BTEC HND in Business

Assignment Specification

Institute Name

: Western College for Management & Technology

Unit Name

: Project Design Implementation and Evaluation

Unit Value

: 20 credits

Unit Code

: L/601/0995

Lecturer

: Janani Thilakarathna

Unit Outcomes:
1. Be able to formulate a project
2. Be able to implement the project within agreed procedures and to specification
3. Be able to evaluate the project outcomes
4. Be able to present the project outcomes

Student Name:

Student No:

Declaration of Authorship
I declare that all materials included in this essay/report/project/dissertation is the end result of my own
work and that due acknowledgement have been given in the bibliography and references to ALL
sources be they printed, electronic or personal.

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Signature

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Date

Tracking Sheet(MentionAfor Achieved &NAfor Not Achieved)

(Office Use only)

Outcome 1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

2.1

2.2

2.3

3.1

3.2

3.3

4.1

4.2

A/NA

Outcome

M1

M2

M3

D1

D2

D3

A/NA

Assessors Signature

_________________

Date ___________________

NOTE: Attach this page as the first page of your assignment

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Notes to Students

Proper format for the assignment should be followed including table of contents,
executive summary, page numbering etc.
Include a last chapter in your report about the limitations of your report and write
any difficulty you faced while collecting data. Critically evaluate your work if
possible.
Give proper evidence of all your activities for completing the tasks e.g. videos,
pictures, visiting cards, or reference letter of personnel from whom data is
collected.
The safety of your assessments is your responsibility. You must not permit
another student access to your work. And upon completion of each task keep a
backup of the work completed by for e.g. keeping a copy in your email inbox etc.
So, that no excuses are put forward on the day of submission.

Plagiarism Policy
WCMT Campus has astrict penalty for plagiarism and the assignment will be
cancelled if the assignment is observed for this.
The definition and scope of plagiarism are presented below:
Plagiarism occurs when a student misrepresents, as his/her own work, the work, written
or otherwise, of any other person (including another student) or of any institution.
Examples of forms of plagiarism include:
The verbatim (word for word) copying of anothers work without appropriate and
correctly presented acknowledgement;
The close paraphrasing of anothers work by simply changing a few words or
altering the order of presentation, without appropriate and correctly presented
acknowledgement;
Unacknowledged quotation of phrases from anothers work;
The deliberate and detailed presentation of anothers concept as ones own.
All types of work submitted by students are covered by this definition, including, written
work, diagrams, designs, drawings and pictures.

Resources Required

General Instructions
Books and online resources can be used of the Campus library and Central Computer
Lab for any assistance. But direct copying from these resources is not allowed.
For the Visits you need to conduct a reference letter could be obtained from the
Campus if necessary and the manager of the organization is welcome to contact the
administration at the college if required
The college has strict penalty for plagiarism and the assignment will be cancelled if the
assignment is observed for this.
Proper referencing should be given in the Harvard Style
All work should be comprehensively referenced and all sources must be
acknowledged fully, this includes books & journals used as well websites visited.
Details such as page numbers, publishers and publication year should also be stated,
in addition to the name of the author(s) and publication. Books, articles and journals
should be the main sources; online sources are allowed up to 15%
The Assignment should have a cover page that has assignment title, assignment
number, course title, unit title, lecturer / tutor name and students name.
Attach all the pages of assignment brief with your report as annexure at the end.
Ensure that statement of authenticity has been signed and attached as the first page
of your report.
Contents sheet (TOC) with a list of all headings and page numbers is must for your
assignment.
Use A4 page size, 12 point Arial or Times New Roman font with 1.5 line spacing.
Your assignment should be word-processed and should not exceed 4500 words in
length (or 20 pages). Exhibits / appendices are outside this limit

 Pages should be numbered (bottom right hand corner)

Spell-check the document and read thoroughly for grammatical errors

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Start of Assignment
Assignment Brief
Anthony is working as a Project Manager for CreativeIdeas which is a small software solution
provider to their customers. Recently he met a Chief Executive Officer in a campus which
offering wide range of qualifications. Now this campus is going to expand and there is a

requirement to have few computerized systems for their operations. He wants couple of systems
such as payroll system, record keeping system, accounting system, Learning Management
system, administrative support system and student registration system to be implemented.

