessed and provisional marks have been released to all students at the same time.
Referencing requirements for the assessment

Statements, assertions and ideas made in coursework should be supported by citing relevant sources. Sources cited in the text should be listed at the end of the assignment in a reference list. Any material that you read but do not cite in the report should go into a separate bibliography. Unless explicitly stated otherwise by the module teaching team, all referencing should be in Westminster Ace my homework – Write my essay – Harvard format. If you are not sure about this, the library provides guidance (available via the library website pages).

The deadline and submitting your coursework – checks

Unless indicated otherwise, coursework is submitted via Blackboard.
The deadline for this assessment is 9 January 2023 at 13:00. This means that your work should be fully uploaded before 13:00. The University would treat your submission as late, if your work has not been fully uploaded and stored on the server before 13:00. In order to avoid your submission being marked as late, you should upload your work as soon as possible before the deadline and must not wait until or just before the deadline to start uploading your work.
At busy times the coursework submission process may run slowly. To ensure that your submission is not recorded as a late submission, avoid submitting very close to the deadline.

To submit your assignment:
1. Log on to Blackboard at http://learning.westminster.ac.uk;

2. Go to the Blackboard site for this module;

3. Click on the ‘Submit assessment’ link in the navigation menu

4. Click on the link for the assessment;

5. Follow the instructions, ensuring that you have selected the correct file to upload.

REMEMBER

It is a requirement that you submit your work in this way. All coursework must be uploaded by 13:00 (UK Time on 9 January 2023).

If you submit your assessment late but within 24 hours or one ‘working’ day of the specified deadline, 10% of the overall marks available for that assessment will be deducted as a penalty for late submission, except for work which is marked in the marginal pass rate range (9% above the pass mark) and in this case the mark would be capped at the pass mark.

If you submit your coursework more than 24 hours after the specified deadline you will be given a mark of zero for the work in question.

Difficulties in submitting assignments on time

If you have difficulties for reasons beyond your control (e.g. serious illness, family problems etc.) that prevent you from submitting the assessment, make sure you apply to the Mitigating Circumstances board with evidence to support your claim as soon as possible. Further details can be found on the following URL: https://www.westminster.ac.uk/current-students/guides-and-policies/assessment-guidelines/mitigating-circumstances-claims

If you are unsure about the above information, you should seek academic support from your module leader, personal tutor or your course leader. You will find details of your module leader in this module’s handbook and you can find the name of your course leader and personal tutor from your “My Student Records” page via the University’s student portal.

ACADEMIC SUPPORT & FEEDBACK ARRANGEMENTS

For this assessment there will be an opportunity for an academic support & feedback drop-in session, where you will receive support and feedback on your assessment prior to submission. Further details are provided in the module handbook. There will also be opportunities to receive academic support during lectures through allocated questions and answers sessions and through the discussion board on the module blackboard site.
After submission, summative feedback will be provided online via blackboard, where feedback takes the form of an indication of performance on the provided making grid. You will also receive a number on key points of strength, weakness and academic skills you can improve upon. We aim to provide you this feedback within 15 working days and after the feedback has been released online there will also be an opportunity to meet with marker for oral feedback [GIVE DATE OF FEEDBACK RETURN]. If you are unsure about how to see your provisional marks and feedback, the following LINK will explain how you cand do this – https://blog.westminster.ac.uk/blackboardhelp/marks-and-feedback/

General feedback for the entire module will also be made via blackboard to the module, which will discuss the key areas of shared strengths, weaknesses and academic skills improvements. This general feedback is likely to be issued before your specific summative feedback and we would strongly encourage you to read this feedback to improve your understanding of the module and potentially areas of weaknesses in your academic skills which you could develop before your next submission within your course.

Academic integrity

What you submit for assessment must be your own current work. It will automatically be scanned through a text matching system to check for possible plagiarism.

Do not reuse material from other assessments that you may have completed on other modules. Collusion with other students (except when working in groups), recycling previous assignments (unless this is explicitly allowed by the module leader) and/or plagiarism (copying) of other sources all are offences and are dealt with accordingly. If you are not sure about this, then speak to your class leader.

University of Westminster Quality & Standards statement
Plagiarism is a particular form of cheating. Plagiarism must be avoided at all costs and students who break the rules, however innocently, will be penalized. It is your responsibility to ensure that you understand correct referencing practices. As a University level student, you are expected to use appropriate references and keep carefully detailed notes of all your sources of material, including any material downloaded from the www.

Plagiarism is defined as submission for assessment of material (written, visual or oral) originally produced by another person or persons, without acknowledgement, in such a way that the work could be assumed to be your own. Plagiarism may involve the unattributed use of another person’s work, ideas, opinions, theory, facts, statistics, graphs, models, paintings, performance, computer code, drawings, quotations of another person’s actual spoken or written words, or paraphrases of another person’s spoken or written words.

Plagiarism covers both direct copying and copying or paraphrasing with only minor adjustments:
• a direct quotation from a text must be indicated by the use of quotation marks (or an indented paragraph in italics for a substantive section) and the source of the quote (title, author, page number and date of publication) provided;
• a paraphrased summary must be indicated by attribution of the author, date and source of the material including page numbers for the section(s) which have been summarized.

