the team has thoroughly researched the keywords

Due Date: Week 11, 2012, Friday 4:00 pm

Weighting: 20% (100 Marks)

Topic Selection

Student teams must select one of the topics listed below.

Required

Report

Each team (2-3 students ONLY- No more than 3 and No less than 2) will write a report of 2000 – 2500 words on one of the listed Statements/Topics. The report should demonstrate that the team has thoroughly researched the keywords and the key issues of their selected statement/topic including any existing arguments.

You are reminded to read the “Plagiarism” section of the unit description. Your report should be a synthesis of ideas from a variety of sources expressed in your own words.

All reports must use the APA referencing style.

Reports are to be presented in hard copy in size 12 Arial Font and double spaced. Your report should include a list of references used in the essay and a bibliography of the wider reading you have done to familiarize yourself on the topic.

Submission: Hard-copy to tutors/lecturers assignment box and electronic copy via blackboard

AVAILABLE STATEMENTS (Topics)

“Project Management techniques can overcome the Project failures”

“Leadership and management is related but not necessarily identical”

“Information System Projects are simpler to Project management in general”

“Project Management process groups differ from the processes with which most IT professionals are familiar”

“Project Management for Web Services”

“Cost Management in Project Management”

“Quality Management in Project Management”

“Communications Management in Project Management”

“Risk Management in Project Management”

Marking GUIDE – Report

Very Good	Good	Satisfactory	Unsatisfactory	Score
Introduces the topic of the essay in an extremely engaging manner which arouses the reader’s interest. Gives a detailed general background and indicates the overall “plan” of the paper.	Introduces the topic of the essay in an engaging manner which arouses the reader’s interest. Gives some general background and indicates the overall “plan” of the essay.	Satisfactorily introduces the topic of the essay. Gives a general background. Indicates the overall “plan” of the essay.	Introduces the topic of the essay, but omits a general background of the topic and/or the overall “plan” of the essay.	Introduction /15
Substantial range of appropriate and current, supportive evidence.	Good range of appropriate and current, supportive evidence. But only used the internet.	Suitable range of supportive evidence used. Not always appropriate and/or current. Minimum cited.	Insufficient range or number of supportive evidence used.	Evidence of Research /20
Logical, insightful, original discussion with well connected paragraphs. Evidence of full engagement with the literature found. All expected areas of the topic well covered.	Detailed, original discussion develops logically with some connection between adjoining paragraphs. Understanding of reading shown. All expected areas of the topic well covered.	Adequate discussion develops logically. Understanding of reading shown. Few of the expected areas of the topic well covered.	Inadequate discussion of issues and/or lacking in logical flow Little/no demonstrated understanding of reading. None/little discussion of the expected areas of the topic well.	Development of Argument/ Discussion /25
Information is well organized. Correct layout including Arial font size 12, double spaced. About the right length.	Information is organized. Correct layout including Arial, font size 12, double spaced. About the right length.	Information is somewhat organized, Some elements of layout or length incorrect.	Information is poorly organized, Some elements of layout or length incorrect.	Presentation /10
Very well written, excellent paraphrasing and proper grammar, spelling and punctuation are used throughout Submission template used	Well written, some paraphrasing and proper grammar, spelling and punctuation Good Submission template used	Proper grammar, spelling and punctuation mostly used, but overuse of direct quotes. satisfactory submission template used	Proper grammar, spelling and punctuation not always used. Excessive overuse of direct quotes poor Submission template used	Writing style /10
An interesting, well written summary of the main points. An excellent final comment on the subject, based on the information provided.	A good summary of the main points. A good final comment on the subject, based on the information provided.	Satisfactory summary of the main points. A final comment on the subject, but introduced new material.	Poor/no summary of the main points. A poor final comment on the subject and/or new material introduced.	Conclusion /10
Correct referencing (APA). All quoted material in quotes and acknowledged. All paraphrased material acknowledged. Reference list contains only those references cited in the text. Correctly set out reference list and bibliography included.	Mostly correct referencing (APA). All quoted material in quotes and acknowledged. All paraphrased material acknowledged. Reference list contains only one or two references not cited in the text. Mostly correct setting out reference list and bibliography included.	Mostly correct referencing (APA ) Some problems with quoted material and paraphrased material. Reference list contains more than two references not cited in the text. Some problems with the setting out of the reference list or bibliography.	In correct referencing (not APA ). Not all material correctly acknowledged. Reference list contains more than five references not cited in the text. Some problems with the reference list or bibliography.	References and referencing /10

