On-campus students are required to attend tutorials to achieve the class activity marks. During the tutorials, students will be asked to perform a range of activities based on the concepts covered in previous week. Students will be working in a group to perform tutorial activities. Each student is required to engage in the discussion and present the findings of the discussion to the class. Each student will have to present twice during the term. Tutors will provide verbal feedback to the presenting students. Based on the engagement and quality of the findings, marks will be provided by the tutors. The weight assigned to each discussion and presentation of findings is 5 marks. When considering two instances of discussion and presentation of findings, the combined weight is calculated as 5*2, resulting in a total of 10 marks.

Although students work in groups for the class activities, one student’s response from the group does not automatically give the same marks to all members of the group. Each student is responsible for achieving their marks. Students can change the groups throughout the term. Students are responsible for ensuring that they have presented twice throughout the term to achieve their class activity marks. 'Class activities' marks will be recorded during weeks 2 - 10. It is not acceptable to present twice in one week. Students will receive their final marks for class activities by the end of week 11. These marks will be made available to students after they have been finalised and uploaded onto Moodle by their tutors. The information will include details about the specific weeks in which the class activities were conducted, and the corresponding scores achieved by the students. For example:

Performed class activity in week 5 - scored 4/5
Performed class activity in week 8 - scored 3/5

For DST students, the unit coordinator will arrange biweekly drop-in sessions where they will engage in class activities and earn marks. While attending these sessions is not obligatory for DST students, they can alternatively submit their class activity work in writing by the specified deadline on Moodle. Nevertheless, the participation in the drop-in sessions is strongly recommended as it provides a chance to discuss materials and complete assessments.

Assessment Criteria

1. Completion (2 marks)

• Full completion of assigned tasks.
• Thorough engagement in all aspects of the class activity.

2. Understanding of Concepts (2 marks)

• Demonstration of a clear understanding of the key concepts addressed in the activity.
• Accurate application of relevant theories or principles.

3. Quality of Responses (1 mark)

• Thoughtful and well-articulated responses to questions or prompts.
• Effective communication of ideas and solutions.

For this assessment students are asked to develop an optimised, resourced and priced project schedule based on a given scenario, during the tutorial class, applying the Microsoft Project (MSP) skills learned in the 5 practicals (week 3-7). Students demonstrate their scheduling skills through several progressive steps using the software, and in doing so, their understanding of the value proposition embedded in a well-conceived and optimised project schedule, resource plan, and budget.

This assessment is preceded by 5 classroom Microsoft Project practicals which have to be completed and submitted in the weekly tutorial classes from week 3-7, as non-graded assessment tasks. While they are non-graded, failure to submit at least 4 practicals, as specified in the practical instructions and within students' scheduled tutorials will incur a 5-mark penalty to the overall assessment mark. 

Scenarios for the assessment (case study) are handed out at the start of the week 8 tutorial class. Several different scenarios may be used. A minimum number of activities to be included in the schedule will be stated.

Students are required to submit individually in the tutorial class as monitored by the respective tutor. DST students will receive their assessment in a shortened tutorial, after which they will have to submit their work within a given time limit. Late submissions will not be accepted unless a formal extension request has been submitted and approved as per CQU Policy.

Assessment Criteria
 The schedule is representative of the project, is realistic and achievable, and allows for known risks.

• Representative tasks are shown for the automated schedule with the correct start date and appropriate holiday information (2 marks)
• The tasks are entered correctly with appropriate indentation. The outline number and the WBS column are displayed (3 marks)
• The project name is shown on top of the schedule. Task durations and predecessors are entered. The WBS predecessors’ column is displayed (2 marks)
• The schedule is automated, and the critical path(s) is displayed in red with the appropriate milestone added at the end of the schedule (3 marks)
• Appropriate slack for no-critical tasks is identified (2 marks)
• A resource pool is created, and resources are allocated to the relevant tasks (2 marks)
• The resource overallocation is resolved within and outside the available slack (2 marks)
• The impacts of resource leveling outside the available slack on the resource over-allocation problem is explained (2 marks)
• The project’s total duration and cost after adding task contingency allowance are included (2 marks)
• Penalty for not submitting at least 4 MS Project practicals as per instructions within the scheduled tutorials (-5 marks)

This assessment item involves an in-class (closed-book), online quiz earning 20% of the unit marks. The students will be evaluated on their acquisition of knowledge, comprehension, and application of the unit content covered to this point.

