Project Management

EMBA PGSM Program

Second intake - 2015

Assigments

Lecturer: Truong Quang Duoc, Ph

Assigment 1- Individual Assignment

What skills do you believe a Project Manager
needs to be effective?
Please provide an overview of these skills and explain why
you believe that these skills are important.

What three skills do you believe would be your

strongest?
Provide details, with examples, on why you think these
skills are your strongest.

What three skills do you believe would be your

weakest?
Provide details, with examples, on why you think these
skills are your weakest.

What can you do to build on one of your strongest

skills and improve on one of your weakest skills?

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Assessment Criteria:
Overall Essay Presentation and Structure
15% marks
Essay structure presents at minimum: Front
identification page, introduction, body, conclusion
and reference list.
Professional presentation inclusive of document
layout.
Spelling, grammar and syntax.
Attention to detail/proof reading.
Correct use of referencing citations and a reference
list.
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Assessment Criteria:
Essay Content 50% Marks
Identification of the key issues.
Effective use of relevant and recent material.
A good level of research material from relevant
literature.
Use of examples from workplace and business contexts
and practices to support essay arguments.

Essay Process 35% marks

Clear demonstration of theoretical understanding of the
topic.
Ability to critically analyse and synthesize relevant
theories, and concepts in the literature to support your
essay.
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Comprehensiveness in presenting a coherent and

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Requirements:
Applying Microsoft office word for the Individual
assignment with the maximum length of 3,500
words (or about 7 A4 pages)
Font of writing: Times New Roman; Font size:
13; Spacing: 1.5.
The assignment must be readable and specify
references (if any).

Assignment 2- Group Assignment

Using a project, which your team has identified during the
course delivery, please complete the following activities:
Provide a detailed overview of the project.
The purpose of the Project,
Explain why this project is so important
A scope statement.
What is the final produce or service delivered?
Identify and describe the role of key personnel working in
the project
Estimated time and cost to completion.
Create a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
Estimate and sequence activities.
Prepare schedules, resource and budget plans.
Deliver a 10-15 min team presentation on project in class.
(Team members receive equal marks for presentation)
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Report Content
Identification of the key issues.
The report makes use of relevant and recent literature.
A good level of research material from relevant literature.
Use of examples from business contexts and practices to
support report arguments

Report Process
Demonstrated evidence of teamwork.
Clear demonstration of theoretical understanding of the topic.
Ability to critically analyse relevant theory and concepts and
constructs in the literature to support the report.
Comprehensiveness in presenting a coherent and consistent
argument.
Clarity with which ideas/argument/evidence conveyed.
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Overall Report Presentation and Structure

Report structure presents at minimum: Front
identification page, table of contents, introduction, body,
conclusion and reference list.
Professional presentation inclusive of document layout.
Spelling, grammar and syntax.
Attention to detail/proof reading.
Correct use of referencing citations and a reference list.

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Requirements:
Applying Microsoft Project for the assignment
The maximum length of the assignment is 7.000
words (about 14 A4 pages).
PowerPoint 97-2003 is used for the presentation of
which the maximum duration is 15 minutes.
Font of writing: Times New Roman; Font size: 13;
Spacing: 1.5.
The assignment must be readable and specify
references (if any).