Industrial Project Management

Industrial Project Management (MECH 0015)-Fall 19- Assig 2 QP

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Instructions • Include the relevant citations (in-text) and references (at the end)

• Marks will be awarded for the content written in your own words

• If two or more documents contain duplicate information, marks will be deducted as per plagiarism policy (For

more information please refer to the instructions attached).

• Explain your notations and steps explicitly and clearly.

• Marking scheme will consider not only the correctness of your answers but also the clarity of your explanations.

Objective: This module is aimed to equip students with the knowledge and capabilities to work within or lead a project

team.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Define the aim and objectives of a project, and explain how to build and develop a project team within an organisation.

2. Assess the viability of a project, and design a system for project financial management and budgetary control.

3. Identify uncertainties and risks of a project, assess the impact and probability of their occurrence, and define strategies for controlling them.

4. Explain the need for good contract practice, define a contract strategy, and outline the legal and operational principles of contracts.

5. Plan and control activities and resources in the execution of a project. Monitor progress of the project.

6. Define an evaluation framework for a project and critically appraise the various project management techniques and principles from a practical perspective.

Assignment 2 – Fall 2019

Module: MECH 0015 (Industrial Project Management) ID NUMBER

Level: 3 Max. Marks: 100

Session: A & B

Industrial Project Management (MECH 0015)-Fall 19- Assig 2 QP

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QUESTION 1

Discuss (4) FOUR categories of skills that should be considered in the selection of a project manager. (Meredith

and Mantel, 2010). [20 marks]

QUESTION 2

Explain in detail the PM’s responsibilities toward the project team members. (Meredith and Mantel, 2010).

[20 marks]

QUESTION 3

Describe the project goals that most important during the project life cycle stages. (Meredith and Mantel,

2010). [30 marks]

QUESTION 4

Project managers must be generalists rather than specialists. Yet, team members need to have more

specialized and have technical skills. Can a generalist manage a team of specialists effectively? (Meredith and

Mantel, 2010).

[30 marks]

Note: The final marks will be given after presenting of your assignment. Total marks [100 Marks]

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Plagiarism Policy

Plagiarized documents, in parts or whole, submitted by the students will be rejected.

For the first offense of plagiarism, a student enrolled in an undergraduate program is penalized with a deduction of

25% of the maximum marks on the assessment as per the plagiarism policy statement and is allowed to re‐submit

the work once, within a week‘s period. The student has the right to appeal against the decision made, to the

respective Program Coordinator. A further appeal on the decision taken may be made to the Head of the

concerned department. If the student is not satisfied wi th the decisions taken by the department, s/he can appeal

to the Plagiarism Appeals Committee.

For the second offense of plagiarism against the student, (committed in any semester after the semester of the

student‘s first offense of plagiarism in the tenure of the student in the undergraduate program), the student is

awarded zero in the assessment where the plagiarized content was found. The student is not allowed to re‐submit

the assessment. The student has the right to appeal against the decision made to the respective Program

Coordinator. A f urther appeal on t h e decision taken may be made to the Head of the concerned department.

If the student is not satisfied wi th the decisions taken by the department, s/he can appeal to the Plagiarism

Appeals Committee.

Repeated offenses of plagiarism by the student (more than two times) are dealt with as per the college policy on

Academic Dishonesty as mentioned in the Student Handbook (6.2).

All decisions on plagiarism related offenses will be communicated to the student by the respective module

instructors, using routine channels of communication with students, currently used by the college, preferably on the

same day the charges are confirmed or the very next working day.

The student has the right to appeal against the decision informed by the module instructor to the respective

Program Coordinator. A f urther appeal on t h e decision taken may be made to the Head of the concerned

department. If the student is not satisfied with the decisions taken by the department, he/she can appeal to the

Plagiarism Appeals Committee.

In certain cases, the student may be required to appear for an interview with the module instructor, if deemed

necessary.

The maximum time limit given to a student to raise appeal against the charges of plagiarism is two working days,

including the day on which the matter is informed to the student. It is preferable that the appeals are made

on the same day of the college on which the student is informed of the issue. All appeals must be made during

regular working hours of the college.

Late Submission

Penalty for late proposal submission ‐ 5% of the maximum mark specified for the assessment will be deducted for

each working day.

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Student Declaration for Coursework

(To be scanned and attached with coursework report after signing)

I/We confirm that this submission is part of a coursework (as chosen below) undertaken in semester

_____________________________________ towards completion of the following module:

Module Name and Code: _____________________________________________________________________________

(Please tick the correct choice below)

Individual Assignment or Case Study

Group Assignment or Case Study/Mini Project (in this case, all members have to sign below in space

provided)

I/We declare that the coursework report submitted by me/us is original, duly written by me/us and has not been

copied in part or in whole from any other source except where duly acknowledged. All use of previously

published work (from books, journals, magazines, internet sources etc.) has been acknowledged within the main

report to an item in the References or Bibliography lists. I/we also agree that an electronic copy of this report

may be stored and used for the purposes of plagiarism prevention and detection.

I/We also acknowledge that I am/we are aware of MEC Student Academic Integrity Policy and Research Ethics and

Biosafety Policy and the disciplinary action that shall be taken in case of violation of the policies. Further, in case of

group work each of us in the group are equally responsible for the group component and liable for application of

penalty on policy violation.

Student ID, Name and Sign: _____________________________________________________________

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Date: _______________________________________________

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coursework Form Author/Department

Head, Centre for

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