Project Management Practice

Assessment Information/Brief 2021-22
To be used for all types of assessment and provided to students at the start of the module.
Information provided should be compatible with the detail contained in the approved module
specification although may contain more information for clarity.
Module title Project Management Practice
CRN 54071/54075
Level 7
Assessment
title Coursework
Weighting
within module
This assessment is worth 100% of the overall module mark.
Submission
deadline date
and time
4pm, Friday 13th May 2022 (UK)
For coursework assessments only: students with a Reasonable Adjustment Plan
(RAP) should check their RAP to see if an extension to this submission date has
been agreed.
Module
Leader/Assess
ment set by
Dave Dalton
Email: d.r.dalton@salford.ac.uk
Tel: 0161 2953845
How to submit You should submit your assessment electronically via Turnitin as a Microsoft
Word formatted file by 4pm Friday 13th May 2022.
Please ensure you include your student roll number and not your name on your
submission on the cover sheet.
Assessment
task details and
instructions
Construction North West has recently been awarded a £18m project in Little
Hutton, Salford. For the construction of a new 750-place secondary school to
replace for an existing 1960s building which is to be demolished. The current
school building will remain fully operational during the new build process,
eliminating the need for temporary teaching accommodation. Construction will
be undertaken in three phases so that pupils and teaching staff can be
transferred into the new building in early 2024 following which, demolition of
the old building can then take place with completion anticipated in the summer
of 2025
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The new school will consist of teaching space for 750 pupils and 180 staff,
and constructed using modern methods including the need to be fully
electric powered, supported by roof mounted photovoltaic panels which
will provide renewable energy.
Regional director of Construction North West, said: “Thanks to the MMC
framework, collaborative working has shaped our success and progress to
date, already resulting in substantial adaptations of the original building
design to enhance the potential for community use and sports provision.
“This is going to be a new environmentally-friendly environment for both
teaching and learning to take place and will provide an enormous boost to
the local community.”
With sustainability embedded in its design, the project forms part of a DfE
pilot scheme to deliver a building that is Net Zero Carbon in operation.
Figure 1 Architects view.
Tasks
You have been appointed as the Project Manager for the project and your CEO
has asked for a strategic report that satisfies the following:
1. Critically evaluate the risk management process and develop a risk register
and associated matrices to both identify and perform a risk analysis for
dealing with the project and environmental impact of the proposed project
including the demolition of the existing school. A minimum number of 12 (6
each) risk issues should be identified and justified.
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2. The need to ensure quality throughout the project is essential. Critically
analyse quality management systems and processes and develop a Quality
Management Strategy (QMS) for the project.
3. Based on existing literature critically analysis Value Management in relation
to the project and make recommendation to the client on feasible solutions
which may be adopted to give the best Value for Money. (VfM)
4. To improve the performance, innovation is essential (Ernstsen et al., 2021).
Critically discuss any two technologies of your choice, showing how they
can be used on this project at any point in the asset life cycle, to improve
sustainability,
Please note the following:
 The report should focus on analysing of existing research by other
people. 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 6th (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 Calibri, font size 14 and the lines spacing
should be 1.15. Your report should have a cover sheet (identifying the module,
the date, the student’s roll number). The total number of words included in the
main body of the essay should be specified in the cover page. The report should
be clearly structured and presented by using relevant headings and subheadings where necessary. A brief introduction, conclusion and a Reference List
should be included. The inclusion of a Bibliography is optional.
Knowledge and
Understanding
Assessed intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this assessment, you will be able to:
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;
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Practical,
Professional or
Subject Specific
Skills
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 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 processes and identify and document
learning/lessons learned for improved future project performance
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;
Module Aims 1. Develop systematic understanding of knowledge and critical awareness of
construction management practice issues.
2. Demonstrate knowledge of health, safety and welfare issues and the legal
regulations for managing these on construction projects.
3. Develop a critical awareness of the role of standards and quality in
successful project delivery and handover.
4. Demonstrate a practical understanding of the techniques used to manage
risk and value on projects.
5. Demonstrate a practical understanding of the tools and techniques for
assessing the environmental impact of construction projects
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Word count/
duration (if
applicable)
The essay should be at least 3000 words minimum and a maximum of 3500
words excluding words in the cover sheet, figures, tables, reference list,
bibliography (if any) and appendices (if any).
Penalties for exceeding word count/ duration Not applicable.
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.