Very Good

Good

Satisfactory

Unsatisfactory

Score

Introduces the topic of the essay in an extremely engaging manner which arouses the reader’s interest.

Gives a detailed general background and indicates the overall “plan” of the paper.

Introduces the topic of the essay in an engaging manner which arouses the reader’s interest.

Gives some general background and indicates the overall “plan” of the essay.

Satisfactorily introduces the topic of the essay.

Gives a general background.

Indicates the overall “plan” of the essay.

Introduces the topic of the essay, but omits a general background of the topic and/or

the overall “plan” of the essay.

Introduction

/15

Substantial range of appropriate and current, supportive evidence.

Good range of appropriate and current, supportive evidence. But only used the internet.

Suitable range of supportive evidence used. Not always appropriate and/or current. Minimum cited.

Insufficient range or number of supportive evidence used.

Evidence of Research

/20

Logical, insightful, original discussion with well connected paragraphs. Evidence of full engagement with the literature found. All expected areas of the topic well covered.

Detailed, original discussion develops logically with some connection between adjoining paragraphs. Understanding of reading shown. All expected areas of the topic well covered.

Adequate discussion develops logically.

Understanding of reading shown. Few of the expected areas of the topic well covered.

Inadequate discussion of issues and/or lacking in logical flow

Little/no demonstrated understanding of reading.

None/little discussion of the expected areas of the topic well.

Development of Argument/

Discussion

/25

Information is well organized. Correct layout including Arial font size 12, double spaced. About the right length.

Information is organized. Correct layout including Arial, font size 12, double spaced. About the right length.

Information is somewhat organized, Some elements of layout or length incorrect.

Information is poorly organized, Some elements of layout or length incorrect.

Presentation

/10

Very well written, excellent paraphrasing and proper grammar, spelling and punctuation are used throughout

Submission template used

Well written, some paraphrasing and proper grammar, spelling and punctuation

Good Submission template used

Proper grammar, spelling and punctuation mostly used, but overuse of direct quotes.

satisfactory submission template used

Proper grammar, spelling and punctuation not always used. Excessive overuse of direct quotes

poor Submission template used

Writing style

/10

An interesting, well written summary of the main points.

An excellent final comment on the subject, based on the information provided.

A good summary of the main points.

A good final comment on the subject, based on the information provided.

Satisfactory summary of the main points.

A final comment on the subject, but introduced new material.

Poor/no summary of the main points.

A poor final comment on the subject and/or new material introduced.

Conclusion

/10

Correct referencing (APA).

All quoted material in quotes and acknowledged. All paraphrased material acknowledged.

Reference list contains only those references cited in the text.

Correctly set out reference list and

bibliography included.

Mostly correct referencing (APA).

All quoted material in quotes and acknowledged. All paraphrased material acknowledged.

Reference list contains only one or two references not cited in the text.

Mostly correct setting out reference list and

bibliography included.

Mostly correct referencing (APA )

Some problems with quoted material and paraphrased material.

Reference list contains more than two references not cited in the text.

Some problems with the setting out of the reference list or bibliography.

In correct referencing (not APA ).

Not all material correctly acknowledged.

Reference list contains more than five references not cited in the text.

Some problems with the reference list or bibliography.

References and referencing

/10

Marking Sheet – Report

Abstract

Introduction

/10

Evidence of Research

/20

Development of the Argument / Discussion

/25

Presentation

/10

Writing Style (including template using)

/10

Conclusion

/10

References and referencing

/10

Total

/100

Final Assignment marks = Total/ 5

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