• The online quiz will be an in-class, closed-book test.
• Only one attempt will be allowed.
• The online quiz will be held during the week 9 tutorial class.
• The quiz must be completed within the given time frame.
• There will be 39 questions in total (a combination of multiple-choice, true/false, and calculations questions).
• There will be a time limit of 50 minutes to complete the quiz. After this the quiz will automatically close and submit.
• The quiz covers the content from weeks 1 to 8 (lectures, tutorials, readings, etc.).
• It is mandatory that you complete the quiz in the tutorial classroom.
• A online (zoom) session will be organised for DST students in which they will have to perform the quiz under the supervision of the unit coordinator.
• Late submissions will not be accepted unless a formal extension request has been submitted and approved as per CQU Policy.

• Each question will earn 0.5 marks except the CPA calculation question which will earn 1 mark.
• There will be no penalty for incorrect answers.

Task Description
Strong evidence is presented in the literature of a positive correlation between well-functioning project teams and project success. This assessment item aims at not only evidencing learning on a given topic but also students' ability to function well in a team.

This assessment requires students to work in a team of 3 to 4 students, produce an academic report on an approved project management topic and deliver a classroom/virtual (DST students) presentation. Teams are formed in the early weeks of the term and topics are chosen from different areas of project management listed in the assessment specification. Teams and topics must be approved by the respective tutors by week 5.

Students that are not part of a team by week 5 will be allocated a team by their tutor and will have to abide by their decision. No change in team membership can be allowed once groups are formed as that would affect team performance.

Students must form teams with students from the same tutorial class. DST students are encouraged to work in a team as well but may apply to work individually should circumstances prohibit effective team formation.

The assessment consists of:
 
Part A (30%): Written report and PowerPoint slides (Due in week 10)

• A 4000-word academic report on the chosen topic, including a team critical reflection on the team experience using the Tuckman model of forming, storming, norming, and performing. The critical reflection must consist of a contribution from each team member (Min 250 words per team member).
• A PowerPoint presentation of not more than 15 content slides summarising the key findings of the report.

Part B (10%): Artefact submission (Due in week 10)

• In addition to the report and PowerPoint slides submission, you must provide a link to the OneDrive folder at the end of the report where you have stored all your research artefacts. The folder should include relevant materials such as relevant articles, earlier word drafts, communications with team members, meeting minutes, presentation materials, and any other resources you have used or created during the development of report and presentation slides.
• Failure to submit the link to the OneDrive folder will result in zero marks in Part A.
• Based on the resources stored in the OneDrive folder, the marks in Part A may be moderated.

Part C (10%): Oral presentation (during week 11 & week 12) 

• A classroom or virtual presentation (DST students) of the topic by all members of the team, as scheduled by the respective tutors.

Part A: Written report and PowerPoint slides (30 marks)

• Introduction: Clear introduction of the topic, engaging the reader from the outset (3 marks)
• Body: Quality of content, extending the knowledge about project management, level of detail provided, the flow of information, and coherence (5 marks)
• Conclusion: Summarising the key points and formulating your own conclusions (3 marks)
• Evidence of comprehension: Students' opinions, and contextualization of concepts through experience and/or examples (4 marks)
• Format: Clarity of expression, structure, and grammar of an academic standard (3 marks)
• Referencing: Correct referencing of sources and correlation with in-text citations (3 marks)
• A PowerPoint presentation as per the assessment specification of not more than 15 content slides summarizing the key findings (5 marks)
• A written critical reflection on the team experience by all team members, using the Tuckman model of forming, storming, norming, and performing (4 marks)

Part B: Artefact submission (10 marks)

• Inclusion and organisation of complete relevant research artefacts in the OneDrive folder. Artefacts are genuine and original as a result of student own work and effort.

 Part C: Oral presentation (10 marks)

A classroom or virtual presentation (DST students) of the topic by all members of the team, as scheduled by the respective tutors (marks allocated individually to each group member)