Delivery and Assessment Guide

Delivery and Assessment Guide

Table of Contents

Facilitator and Head Teacher Contact Details 3

Unit of Competency: BSBPMG410 Apply Project Time-Management Techniques 3

Elements 3

Resources 3

Assessment 4

Assessment Task 1: Individual Assignment 4

Assessment Task 2: Quiz 6

Assessment Task 3: Forum postings 7

Additional Assessment Information 8

Appendix A – Assessment Task 1 - Workbook for Apply Project Time Management Techniques 10

Element 1: Assist in the development of project schedules 10

Element 2: Apply agreed schedules 12

Element 3: Participate in assessing time management outcomes 14

Facilitator and Head Teacher Contact Details

Facilitator Name: Alison Roberts

Email Address:

Other contact details: 9942 0234

Head Teacher Name: Deborah Evans, Business Services

Email Address:

Other contact details: 9942 0095

Unit of Competency: BSBPMG410 Apply Project Time-Management Techniques

Elements

Element / Performance Criteria /
1. Assist in developing project schedule / 1.1. Contribute to developing the work breakdown structure with sufficient detail to enable effective planning and control
1.2. Contribute to estimating the duration and effort, sequence and dependencies of tasks to achieve project deliverables
1.3. Assist in using project scheduling tools and techniques to identify schedule impact on project time management, resource requirements, costs and risks
1.4. Contribute to achieving an agreed schedule baseline and communicating the schedule to stakeholders
2. Maintain project schedule / 2.1. Use techniques to measure, record and report progress of activities in relation to agreed schedule
2.2. Record baseline variance between actual and planned progress
2.3. Contribute to forecasting the impact of change on the schedule and analysing options
2.4. Update task status and agreed changes to maintain currency and accuracy of schedule
3. Participate in assessing time-management outcomes / 3.1. Assist in the review of project performance to determine the effectiveness of time management
3.2. Document scheduling and time-management issues and responses to assist in project evaluation

The complete unit of competency is available on the Training.Gov.Au website.

Resources

The following resources are required for this unit:

Resource / Additional Information /
A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge 5th Edition / A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), Newtown Square PA, Project Management Institute, 2013, 5th edition ISBN13: 978-1-935589-67-9
Optional: Project Management in Practice / Project Management in Practice by Pearson, Larson and Gray, McGraw-Hill, 2013, ISBN13: 9781743077238
studEspace (Learning Management System) / Apply Project Time Management Techniques Site at: http://nsfstudEspace.nthsydney.tafensw.edu.au/library/skin/nsi/home.html

Assessment

Task Overview / Due Date / Weighting / Unit of Competency Elements /
1.  Individual Assignment / Refer to your timetable / Satisfactory/ Not Satisfactory / BSBPMG410 Apply Project Time-Management Techniques
2.  Quiz – 15 multiple-choice questions / Refer to your timetable / Satisfactory/ Not Satisfactory / BSBPMG410 Apply Project Time-Management Techniques
3.  Forum postings / Refer to your timetable / Satisfactory/ Not Satisfactory / BSBPMG410 Apply Project Time-Management Techniques

Assessment Task 1: Individual Assignment

Student Instructions

Project Choice

Your selected project must be agreed between you and your facilitator so that its methodology, tools and techniques conform to the performance requirements of each Unit of Competency before you start work on the unit.

You may use the same project for all units in this Course, unless your selected project changes during the Course or cannot conform to the performance requirements of any of the Units of Competency. If either or both of these events occur during your course, you must contact your facilitator to find out what you need to do to continue to satisfy the Course performance requirements and achieve competency.

Your selected project must have:

·  a practical and comprehensive project plan

·  a documented communications strategy

·  a detailed project budget

·  strategic engagement with stakeholders

·  a risk, issues and change-management methodology

·  a quality plan with assurance and control processes

·  a supportive team-based environment.

Note: it is recommended the project be undertaken withinan organisation, business or you are operating as a consultant. If you continue to the Diploma of Project Management this is mandatory and it is a mandatory requirement for certification with the Australian Institute of Project Management.

Workbook

Use the Workbook provided in Appendix A to answer the questions.

All questions in this assignment must be applied to your project (unless otherwise stated) and specific answers (not just theory) are required to show you can apply what you have learnt to your project. You must answer all questions satisfactorily for all questions.

Submission

Note: It is important for project management to show you can meet deadlines.

