PROJECT MANAGEMENT SELCTED TOPIC - Information Technology

Assessment 1 details and instructions Assessment 1: Individual Discussion Engagement

This assessment aims to target your prior knowledge (including the first three-four weeks in this subject) to evaluate your understanding of the role of project management in critical sectors. Please follow the steps carefully to understand how to address the issues and challenges posed in this assessment task.

Step 1 SELCTED TOPIC - Information Technology

Step2. Address the following 4 questions based on your selected sector.

1) What is project management and who is a project manager? (approx. 250 words)

2) How does project management contribute to your selected sector? (approx. 250 words)

3) Describe the most recent trends in project management in your selected sector? (only two trends - approx. 250 words)

4) How do you think project teams must prepare themselves to encounter such trends? (approx. 250 words)

Requirements

You must select only one sector. To address each question, you must use two different peer-reviewed references. We expect you to have a total number of 8 different references. Referncing style: APA style. Make sure you read the Assessment 1 marking criteria carefully before you start your work. Communication skills are important, so proofread your work carefully before you submit it. The standard of your writing will affect your mark. Writing style: Report format Use Third-Person Language. We treat Academic Integrity in this subject very seriously. Make sure you check this link prior to submitting your work:

CRITERIA A: Excellent (> 80 %)

Knowledge and Discussions (40% of total mark) Excellent use of relevant theories, concepts, terms and definitions and literature review relating to the topic. Excellent discussion by using valid, relevant and effective examples. Relevant evidence of a high level of independent research (reasoning and logic in academic research) (32-40

Analyses on the selected case (30% of total mark) Evidence of a high level of independent research (using information beyond that provided in the subject) to address issues and challenges in the selected case. Great attempt to theoretically justify and address the role of PM in the selected case. (24-30 marks)

References & citations (15% of total mark) Choosing and using highly relevant peer-reviewed references. Pay strong attention to citations within the text based and referencing style. (12-15 marks

Presentation, structure and clarity (15% of total mark) Excellent clarity in the text, presentation and structure in outlining and addressing key issues within the limited words. Very strong logical connection between ideas, sequence and structure. No grammatical mistakes or broken structures. (12-15 marks)