Assessment Information/Brief 2024-25

Module title Project Management Practice

CRN 54071/54075

Level 7

Assessment title Individual report

Weighting within This assessment is worth 100% of the overall module mark.
module
Dr Sani Reuben Akoh
Module
Email: [email protected]
Leader/Assessment
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The submission deadline is 02 May 2025 by no later than
Submission deadline
16:00. Any submission received after 16:00 (even if only by a
date and time
few seconds will be considered as late).

For coursework assessments only: students with a Reasonable

Adjustment Plan (RAP) or Carer Support Plan should check your
plan to see if an extension to this submission date has been agreed.

You should submit your assessment electronically using the

How to submit
submission link in the module space in Blackboard. The
submission should be made as a Microsoft Word formatted file.

As the University will mark assessments anonymously where

this is possible, please use your student roll number and not
your name on your submission.

Mini-Case Study
Assessment task You are a newly qualified project management professional working
details and for a construction project management consultancy (Perfect Project
instructions Managers) that has been asked to make a bid for the professional
project management services on a large project for an international
oil marketing organisation. The oil company wishes to procure its
own national headquarters building and other accommodations on a
site acquired from a government department that has relocated to
another city.

The company’s national headquarters office building will be a seven-

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 storey steel framed building with glazed facades and a central
atrium. The building will be finished to high specification levels. The
company also wishes to develop residential accommodation for its
staff and a multi-purpose hall for indoor sports which can also be
converted to serve as an exhibition hall.

The office building will front an existing national highway. The

residential accommodation will be in a six storey, concrete framed
building that used to serve as the office of Regional Health
Department. Therefore, the project will involve the restoration and
refurbishment of the existing six-storey building that is located away
from the headquarters building. This building has been unused for
some time and has extensive dry rot and asbestos based materials
within its structure and fabric. This existing building is to be retained
and it will be renovated, refurbished, and converted to a block of
high-quality residential flats. A heated swimming pool, sauna,
gymnasium, and appropriate changing facilities are also to be
developed as separate building to the new multi-purpose hall.

The proposed project’s location is immediately next to a wildlife

sanctuary. The existing road and sewer network will need to be
altered to accommodate the project. The local authority is insisting
that separate road and pedestrian bridges should be constructed
across the national highway to facilitate entry and egress from the
site.

Given the nature of the client and the project’s location, sustainability
is one of the success criteria for the project. To impress the
community, the company insists that the project must be designed
and constructed to achieve “Excellent” BREEAM rating. The owners
are also insisting that a high security fence be erected around the
perimeter of the site. The company also wishes to have the whole
complex ready for the celebration of its 20 th Year Jubilee
approximately five years from today. It has always rented
accommodation and, as such, wishes to have a big celebration.

The initial budget for the project has been informally assessed as
being in the region of £420 million. As part of your organisation’s bid
preparation process, you have been asked to consider issues
related to the development of a draft Strategic Project Plan (SPP).
The proposed project is expected to take 44-50 months to construct
on site. Given the limited in-house expertise, it is clear that a
complete design and construction team will need to be assembled.

Notes
 You can make any assumptions that you wish, provided
that the assumptions are reasonable and are clearly
written down as part of your answer.
 All questions must be answered in the context of the mini-
case study. The mini-case study has provided information
about a theoretical project. You should read the information
very carefully before attempting questions.

Tasks

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 You have been appointed as the Project Manager for the project and
your CEO has asked for a strategic report of between 3500 – 4000
word counts that satisfies the following:

1. With reference to the project described in the mini case study,

critically assess the risks that emanate from the internal and
external environment. Discuss the strategy and extent to which it
is possible for the project team to mitigate the downside risks
identified.

2. Based on the project described in the above mini-case study,

critically discuss how can your project management company
provide quality service and product to the client and other project
stakeholders. You can propose any quality management
approach you wish to adopt for the project throughout its life
cycle.

3. Identify the internal and external stakeholders of the project

described in the mini-case study. Fully evaluate how will these
stakeholders influence on the project decision-making and how
you would manage the stakeholders for the success of the
project.

4. You are appointed by the Perfect Project Managers to construct

a 3D interactive model using mixed reality. Critically discuss how
mixed reality can be of value to the delivery of the projects
described in the mini-case study to improve sustainability and
use some examples of mixed reality technologies to support your
answers.