TASKS:
1. Do a literature review of above mentioned systems and outline possible project
specifications of those systems.(LO 1.1, LO1.2, M1.3)
2. According to the Task 1, select a proper system for the above campus and produce a
Software Requirement Specification. (LO 1.3, LO 4.1) you can use the given template to
create your SRS
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1OVERVIEW
1.2PURPOSE
1.3SCOPE
2. GENERAL DESCRIPTION
2.1 PRODUCT PERSPECTIVE
2.2 PRODUCT FUNCTIONS
2.3 USER CHARACTERISTICS
2.4 GENERAL CONSTRAINTS
2.5 ASSUMPTIONS AND DEPENDENCIES
3. FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS
3.2.1 <FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENT OR FEATURE #1>
3.2.2 <FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENT OR FEATURE #2>
3.5 NON-FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS
3.5.1 PERFORMANCE
3.5.2 RELIABILITY
3.5.3 AVAILABILITY
3.5.4 SECURITY
3.5.5 MAINTAINABILITY
3.5.6 PORTABILITY
4. ANALYSIS MODELS
4.1 FLOW CHART
A. APPENDICES

3. Identify business objectives for the selected project and prepare a Project plan (Project charter)
for the proposed solution. (LO 1.4, LO 4.1)
Your project plan should include following chapters;

The objectives of the proposed System

Time schedule

Cost estimations

Risk assessment and mitigation plan

Quality control techniques

The chosen software process model

Intended application software for use

You should include justification based on evaluations carried out for any
decisions/choices made.
4. Using the information in Table 1, assuming that the project team will work a standard working
week (5 working days in 1 week)(LO 2.1, 2.2) and that all tasks will start as soon as possible
Opportunities

Using the table given above, consider the following. (M2.2)

o Draw the CPM (critical path method) graph and determine the critical path of the
project
o Calculate the planned duration of the project in weeks
o Use project evaluation and review technique (PERT)

5. Analyse and interpret relevant outcomes at different stages of project development. (LO 2.3)

6. Discuss the tools and techniques that project managers can use to ensure knowledge and
lessons learned from previous projects are not lost, and can be shared for the benefit of future
projects(LO 3.1)and provide your own justifications to support your answer. (M3.1)
7. Interpret and analyse the expected outcome/results in terms of the original project
specification. (LO 3.2)
8. Prepare a project report covering the entire development process.(LO 4.2,M3.5, D3.4)
Include in your report the following:

Project Proposal

Project Charter

Requirements Specification

Design Specification

Coding

Screenshots

Critical evaluation of the development process and final product

Make recommendations and justify areas for further consideration. (LO 3.3,D1.4)

Appendices if necessary (You can include anything extra that you think may support
your project)

9. Prepare a PowerPoint presentation based on the final project report and present it to your
client. (LO 4.2)

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Assessment Criteria

Possible
evidence

Outcomes/Criteria for PASS

Feedback

LO1 Be able to formulate a project

1.1 formulate and record
possible outline project
specifications

1.2 identify the factors that

contribute to the process of
project selection

Task 1
Do a Literature
Review
(Research) to
select a proper
system for the
client
Task 1

1.3 produce a specification for

the agreed project

Task 2
Produce a SRS
for the selected
system

1.4 produce an appropriate

project plan for the agreed
project

Task 3

LO2 Be able to implement the project within agreed procedures and to

specification
2.1 match resources efficiently
to the project

Task 4

2.2 undertake the proposed

project in accordance with the
agreed specification

Task 4

2.3 organise, analyse and

interpret relevant outcomes

Task 5

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LO3 Be able to evaluate the project outcomes
3.1 use appropriate project
evaluation techniques

Task 6
Use CPM
and PERT
chart

3.2 interpret and analyse the

results in terms of the original
project specification

Task 7

3.3 make recommendations

and justify areas for further
consideration

Task 8

LO4 Be able to present the project outcomes

4.1 produce a record of all
project procedures used

Task 3

4.2 use an agreed format and

appropriate media to present
the outcomes of the project to
an audience.

Task 9

Grade Descriptor for MERIT

Possible evidence

M1 Identify and apply strategies to

find
appropriate solutions

Task 1

M1.3 an effective approach to study

and research has been applied

M2 Select / design appropriate methods /

techniques
M2.2 A range of methods and
techniques have been applied
M3 present and communicate
appropriate findings

Task 4

Task 6

M3.1 The appropriate structure and

approach has been
used

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Grade Descriptor for DISTINCTION

D1

D1.4

D2

Use critical reflection to evaluate

own work and justify valid
conclusions
Realistic improvements have been
proposed against defined
characteristics for subject

Possible evidence
Task 8
Report: shown in the selfreflection section
Recommendations to
further improvement

Take responsibility for managing

and organising activities

Have properly
undertaken following
activities to bring final
D2.2substantial activities, projects or
solution:
1. Plan
investigations have been planned, managed
2. Analysis
and organised
3. Implementing
4. Evaluating
D3
Demonstrate convergent / lateral Solutions have been
/ creative thinking
arrived creatively and
communicate through
D3.4problems have been solved
appropriate methods.

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