Feedback
arrangements
You can generally expect to receive marks and feedback forms on Blackboard
15 working days after the submission deadline. You will need to log into the full
site to access the written feedback form.
You will receive an email as soon as the marks and feedback forms will be
available on Blackboard. In case, after receiving the email, you do not
find/cannot open the feedback form, you should contact the module tutor
(Dave Dalton), via email to request a copy of your feedback form. Please
remember that feedback is about far more than the mark you receive. The
mark reflects the quality of the specific assignment. The comments in the
feedback form, however, are designed to help you reflect upon and improve
your performance more generally. Please take the time to consider your
feedback carefully.
Formative feedback will be provided during the coursework consultation
session and via draft review. The lecturer will be available to review your
coursework via email, you will receive a reply within five working days. The
deadline to show a draft of your work to the module lecturer is one week
before the submission deadline. Drafts to be reviewed should be sent to the
lecturer via email.
Support
arrangements
 Support will be available during the coursework consultation session.
Information on the assignment will be provided and specific questions
will be answered/discussed.
 The module tutor can be contacted via email regarding any aspect of
the assignment. A reply can be expected within 3 working days, if you
do not receive a reply please email again stating that the email is a
second request for support.
 Drafts will be reviewed via email. It is your responsibility to send a draft
to the lecturer within the specified timeframe.
 Further information is available under Assessment on Blackboard (e.g.
referencing guidelines).
askUS
The University offers a range of support services for students through askUS.
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Good Academic
Conduct and
Academic
Misconduct
Students are expected to learn and demonstrate skills associated with good
academic conduct (academic integrity). 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
https://www.salford.ac.uk/library/skills-for-learning.
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. You can find out how to avoid
academic misconduct here.
Assessment
Information
Personal
Mitigating
Circumstances
Personal
Tutor/Student
Progression
Administrator
If you have any questions about assessment rules, you can find further
information in Blackboard in the Assessment Support area.
If personal mitigating circumstances may have affected your ability to complete
this assessment, you can find more information about personal mitigating
circumstances procedure here.
If you have any concerns about your studies, contact your Personal Tutor or
your Student Progression Administrator.
Assessment
Criteria
You should look at the assessment criteria to find out what we are specifically
looking at during the assessment.
Item Mark
Critical evaluation of the risk management process and detail of the
risk register and risk analysis overall mitigations strategies.
20%
Critically analyse quality management systems and processes
and develop a Quality Management Strategy (QMS) for the
project.
15%
Critically analysis Value Management in relation to the project
and make recommendation to the client
20%
Critically discuss any two technologies, showing how they can
be used on this project.
20%
Quality of Introduction and Conclusion 10%
Depth and breadth of study/extent of research 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)
15%
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MARKING SCALE
At Level 7 the following marking scale shall be used:
Extremely Poor 0% – 9%
Fail
Very Poor 10% – 19%
Poor 20% – 29%
Inadequate 30% – 39%
Unsatisfactory 40% – 49%
Satisfactory 50% – 59% Pass
Good 60% – 69% Merit
Very Good 70% – 79%
Excellent 80% – 89% Distinction
Outstanding 90% – 100%
Extremely Poor 0%-9% Assignments in this mark range will 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%-
19%
Assignments in this mark range will 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.
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Poor 20%-
29%
Assignments in this mark range will
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 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%-
39%
Assignments in this mark range will be
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
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sources. Inadequate use of citations and/or
reference style will be evident as well as major
omissions or unnecessary issues.
Unsatisfactory 40%-
49%
Assignments in this mark range will not be
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
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%-
59%
Assignments in this mark range will
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
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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 citations to
support discussion and/or reference style will
need improvements. Some assumptions will be
stated.
Good 60%-
69%
Assignments in this mark range will
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%-
79%
% Assignments in this mark range will
demonstrate very good clarity of focus and
include most of what is important. Very good
understanding of the topics requested in each
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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 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% –
89%
Assignments in this mark range will
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
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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%-
100
Assignments in this mark range will
demonstrate outstanding clarity of 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.
In Year
Retrieval
Scheme
Your assessment is eligible for in year retrieval. If you are eligible for this
scheme, you will be contacted shortly after the feedback deadline.
Reassessment If you fail your assessment, and are eligible for reassessment, you will need to
resubmit on or before TBA. For students with accepted personal mitigating
circumstances for absence/non submission, this will be your replacement
assessment attempt.