5. Describe the main procedures your company would adopt

to manage the ‘close-out’ stage of the project in the mini-
case study and indicate how your organisation could use
such procedures to aid its organisational learning.

Please note the following:

 The report should focus on the mini case study and in-depth
analysis of range of literature. It should include a combination
of synthesis of knowledge gained from existing texts and the
author's own opinions based on facts.
 Students are required to acknowledge all sources from which
they obtain information, by including in-text citations and
references in The APA 7th (Harvard) Style of referencing
(see guidance on blackboard).
 The main emphasis in referencing should be on good quality
secondary sources such as official reports,
journal/conference articles, and relevant textbooks. Students
can also cite good quality websites when discussing
examples.

Format Students shall work individually to produce individual

Microsoft Word reports. All submissions should be in Times New
Roman size 12 font and the lines spacing should be 1.5, well
formatted using margin justification. Your report should have a cover
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 sheet (identifying the module, the date, the student’s roll number).
The total number of words included in the main body of the report
should be specified in the cover page. The report should be clearly
structured and presented by using relevant headings and sub-
headings where necessary. A brief introduction, conclusion and a
Reference List should be included. The inclusion of a Bibliography is
optional.

Marks for your report will be allocated based on the following

Assessment Criteria
criteria:
Item Mark
Introduction, Conclusions, & Recommendations 10%
Critical assessment of risks that emanate from 15%
internal and external environments and their
mitigations strategies.
Critical discussion of how your project 20%
management company can provide quality
services and products to the client and other
project stakeholders.
Identification of the internal and external 15%
stakeholders of the project described in the mini-
case study. Full evaluation of how these
stakeholders will influence on the project
decision-making and how you would manage the
stakeholders for the success of the project.
Critical discussion of how mixed reality can be of 15%
value to the delivery of the project described in
the mini-case study to improve sustainability and
use some examples of mixed reality technologies
to support your answers.
Description of the main procedures your 15%
company would adopt for the ‘close-out’ report
and how your organisation could use such
procedures to aid its organisational learning
Depth and breadth of study/extent of research 10%
demonstrated in the report, good use of citation
of quality references & quotations & use of APA
7th (Harvard) Style of referencing, good
grammar, presentation, writing and clarity of
expression (well structured, fluent writing)

MARKING SCALE
At Level 7 the following marking scale shall be used:
Extremely Poor 0% - 9%
Very Poor 10% - 19%
Poor 20% - 29% Fail
Inadequate 30% - 39%
Unsatisfactory 40% - 49%
Satisfactory 50% - 59% Pass
Good 60% - 69% Merit

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 Very Good 70% - 79%
Excellent 80% - 89% Distinction
Outstanding 90% - 100%

Extremely 0%- Assignments in this mark range will

Poor 9% show no awareness of scope of topic or
any relevant issues. The report will
show significant misunderstandings
which prevent coherent discussion and
analysis of the requested topics.
Extremely poor knowledge and
understanding of the requested topics,
with major relevant elements omitted
will be evident. No ability to discuss all
the requested tasks will be
demonstrated. Lack of communication
skills. Discussion will be extremely brief
or difficult to understand and will
demonstrate no meaningful use of any
secondary source material. No attempt
to present work in acceptable format.

Very Poor 10%- Assignments in this mark range will

19% show significant misunderstandings
which prevent coherent discussion and
analysis of relevant topics. Discussion
will be irrelevant or extremely brief and
vague with various
contradictions/errors/omissions. Very
poor knowledge and understanding of
the discussed topics, with relevant
elements omitted, will be evident. The
report will be very poorly structured and
will demonstrate lack of ability to cover
all requested tasks. Extremely limited
communication skills will be
demonstrated. Discussion will be
difficult to understand and will
demonstrate no meaningful use of any
secondary source material. The report
will be very poorly organized and
presented.

Poor 20%- Assignments in this mark range will

29% demonstrate poor knowledge and
understanding of the requested topics, with
no awareness of relevance of issues.
Relevant discussion will be very brief with
some significant misunderstandings which
prevent coherent discussion. Extremely
limited and largely unsuccessful attempt at
analysis. Poor levels of communication will
be demonstrated, discussion will lack clarity
and contextualisation. Discussion will be
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 generally vague, displaying lack of focus.
The report will be poorly structured and will
demonstrate lack of ability to cover all
requested tasks. Major deficiencies in terms
of layouts, relevant chapters and sections,
informative titles/headings, relevant tables
and figures will be evident. The report will
demonstrate poor/no research or inclusion
of irrelevant/inappropriate sources. Poor
use of citations and/or reference style.
Major omissions or unnecessary issues will
be evident.