Criteria & weighting 0 – 29%
Fail 30-39%
Marginal fail 40-49%
Pass 50-59%
Good 60-69%
Very good 70-79%
Excellent 80-89%
Near perfect 90-100%
Perfect
Introduction (5%) You have failed to provide a suitable introduction; however, you have provided a basic introduction which lacked structure and key pieces of information.
Ensure that you read the assessment briefs in future to ensure you fulfil the provided brief.
The university provides a number of academic skills workshops if you believe you require help developing the skills required to fulfil this criterion. You have failed to provide a suitable introduction; however, you omitted some key pieces of information within your introduction.
Ensure that you read the assessment briefs in future to ensure you fulfil the provided brief.
The university provides a number of academic skills workshops if you believe you require help developing the skills required to fulfil this criterion. You have provided a suitable introduction; however, it had a large number of limitations.
In future, proofread your work before submitting and place yourself in the role of the reader and ask yourself if you have provided all relevant information that a reader would require. You have provided a good introduction, although it was missing many pieces of required information.
In future, proofread your work before submitting and place yourself in the role of the reader and ask yourself if you have provided all relevant information that a reader would require. You have provided a very good introduction, although it was missing some pieces of required information.
In future, proofread your work before submitting and place yourself in the role of the reader and ask yourself if you have provided all relevant information that a reader would require. You have provided an excellent introduction, although it was missing a few pieces of required information.
In future, proofread your work before submitting and place yourself in the role of the reader and ask yourself if you have provided all relevant information that a reader would require. You have provided a near perfect introduction, although it was missing a couple of pieces of required information.
In future, proofread your work before submitting and place yourself in the role of the reader and ask yourself if you have provided all relevant information that a reader would require. You have provided a perfect introduction, well done.
Knowledge and understanding of the key concepts Little significant knowledge of the subject matter.
Misrepresented or misunderstood the underlying concepts and principles associated with the area of study. Incomplete knowledge of the subject matter.
Ineffective understanding of the underlying concepts and principles associated with the area of study. Basic knowledge of the subject matter with significant omissions.
Inconsistent and confused understanding of the underlying concepts and principles associated with the area of study. General knowledge of key elements of the subject matter.
Basic understanding of the underlying concepts and principles associated with the area of study, sufficient to meet the learning
outcomes. Reasonable
knowledge of the key elements of the subject matter.
Clear understanding of the underlying concepts and principles associated with the area of study. Competent knowledge of the subject matter.
Effective understanding of the underlying concepts and principles associated with the area of study. Comprehensive knowledge of the subject matter.
Sophisticated understanding of the underlying concepts and principles associated with the area of study. Full knowledge of the subject matter. Very advanced understanding of the underlying concepts and principles associated with the area of study.
Evidence of adequate research Below minimal and incoherent selection of course materials.
Additional research is non-existent.
Industry practice and personal experience omitted or irrelevant. Ineffective selection of course materials with significant omissions.
Additional research is incomplete and unsatisfactory.
Limited and incomplete reference to industry practice and personal experience. Inconsistent and not always accurate selection of course materials. Additional research is insufficient. Simple reference to industry practice and personal experience. Adequate selection of course materials. Additional research is basic. Satisfactory reference to industry practice and personal experience. Competent selection of course materials. Additional research is reasonable. Clear reference to industry practice and personal experience. Capable selection of course materials. Additional research is sound. Effective reference to industry practice and personal experience. Sophisticated selection of course materials. Additional research is advanced. Perceptive reference to industry practice and personal experience. Innovative selection of course materials. Additional research is proficient. Insightful reference to industry practice and personal experience.
Rationale No rationale given for the submission.
Incoherent points on the subject matter, not very relevant to the task.
Justification for the project management strategy non existent. Ineffective rationale given for the submission.
Inconsistent attempt to explain project management strategy, and not very relevant to the task.
Justification for the project management strategy limited. Threshold rationale given for the submission.
Basic attempt to explain the project management strategy with some relevance to the task.
Justification of the project management strategy is fair. Adequate rationale given for the submission.
Good attempt to explain most aspects of the project management strategy with decent relevance to the task.
Good justification of the project management strategy. Competent rationale given for the submission.
Detailed explanation of the project management strategy, relevant to the task.
Strong justification of the project management strategy. Excellent rationale given for the submission.
Extensive explanation of the project management strategy, very relevant to the task.
Detailed justification of the project management strategy. Exceptional rationale given for the submission.
Comprehensive explanation of the project management strategy, all relevant to the task.
Strong justification of the project management strategy. Exemplary rationale given for the submission.
Exemplary explanation of the project management strategy, all relevant to the task.
Insightful justification of the project management strategy.
Structure and presentation of the report. Lacking a proper structure beyond a loosely connected list of points. Equally, presentation format is not appropriate and communication is obstructed. Largely unstructured and without a clear logical flow. Presentation format is not very effective and communication is hindered. Inconsistent structure, however with some logical flow. Presentation format is haphazard, while communication is only partially effective. An adequate structure with logical flow. Presentation format is satisfactory, while communication is sufficient to meet the learning outcomes. Reasonable structure and logical flow. Presentation format is appropriate and communication is clear. Capable structure and logical flow. Presentation format is effective and Communication is effective. Advanced structure and logical flow. Presentation format is sophisticated. Communication is articulate. Proficient structure and logical flow. Presentation format is innovative. Communication is insightful.

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