Kent Institute Australia Pty. Ltd.Assessment Brief ABN 49 003 577 302 CRICOS Code: 00161E RTO Code: 90458Version 2: 11th October, 2019 TEQSA Provider Number: PRV12051ASSESSMENT BRIEF COURSE: Bachelor of Information TechnologyUnit:Project Quality and ManagementUnit Code:PAQM321Type of Assessment:Assessment 3 – Content Analysis (Reflective Journal)Length/Duration:3000 wordsUnit LearningOutcomes addressed:Upon successful completion of this unit students should be able to:1. Identify and explain alternative models for information systems projectmanagement and how these can be applied in practice in different styles of globalorganisations3. Discuss the Project Management Body of Knowledge and how this relates to theplanning, scheduling and control of information systems projects and their changemanagement plan4. Explain the need for and the basic principles of professional and ethical softwareand project quality assurance principles in the design and management of a complexinformation systems project5. Identify the objectives of and describe the phases of systems and software testingin the development of an information systems projectSubmission Date:Week 14Assessment Task:Students are required to analyse the weekly lecture material of weeks 1 to 11 andcreate concise content analysis summaries of the theoretical concepts containedin the course lecture slides.Total Mark:50 marksWeighting:Converted to 50% of the unit total marksStudents are advised that submission of an Assessment Task past the due date without a formallysigned approved Assignment Extension Form (Kent Website MyKent Student Link> FORM – AssignmentExtension Application Form – Student Login Required) or previously approved application for otherextenuating circumstances impacting course of study, incurs a 5% penalty per calendar day,calculated by deduction from the total mark.For example. An Assessment Task marked out of 40 will incur a 2 mark penalty for each calendar day. Kent Institute Australia Pty. Ltd.Assessment Brief ABN 49 003 577 302 CRICOS Code: 00161E RTO Code: 90458Version 2: 11th October, 2019 TEQSA Provider Number: PRV12051 More information, please refer to (Kent Website MyKent Student Link> POLICY – Assessment Policy &Procedures – Student Login Required) ASSESSMENT DESCRIPTION:Students are required to analyse the weekly lecture material of weeks 1 to 11 and create concisecontent analysis summaries of the theoretical concepts contained in the course lecture slides.Where the lab content or information contained in technical articles from the Internet or books helpsto fully describe the lecture slide content, discussion of such theoretical articles or discussion of thelab material should be included in the content analysis.The document structure is as follows (3000 Words):1. Title Page2. Introduction (100 words)3. Background (100 words)4. Content analysis (reflective journals) for each week from 1 to 11 (2750 words; 250 words perweek):a. Theoretical Discussioni. Important topics coveredii. How understanding of each topic is important for managing the projectsuccessfully in industry?b. Interpretations of the contentsi. What are the most important/useful/relevant information about the content?c. Outcomei. What have I learned from this?5. Conclusion (50 words)Your report must include:• At least five references, out of which, three references must be from academic resources.• Harvard Australian referencing for any sources you use.• Refer to the Academic Learning Skills student guide on Referencing.ASSESSMENT SUBMISSION:This assignment should be submitted online in Moodle through Turnitin.The assignment MUST be submitted electronically in Microsoft Word format. Other formats may notbe readable by markers. Please be aware that any assessments submitted in other formats will beconsidered LATE and will lose marks until it is presented in Word.For assistance please speak to our Academic Learning Skills Coordinators, in Sydney(als_syd@kent.edu.au) or in Melbourne (als_mel@kent.edu.au). They can help you withunderstanding the task, draft checking, structure, referencing and other assignment-related matters.GENERAL NOTES FOR ASSESSMENT TASKSContent for Assessment Task papers should incorporate a formal introduction, main points andconclusion.Appropriate academic writing and referencing are inevitable academic skills that you must developand demonstrate in work being presented for assessment. The content of high quality work presentedby a student must be fully referenced within-text citations and a Reference List at the end. KentKent Institute Australia Pty. Ltd.Assessment Brief ABN 49 003 577 302 CRICOS Code: 00161E RTO Code: 90458Version 2: 11th October, 2019 TEQSA Provider Number: PRV12051strongly recommends you refer to the Academic Learning Support Workshop materials available onthe Kent Learning Management System (Moodle). For details please click the linkhttp://moodle.kent.edu.au/kentmoodle/mod/folder/view.php?id=3606 and download the file titled“Harvard Referencing Workbook”. This Moodle Site is the location for Workbooks and informationthat are presented to Kent Students in the ALS Workshops conducted at the beginning of eachTrimester.Kent recommends a minimum of FIVE (5) references in work being presented for assessment. Unlessotherwise specifically instructed by your Lecturer or as detailed in the Unit Outline for the specificAssessment Task, any paper with less than five (5) references may be deemed not meeting asatisfactory standard and possibly be failed.Content in Assessment tasks that includes sources that are not properly referenced according to the“Harvard Referencing Workbook” will be penalised.Marks will be deducted for failure to adhere to the word count if this is specifically stated for theAssessment Task in the Unit Outline. As a general rule there is an allowable discretionary variance tothe word count in that it is generally accepted that a student may go over or under by 10% than thestated length.GENERAL NOTES FOR REFERENCINGReferences are assessed for their quality. Students should draw on quality academic sources, such asbooks, chapters from edited books, journals etc. The textbook for the Unit of study can be used as areference, but not the Lecturer Notes. The Assessor will want to see evidence that a student is capableof conducting their own research. Also, in order to help Assessors determine a student’sunderstanding of the work they cite, all in-text references (not just direct quotes) must include thespecific page number(s) if shown in the original. Before preparing your Assessment Task or owncontribution, please review this ‘YouTube’ video (Avoiding Plagiarism through Referencing) by clickingon the following link: link: http://moodle.kent.edu.au/kentmoodle/mod/folder/view.php?id=3606A search for peer-reviewed journal articles may also assist students. These type of journal articles canbe located in the online journal databases and can be accessed from the Kent Library homepage.Wikipedia, online dictionaries and online encyclopaedias are acceptable as a starting point to gainknowledge about a topic, but should not be over-used – these should constitute no more than 10% ofyour total list of references/sources. Additional information and literature can be used where theseare produced by legitimate sources, such as government departments, research institutes such as theNational Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), or international organisations such as theWorld Health Organisation (WHO). Legitimate organisations and government departments producepeer reviewed reports and articles and are therefore very useful and mostly very current. The contentof the following link explains why it is not acceptable to use non-peer reviewed websites (Why can’t Ijust Google?): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N39mnu1Pkgw(Thank you to La Trobe University for access to this video).MARKING GUIDE (RUBRIC):Your answers for the final examination questions will be assessed as per the following marking criteria.Please read carefully each section/level and marks weightage. Marking CriteriaMarksTheoretical discussion and interpretations are done based onreferences and lecture slides20 MarksLearning outcome is well explained in all weeks20 Marks Kent Institute Australia Pty. Ltd.Assessment Brief ABN 49 003 577 302 CRICOS Code: 00161E RTO Code: 90458Version 2: 11th October, 2019 TEQSA Provider Number: PRV12051 Presentation (Title Page, Table of contents, Proper layout withheadings and sub headings where necessary, no grammatical errors,reads well)5 MarksCited references5 MarksTotal marks for content analysis assignment50 Marks