Inadequate 30%- Assignments in this mark range will be

39% inadequately scoped and focused, with
major omissions and unnecessary issues.
Relevant discussion will tend to be very
brief with no adequate analysis. Inadequate
knowledge and understanding of the
discussed topics, lack of awareness of
relevance of issues will be evident.
Unsatisfactory levels of communication will
be demonstrated, discussion will lack clarity
and adequate contextualisation. Discussion
will be generally vague, displaying lack of
focus. Although some relevant elements
might be discernible. The report will show
evidences that structure as well as clarity
and precision of communication need to be
strengthened. Lack of ability to allocate the
available words to the requested tasks will
be generally demonstrated. The
presentation and structure of the repost
will need major improvements. Deficiencies
in terms of layouts, relevant chapters and
sections, informative titles/headings,
relevant tables and figures will be evident.
The report will demonstrate inadequate
levels of secondary research, with major
deficiencies in number, choice and
synthesis of secondary sources. Inadequate
use of citations and/or reference style will
be evident as well as major omissions or
unnecessary issues.

Unsatisfactory 40%- Assignments in this mark range will not be

49% appropriately scoped, with significant
omissions and/or unnecessary issues.
Unsatisfactory knowledge and
understanding of the requested topics, with
little awareness of relevance of issues will
be evident. The level of analysis will need
major improvements. Lack of adequate
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 expression of ideas will be generally
evident. Unsatisfactory levels of
communication, with limitations in terms of
contextualisation and clarity of discussion,
will be demonstrated. Discussion will not
show acceptable awareness of relevance of
issues. Vague discussion displaying lack of
focus. Although some relevant elements
discernible The report will show evidences
that structure as well as clarity and
precision of communication need to be
strengthened. Insufficient ability to allocate
the available words to the requested tasks
will be generally demonstrated. The
presentation and structure of the report
will need major improvements. Deficiencies
in terms of layouts, relevant chapters and
sections, informative titles/headings,
relevant tables and figures will be evident.
The report will demonstrate lack of
satisfactory independent secondary
research, with major deficiencies in choice
and synthesis of secondary sources. The use
of citations to support discussion and/or
reference style will need major
improvements. Relevant assumptions will
be generally missing or not clearly stated.

Satisfactory 50%- Assignments in this mark range will

59% demonstrate evident and satisfactory
scope, with some omissions and
unnecessary issues. Satisfactory
understanding of the topics requested in
each task, with some awareness of
relevance of issues, will be evident. The
level of analysis will need improvements.
Generally adequate expression of ideas will
be evident. Satisfactory levels of
communication, with possible limitations in
terms of contextualisation and clarity of
discussion, will be demonstrated. Adequate
ability to structure the report and to
allocate the available words to the
requested tasks, by considering the
assessment criteria, will be demonstrated.
The report will be adequately presented
and structured. Although, some deficiencies
in terms of layouts, relevant chapters and
sections, informative titles/headings,
relevant tables and figures might be
evident. Limited independent secondary
research, with deficiencies in choice and
synthesis of secondary sources. The use of
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 citations to support discussion and/or
reference style will need improvements.
Some assumptions will be stated.