Assignments will be submitted by uploading documents to the Assignments area in studEspace – electronic copies are required for audit purposes. More than three attachments for a submission will not be accepted. Accepted file types are: MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Project, MS Publisher and PDF. Versions accepted are 2003 onwards.

Feedback and Resubmission
You will receive your feedback within two weeks - you will be notified by email by your facilitator when results are available. You will need to visit this Assignments area in studEspace and down load your feedback.

Where students answers are deemed not satisfactory after the first attempt a resubmission may be requested. If a student has demonstrated consistent effort in the learning of a module then, at the facilitator’s professional discretion, the student may be awarded a resubmission. This resubmission must be made as soon after the initial assessment as possible.

Criteria for competency

To achieve competency in the unit BSBPMG410 Apply project time-management techniques, you are required to demonstrate your knowledge, skills and experience to:

·  contribute to developing the work breakdown structure with sufficient detail to enable effective planning and control

·  assist in developing the project schedule by contributing to estimating the duration and effort, sequence and dependencies of tasks to achieve project deliverables

·  assist in using project scheduling tools and techniques to identify schedule impart on project time management, resource requirements, costs and risks

·  contribute to achieving an agreed schedule baseline and communicating the schedule to stakeholders

·  maintain the project schedule by using techniques to measure, record and report progress of activities in relation to an agreed schedule

·  record baseline variance between actual and planned progress

·  contribute to forecasting the impact of change on the schedule and analysing opertions

·  update task status and agreed changes to maintain currency and accuracy of schedule

·  assist in the review of project performance to determine the effectiveness of time management

·  document scheduling and time management issues and responses to assist with project evaluation.

Assessor Instructions

Assessment Task 1 requires the student to submit evidence in a project to demonstrate that student has the knowledge, skills and experience to apply project time management techniques.

The assessor:

·  checks that each student’s proposed project satisfies the course requirements for the project choice according to the criteria listed in the Project Choice section above

·  advises each student that their project satisfies the course requirements according to the student’s course timetable

·  assesses each student’s work to ensure that their work satisfies the performance criteria for competency listed above in Assessment Task 1

·  completes each student’s assessment within 2 weeks of submission

·  provides feedback as required about the student’s work overall and/or individual task elements in writing

·  requests each student to resubmit their work or components of their work to satisfy the performance criteria for competency as soon as possible after each assessment

·  notifies each student that they are Satisfactory/ Not Satisfactory in writing

·  record each student’s results in EBS.

Assessment Task 2: Quiz

Student Instructions

The Quiz is comprised of 15 multiple-choice questions and is administered by studEspace in the Tests and Tasks area of the Apply Project Time Management Techniques Site. The questions are drawn from the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBoK) and from the Learning Program.

All quizzes are timed to take 30 minutes and be conducted as an open book revision exercise. It should be undertaken as an individual assessment with no student interaction or teacher interaction. Once the time limit is exceeded, the Quiz will save and submit your answers – you need to be careful to complete the quiz in the time given.

You will be allowed two attempts at the Quiz – you must receive at least 16 marks out of 20 for one of these attempts.

Feedback: studEspace will give you your mark on submission.

Assessor Instructions

Assessment Task 2 requires the student to answer questions about project time and submit their answers on the studEspace Apply Project Time Management Techniques site. Answers must demonstrate the student’s application of their time management knowledge to their project management skills and experience.

The assessor:

·  assesses each student’s answers in accordance with the performance criteria for competency listed in Assessment task 1

·  should not accept theoretical answers or answers copied directly from texts without acknowledgement of the text

·  assess each student’s answers and provide feedback within 2 weeks of submission

·  notifies each student that they are Satisfactory/ Not Satisfactory in writing

·  record each student’s results in EBS.

Assessment Task 3: Forum postings

Student Instructions

The purpose of the Forum is to stimulate discussion, and sharing of information/ideas about project management tools and techniques, its challenges and best practice by students and the teacher.

Participation in the forum is mandatory to achieve competency in this unit particularly in relation to your project selected for Assessment Task 1.

You participate in a Forum in the Forums area of the Site in studEspace. Your postings are listed in studEspace.

