A University Library holds a collection of approximately 3,000 important historical photographs and documents related to Multiculturalism in Australia. The photographs are in many different formats including paper and various sizes of negatives. The library would like to give researchers, community groups, students and the general public access to these resources but they are too fragile and historically significant to be handled, therefore they would like them to be digitized and then made available online.
The items need to be easily searchable and of sufficiently high resolution for details to be viewed.
They need to be accessible through mobile technologies in a user-friendly manner. The University also wants a way to protect the copyright of the images.
The University has requested that your consulting company complete a full project plan for approval before commencing the project. You have been appointed as the Project Manager.
Task A
As the project manager you are required to present an initial project report to the project sponsor that includes the following specific project outputs to show how you propose to implement this project:
Identification of milestones
Scope of the project
Schedule of the project
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
Resource & Budget management
Project risk management
Project quality planning & management
Microsoft Project file(s) submission
As the project manager you may make any assumptions you think are necessary.
As you prepare your report, please don't forget to format it so that it is easy to read and conforms to the standard report format. All referencing in the project material must be in accordance with the APA style guide. Please follow the conventions for referencing set out in the APA referencing procedures on the Learning Skills site. You will find a guide to APA referencing on the web at http://student.csu.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/294977/APA-Referencing-Summary-revised-2012.pdf
Task B
Generate a Turnitin originality report and submit this report via Turnitin;
Answer the following questions to interpret the Turnitin originality report. The questions can be found through the following link: http://www.academicinternational.org/teaching/turnitin.pdf Submit your answers via Turnitin.
Turnitin is more than a ‘gotcha’ device – it is an effective learning tool:
Because the sophisticated use of sources involves a complex set of research, critical thinking, and writing skills, you should expect to take several years to master them. Turnitin can be a helpful tool in this developmental process. You should use your originality reports as feedback on a first draft so that you can improve your use of sources before submitting the final draft for marking.
Interpreting the Turnitin Originality Report:
After you submit your draft to Turnitin for self-checking, you should look carefully at the originality report so that you can improve on your use of sources. Your essay will be on the left side of the screen, and the matching colour-coded sources will be listed on the right. Then you can make the necessary changes to your essay before you submit the final draft for marking.
You need to register with Turnitin to create a Student Account under the CSU Turnitin Licence at http://www.turnitin.com/login_page.asp
Further information on how to use Turnitin can be found through the following link: http://student.csu.edu.au/study/plagiarism/checking
Rationale
This assessment item builds on theoretical knowledge already gained.
This assignment provides you with the opportunity to demonstrate that you are able to:
identify, critically analyse, reflect on and synthesise the key elements of the IT project management framework, including project stakeholders, communication management, the project management knowledge areas, common tools and techniques, and project success factors;
understand and apply appropriate communication practices within a project management context;
research and apply established IT project management principles, skills and techniques to a case study.
Marking criteria
Marks given will be dependent on the quality of the answers and the suitability and correctness of the proposed project as represented in Microsoft Office Project. You need to identify project milestones SMART criteria i.e. Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Results-based, and Time-specific. The following areas will be examined using the marking criteria in the marking rubric given below.
Task
HD
(100% – 85%)
DI
(84% – 75%)
CR
(74% – 65%)
PS
(64% – 50%)
FL
(49% – 0)
Identification of milestones
(10 Marks)
Comprehensive identification of project milestones
Highly detailed identification of project milestones
Detailed identification of project milestones
Adequate identification of project milestones
Incomplete or no answer to the topic
Scope of the project
(10 Marks)
Comprehensive description of the scope of the project.
Highly detailed description of the scope of the project.
Detailed description of the scope of the project.
Adequate description of the scope of the project.
Incomplete or no answer to the topic
Schedule of the project
(10 Marks)
Comprehensive description of the schedule of the project
Highly detailed description of the schedule of the project
Detailed description of the schedule of the project
Adequate description of the schedule of the project
Incomplete or no answer to the topic
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
(20 Marks)
Comprehensive WBS of the project
Highly detailed WBS of the project
Detailed WBS of the project
Adequate WBS of the project
Incomplete or no answer to the topic
Resource & Budget management
(10 Marks)
Comprehensive description of the resource and budget management of the project
Highly detailed description of the resource and budget management of the project
Detailed description of the resource and budget management of the project
Adequate description of the resource and budget management of the project
Incomplete or no answer to the topic
Project risk management
(10Marks)
Comprehensive project risk management plan
Highly detailed project risk management plan
Detailed project risk management plan
Adequate project risk management plan
Incomplete or no answer to the topic
Turnitin report
(10Marks)
Shows a polished and imaginative approach to answer Turnitin questions.
Carefully and logically organised approach to answer Turnitin questions.
Shows organisation and coherence approach to answer Turnitin questions.
Shows some attempt to answer Turnitin questions.
Fail to submit Turnitin report and did not answer Turnitin questions.
Project quality planning & management
(10 Marks)
Comprehensive description of project quality planning and management
Highly detailed description of project quality planning and management
Detailed description of project quality planning and management
Adequate description of project quality planning and management
Incomplete or no answer to the topic
Microsoft Project file(s) submission
(10 Marks)
Microsoft Project File(s) showing all aspects of project planning and management comprehensively
Microsoft Project File(s) showing some aspects of project planning and management
Microsoft Project File(s) showing few aspects of project planning and management and missing some important steps
No submission or incomplete Microsoft Project File