Good 60%- Assignments in this mark range will

69% demonstrate clear scope and focus,
with some minor omissions or
unnecessary issues. Good
understanding of the topics requested
in each task, with some awareness of
relevance of issues, will be evident. The
level of critical analysis will need
improvements. Generally good
expression of ideas, with some possible
minor limitations will be evident. Good
ability to structure the report and to
allocate the available words to the
requested tasks, by considering the
assessment criteria, will be
demonstrated. Good levels of
communication and contextualisation of
the discussed information, with possible
limitations, will be demonstrated.
Discussion will be generally clearly
conveyed. Good structure and
convincing argument will be evident.
The report will be well presented and
structured by using good layouts,
relevant chapters and sections,
informative titles/headings, some
relevant tables and figures. Good
independent secondary research will be
expected, with possible deficiencies in
choice and synthesis of secondary
sources. Good use of citations to
support discussion and generally correct
use of the requested reference style will
be evident. Assumptions will be
generally clearly stated.
Very Good 70%- % Assignments in this mark range will
79% demonstrate very good clarity of focus and
include most of what is important. Very
good understanding of the topics requested
in each task will be evident. The level of
critical analysis might need improvements.
Very good expression of ideas, potential for
originality. Very good ability to structure
the report and to allocate the available
words to the requested tasks, by
considering the assessment criteria, will be
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 demonstrated. Very good levels of
communication and contextualisation of
the discussed information will be
demonstrated, with possible minor
limitations. Discussion will be conveyed
lucidly. Very good structure and generally
persuasive argument will be evident. The
report will be very well presented and
structured by using very good layouts,
relevant chapters and sections, informative
titles/headings, relevant tables and figures.
Very good independent secondary research
will be expected. A wide range of sources
will be evaluated and synthesized. Very
good and effective use of good quality
citations to support discussion and correct
use of the requested reference style will be
evident, with possible minor limitations.
Appropriate assumptions will be clearly
stated.

Excellent 80% - Assignments in this mark range will

89% demonstrate excellent clarity of focus,
include what is important, and exclude
irrelevant issues. Excellent understanding of
the topics requested in each task with
critical awareness of relevance of issues will
be evident as well as excellent expression
of ideas and evidence of originality.
Excellent ability to structure the report and
to successfully allocate the available words
to the requested tasks, by considering the
assessment criteria, will be demonstrated.
Excellent levels of communication and
contextualisation of the discussed
information as well as high levels of
independent secondary research, which
reflect knowledge of current practices and
theory will be demonstrated. Discussion will
be conveyed lucidly. Excellent structure,
compelling and persuasive argument will be
evident. The report will be exceptionally
presented and structured by using effective
layouts, relevant chapters and sections,
informative titles/headings, relevant tables
and figures. Appropriate assumptions will
be clearly stated. Excellent and effective
use of good quality citations to support
discussion and correct use of the requested
reference style will be evident.

Outstanding 90%- Assignments in this mark range will

demonstrate outstanding clarity of
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 100 focus, include what is important, and
exclude irrelevant issues. Outstanding
understanding of the topics requested in
each task with critical awareness of
relevance of issues will be evident as
well as exceptional expression of ideas
and evidence of originality. Outstanding
ability to structure the report and to
successfully allocate the available
words to the requested tasks, by
considering the assessment criteria, will
be demonstrated. Outstanding levels of
communication and contextualisation of
the discussed information as well as
outstanding levels of independent
secondary research, which reflect
knowledge of current practices and
relevant theory will be demonstrated.
Discussion will be conveyed lucidly.
Outstanding structure, compelling and
persuasive argument will be evident.
The report will be exceptionally
presented and structured by using
effective layouts, relevant chapters and
sections, informative titles/headings,
relevant tables and figures. Appropriate
assumptions will be clearly stated.
Outstanding and effective use of good
quality citations to support discussion
and correct use of the requested
reference style will be evident.

Assessed intended learning outcomes

On successful completion of this assessment, you will be able
to:
Knowledge and
Understanding 1. Assess risks and project impact factors on a project
proposal, including environmental impacts. Identify and
assess the factors and criteria, which will be used in the
impact assessment and their significance, reviewing
alternative solutions to improve environmental quality, and
producing a report of the assessed environmental impact.
Subsequently undertake a risk assessment to demonstrate
the most appropriate methods to reduce the impact of risks
on projects.
2. Maintain project compliance with legal and statutory
requirement, develop, and implement monitoring systems
to collect information regularly and evaluate this information
effectively dealing with any situations, which do not comply
with legal and statutory requirements quickly and efficiently.
3. Critically evaluate the efficacy of quality management and
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 other relevant project management tools/techniques.
Evaluate ways of integrating continuous quality
improvements for products, services and processes by
assessing the outcome of continuous monitoring, correctly
identifying trends in the quality of services, to implement
effective improvements.
4. Assess significant factors affecting project design, including
the briefing process for clients and other stakeholders in
the supply chain. Review and evaluate the findings of
investigations, evaluating the information available to the
project team and producing realistic design parameter and
advising stakeholders on the most appropriate course of
action.
5. Manage project completion processes, including inspection
and handover processes; instigate project review
Practical, processes and identify and document learning/lessons
Professional or learned for improved future project performance.
Subject Specific
Skills
1. Promote continuous quality improvements for products,
services, and processes.
2. Maintain project compliance with legal and statutory
requirements.
3. Manufacturing Challenges - addressing challenges
associated with coordinating production with
construction project management, manufacturing
process design and management, production flow
management, and resource management.
4. Designing for Advanced Manufacturing - coordinating
design, manufacturing and construction, design for
manufacturing, design for assembly and design for
sustainability.
5. Manage project handover; Obtain and evaluate project
feedback information and make improvements;
You will develop a range of employability skills sought by
Employability Skills
employers through each assessment.
developed /
demonstrated
Through this assessment will have an opportunity to develop
and demonstrate the following employability skills:

