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ASSESSMENT COVER SHEET
Programme Intake: ADBS/HDBS Nov 2024
Module: Project Management
I amaware that cheating and plagiarism will not be tolerated, and I declare that this is all my own work.
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Submission Date:15 Dec 2024
Assessor’s decision and comments on this assessment
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Mr. Toh Yew Soon |
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Assessor’s marks summary:
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Task 1 |
20 |
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Task 2 |
30 |
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50 |
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ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS STUDIES HIGHER DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS STUDIES
Individual Assignment
This assignment is weighted at 50% of overall assessment for thismodule
INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS
1. Students are required to ensure that submission in the form of a written report inMS Word format.
2. The written report must include the Assessment Cover Sheet as provided, findings for the task, diagrams, illustrations, citations and references using the Harvard Referencing System and appendix (if any).
3. Name your report using this format:PM Your Full Name (Eg. PM Toh Yew Soon)
4. Report shall be typed written in Arial font size 12 with 1.15 line spacing, 1 inch margin and proper pagination (page x of y).
5. Deadline for submission of the softcopy written report to Canvaswith the Assessment Cover Sheet shall be on15th December 2024 by 10pm.
6. Late submission shall have a 20% deduction of marks per day.
7. If you are caught plagiarizing or cheating, your grade could be reduced to a Fail grade or in worst case will be given zero for the grade.
Project Management
Individual Assignment:
Task 1 (20 marks)
Search online or offline job advertisements for aProject Manager role from a firm operating in (1)Singapore or (2)you home country or (3)any other Asian country.
(a) Present the job advertisement asONE (1) picture* in your MS Word report.
*Requirements of the picture:
1. It should show the (a) name of the firm, (b) the job title and most importantly (c) job descriptions.
2. Other information such as salary, address and job requirements are to be removed/cropped.
3. Merge the relevant parts of the job advertisement intoONE (1) picture
4. Ensure the wordings of the picture are clear and readable. (6 marks)
(b) Based on the job advertisement presented in part (a), discussTHREE (3) main roles of the project manager job position. [Word limit: 100 – 150 words] (9 marks)
(c) Assuming you have graduated with an Advanced Diploma in Business Studies with 3 years’ working experience. Would you apply for this job? Provide your reasons. [Word limit: 50 – 100 words]
(5 marks)
Task 2 (30 marks)
You are managing a project for firm DDG in the retail industry. The project consists of eleven (11) activities and their durations are summarised in the following table.
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Activity |
Immediate Predecessor (s) |
Duration (Weeks) |
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A |
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2 |
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B |
A |
3 |
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C |
B |
5 |
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D |
B |
4 |
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E |
C |
6 |
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F |
D |
3 |
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G |
D |
8 |
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H |
E, F |
4 |
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J |
G |
5 |
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K |
H, J |
2 |
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L |
K |
3 |
Apply the Critical Path Method (CPM) and address the following tasks:
(i) Present a neat network diagram by indicating the Activity, ES, EF, Duration, Slack, LS and LF clearly. You should adhere to the following drawing convention of the node as taught in class. (22 marks)
(ii) Identify the critical activities. (2 marks)
(iii) What is the expected project duration? (2 marks)
(iv) If activity “H” were to be delayed by 4 weeks, what would be the impact to the project duration? Elaborate. (4 marks)
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