Evidence of information collection for planning and ability to make sound assumptions 15% Information clearly verified and source stated clearly. A comprehensive and detailed assumptions log is created Structure, formatting and organization of the report 15% Clear and logical structure and organization with headings and subheadings, Clear formatting and excellent professional writing

Criteria Weightage HD Clear explanation and analysis of the context to undertake planning in the respective knowledge area 15% Excellent explanation and of the context and excellent analysis of opportunities, constraints, risks and assumptions in undertaking planning Demonstration of clear understanding of the theoretical aspects of the respective knowledge area and project management standards and best practices 15% Excellent demonstration of the knowledge in the project management knowledge area through relevant research, understanding of tools and techniques currently practiced Demonstration of application on project management principles and governance on specific knowledge areas undertaken by the correct use of tools, techniques, methods and documents 40% Excellent level of judgement, relevance and accuracy demonstrated in application of tools, techniques, methods and documents applicable to the project

• A penalty of 5% will be imposed for each day for the late submissions. Student will not be able to upload the files after 5 days from the due date. File submission through emails is not accepted. • It is recommended to make any consideration on special consideration and assignment extension requests 48 hour prior to the deadline. Requests made after that would require the first submission to be made before the deadline and a revised submission to be made on the approved date. • Students are expected to provide self and peer evaluation feedback to Assessment Task 1 in SPARK+. Please refer to the document provided in the Assignment folder on Self & Peer Evaluation for Assessment Task 1.

• There must be a Reference Section (Bibliography) in your submission. Marks will be deducted if it is omitted, not suitably formatted, or lacking relevant citations. Use a suitable referencing style such as the IEEE or Harvard Style or similar. (IEEE is preferred) • Online and in-person resources and materials are available from Student Life for all students to assist with assignment writing and referencing skills. Student Life also provides online and in-person resources to assist with understanding plagiarism and how to avoid producing it in your academic work.

• Read the Assessment Criteria provided in Appendix 3 for guidance on how this assignment will be marked. Make sure that any analysis you present is your own – not simply a summary of what is presented in source or reference materials. Your submission is a proposed project plan (and not a full project report). • The submitted report file format must be in PDF and make sure your submission is made with in the respective group folder. • Clear presentations of work is expected. A well-structured text- based format with the report layout consisting of a few sections of text (with section headings) is the minimum standard.

The following are submission requirements for all student teams. • A submission coversheet should be provided (Sample cover sheet in Appendix 1). • More details as to how your work should be distributed among group members is stated as Appendix 2. • The report should have a clear structure and headings and subheading must be used. Numbering of headings is required. • You should use an appropriate academic writing style and include a list of references. Refer to Deakin’s Guide to Assignment Writing and Referencing, available online from Student Life, for assistance on appropriate report styles and referencing. Failure to include referencing section with evidence and sources of information will have a penalty of 10% will be imposed.

• Evidence of group work: You may not need to include all the meeting documentation at this point. • Each submission (individual) should start with a brief description of the project and should include a write up on your role, responsibilities and importance of your role in achieving the project’s objectives • All contributions from the members should align with to cater to the same project objectives

• This assignment is to be completed and submitted by each team member. When put together, all the four submissions from a team should form a concise and coherent project brief (however you do not need to submit this combined document at this stage). The quality of the individual submission and all the submission from a team will be the reflection of synergy in the team. It is highly recommended that before the submission, the whole team should meet and go through the work of other team members to ensure that everything is fitting well asper the team’s project. • Length: The total length of the report is expected to be 1000-1500 words in text and supporting figures, tables and charts (Including the assumptions log, excluding appendices and references)

This assignment has been devised to allow students to demonstrate progress towards achieving the following unit learning outcomes: • ULO1 – Demonstrate knowledge of engineering project management issues such as: the constraints of project management; the project management knowledge areas and process groups, as specified in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK); the project life cycle, all as related to engineering • ULO3 – Demonstrate knowledge of engineering project management tools and techniques such as: Work breakdown structures (WBS), planning, budgeting and MS Project Students are encouraged to review all other learning outcomes to discover additional learning opportunities which will increase the quality of their submission and final results.

This assignment is an individual submission for each team member. However, to complete the assignment, a high level of communication, commitment and coordination, brain storming is required within your team. Your team will engage in an engineering project with a client. Your client can be a company, industry, government or semi-government organization, or a person with an engineering problem. This task provides opportunities to enable you to work with real world problem and develop your professional competencies while working with project stakeholders and professionals. As an individual; and a member of a Project Team, each of you have to perform a task and submit it as an individual submission. The task is described in detail in the following sections.