(please put a cross in the box for the skill and level
demonstrated in the assessment)

I U A D
Skill
Communication X
Critical Thinking and X
Problem Solving
Data Literacy X
Digital Literacy X

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 Industry Awareness X
Innovation and X
Creativity
Proactive Leadership X
Reflection and Life- X
Long Learning
Self-management and X
Organisation
Team Working X

I = You will have been introduced to this skill

U = You will have developed an understanding of this skill in

the context of your subject

A = You will be able to apply this skill in the context of your

subject

D = You will have demonstrated an enhanced understanding

and application of this skill in a wider context

Use of AI is not required in this assessment. It shall be

Using Artificial
students’ own work without the support of AI.
Intelligence (AI)
.
Tools

Word count/ duration

(if applicable) The report should be at least 3500 words minimum and a
maximum of 4000.
Penalties for exceeding word count/ duration
If you submit an assessment which exceeds the word count
stated above the words/content beyond the specified word
count will not be used for marking purposes. However, you
may receive comments on your ability to appropriately
summarise information, focusing on relevant issues, etc.
The following table outlines the inclusions and exclusions in
the word count of the most common features of assessed
pieces of work. Not all these features may be relevant to
your assignment.
please refer to the assignment task for confirmation of which
features are required.
Included in word count Excluded from word
count
Introduction Executive
summary/abstract
Main body Title page/front cover
Footnotes/endnotes Contents List
In text citations Calculations
Words in tables Drawings/Images

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 Conclusion List of references
Recommendations Bibliography
Headings and titles, except for Appendices
those
explicitly excluded
,

You can expect to receive summative feedback via Turnitin

Feedback
within 15 working days of your submission deadline, and no
arrangements
later than 23 May 2025 at 16:00hrs UK time. This feedback
will be in the form of a provisional mark and written comments.

There will be opportunities for you to obtain formative feedback

prior to the final submission date. Formative feedback will be
provided during in-class exercises and question-and-answer
(Q&A) sessions. Further details about arrangements and
dates for formative feedback will be provided during class
sessions and announced via the Blackboard module space.

Students are expected to learn and demonstrate skills

Academic Integrity
associated with good academic conduct (academic integrity).
and Referencing
Good academic conduct includes the use of clear and correct
referencing of source materials. Here is a link to where you
can find out more about the skills which students need:
Academic integrity & referencing
Referencing

Academic Misconduct is an action which may give you an

unfair advantage in your academic work. This includes
plagiarism, asking someone else to write your assessment for
you or taking notes into an exam. The University takes all
forms of academic misconduct seriously.
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Support
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If personal mitigating circumstances (e.g. illness or other
personal circumstances) may have affected your ability to
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Your assessment is/is not (please delete as appropriate)
In Year Retrieval
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Scheme
you will be contacted shortly after the feedback deadline.

You can find more information about this scheme in the

Assessment Support module in Blackboard.
If you fail your assessment, and are eligible for reassessment,
Reassessment
you will be able to find the date for resubmission on your
module site in Blackboard.

For students with accepted personal mitigating circumstances

for absence/non submission, this will be your replacement
assessment attempt.
You will be asked to resubmit using the same task unless
advised otherwise.
We know that having to undergo a reassessment can be
challenging however support is available. Have a look at all
the sources of support outlined earlier in this brief and refer to
the Personal Effectiveness resources.

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