Performance criteria to achieve competency in Assessment Task 3

To achieve competency in Assessment Task 3:

·  you must open and read a minimum of one (1) other posting about the topic

·  you must post comments and queries about one (1) other postings about the topic

·  you post your answers to specific Forum questions and queries, replies or comments about the topic in accordance with the Unit’s overall performance criteria to achieve competency

·  respond to all postings by your facilitator

·  your postings must be at least three sentences long

·  your postings cannot be limited to a question only. You must include a background and explanation as to why to you are asking a question or query

·  you must explain why you agree or disagree with another person’s posting

·  reflect the type of posting example listed at the beginning of the Forum.

Assessment and Feedback:

Any forum postings will be assessed within two weeks and student notified by email.

Assessor Instructions

Assessment Task 3 requires both assessors and students to participate by posting a response to each question raised in the studEspace Forum. The purpose of the Forum is to enable students to challenge their knowledge and skills and to provide an opportunity for continuous improvement.

The assessor:

·  should respond to each forum posting using a range of question/comment types including a request for clarification, explanation or reliability of assumptions, examples of a student’s reasoning process, alternative viewpoints, possible consequences of poster’s reasoning process

·  assess each student’s postings in terms of satisfying the elements and performance criteria for each unit of competency

·  notifies each student that they are Satisfactory/ Not Satisfactory in writing

·  record each student’s results in EBS.

Additional Assessment Information

Finding out results / Other than from your teacher, unit results may also be accessed using your log-on to Student e-Services. You should have received information about how to register for Student e-Services when you enrolled.
Dispute of Mark/grade / If you do not agree with the grade given for your assessment, you may appeal the assessment decision. You should first discuss the assessment result with your teacher. If you are not satisfied with the outcome of that discussion you can access the appeal process through the staff in the campus administration office.
Reasonable Adjustment / If you have a permanent or temporary condition that may prevent you successfully completing the assessment task(s) you should immediately talk with your teacher about ‘reasonable adjustment’. This is the adjustment of the way you are assessed to take into account your condition and may include providing a support person or extra time. The assessment criteria cannot be altered.
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) / All TAFE students are eligible to apply for credit for previous formal, informal and non-formal learning. Refer to the Training and Education Support website for information about Credit pathways (Articulation, Credit transfer and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). There is also a brochure widely available throughout the campus on RPL.
Policy on Late Assessment / Each case of student absence from an assessment event, or late submission of an assessment event, will be considered by the teacher on an individual basis. Students should endeavour to notify their teacher in advance where an absence will prevent them from attending, or submitting, a planned assessment event (e.g. class test, presentation, project, report, portfolio or assignment). Unexpected absence and/or late submission due to illness, work commitments and/or other unforeseen misadventure MUST be supported by documented evidence (e.g. medical certificate, statements from employers etc.). If you fail to adequately notify and/or explain your absence/late submission penalties may apply as follows:
1.  If a student is late handing in an assessment event the following penalty may apply:
if the assessment event is more than 7 days late the grade is reduced to a Fail/Not Competent for this event.
2.  No penalty will apply if the student has an acceptable reason and negotiates a new date with the teacher before the original due date, or if it is not possible, at the first attendance after the event or within 7 days (whichever is the sooner). The negotiated or revised date will become the due date and the penalty will apply if the assessment event is not submitted by the revised due date. If extension is not accepted the original due date applies and the penalty will be as outlined.
3.  If the student does not attend a class test, presentation or other classroom-based assessment event on a negotiated date, penalty may apply.
4.  Failure in one particular assessment event may not necessarily mean a Fail in the unit. For information about assessment in TAFE please see "Every Student's Guide to Assessment in TAFE NSW" which was offered at enrolment and is available on the TAFE internet site at: https://www.tafensw.edu.au/courses/expectations/assets/pdf/assessment_guide.pdf
Policy on Plagiarism / Definition: Plagiarism involves using the work of another person and presenting it as your own.
A STUDENT WILL BE GUILTY OF PLAGIARISM if they do any of the following in an assignment, or in any piece of work which is to be assessed, without clearly acknowledging their source(s) for each quotation or piece of borrowed material:
a)  copying out part (s) of any document or audio-visual material, including computer–based material;
b)  using or extracting another person’s concepts, experimental results, or conclusions;
c)  summarising another person’s work;
d)  in an assignment where there was collaborative preparatory work, submitting substantially the same final version of any material as another student.

Appendix A – Assessment Task 1 - Workbook for Apply Project Time Management Techniques

Element 1: Assist in the development of project schedules

Task 1: Workbreakdown Structure