Introduction (to report)
Situational
Analysis of Case Study Organisation showing
appropriate, logical analysis of secondary data including industry trends and
leading to Problem
Identification – a raising of the various issues identified by the situational
analysis. Your primary data collection could go here to
support the problem identification with (for example) customer or stakeholder
views/input.
Possibilities
(Options) – showing awareness that there are a
number of possible approaches. This section would include an assessment
of the various approaches and justification for the approach chosen.
Students should choose an appropriate model/theory (CBA, Business Case, SAF) to
assess the options. This section could also include
primary data, showing how it contributed to the selection of the appropriate
project. Risk Assessment and Stakeholder Analysis may also feature here
as tools to justify the approach taken.
Specific
Project - Explanation of the overall project
including the Detailed Plan of Action (use of appropriate tools or the
principles of the appropriate tools - WBS, CPA, Gantt chart, Resource Planning
charts). This section would include aim and objectives, risk assessment,
stakeholder analysis, and a detailed plan of action to enable the organisation
to understand exactly what action is required.
Conclusion (to
report)
Reference List
Appendices (list
each appendix with number and title in the Contents Page)
Marks
will be allocated in the following way and a rubric will be used in the
marking.
Section |
Weighting |
Approx. wordcount |
Introduction |
5% |
250 |
Situational Analysis and Problem
Identification |
20% |
1000 |
Possibilities (Options) |
20% |
1000 |
Specific Project and Detailed
Plan of Action |
40% |
2000 |
Conclusion |
5% |
250 |
Presentation |
10% |
Flow, style, structure, spelling and grammar,
accurate referencing. |
The
words in your Title Page, Executive Summary, Contents Page and
Appendices are not counted towards your total.
You
have 10% leeway either way with the total 4000-5000 wordcount.
Diagrams and charts are regarded
as equivalent to the number of words
otherwise occupying that space (therefore a one page diagram is
c. 300 words, a half-page c.150 words).
You
should think carefully about what to put in your main report and in the
appendices. Supporting information can go in the appendices (plans,
charts, transcripts, coded transcript, diagrams) but you will want to draw key
points out into the main text, not simply refer to the appendices.
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