standards and standards bodies

Tasks: Using your knowledge gained on CCM2426 write the following guide. . The guide should focus on one of following three sections (and only one – don’t do two or three);

1) Standards
This section must identify the main standards and standards bodies working in your future field of work. The standards bodies may be International, National or Regional or may include specific standard consortium, but they must be the most relevant ones. The standards will include existing ones and ones in development that young professionals in this area should be following. To achieve a high mark for this section you will need to describe how these standards will be of use to support efficiency and creativity.

2) Publications, Conferences and workshops
This section must identify the main sources of information that will be of use to young professionals working in your future field of work, these will include International and National Conferences and workshops and academic and technical publications. To achieve a high mark you will need to describe both how the publications will be of use and also how new sources of information can be identified.

3) National and International Organisations and main companies in the area
This section is designed to help young professionals who have obtained a post with a relevant company. It will enable this person to succeed by providing them with the information they need to know about what the company’s competitors are doing and to keep a track of it. In this section you therefore need to identify and describe the main National and International Organisations and main companies in the area.

Please pick the area of research that you think will be of most benefit to young professionals in your proposed area of work.

Your report will also require an introduction, conclusion and full references.

Notes
1) No separate mark will be awarded for quality of written English; instead the mark for any section will be reduced if the quality of the written English is poor or there are errors in grammar and spelling.
2) Further background information for this task will be provided in class and via email.

Structure of Report

The submitted report must have the following structure:

• Title
• Introduction
• One of the following areas of research
a. Standards
b. Publications, Conferences and workshops
c. National and International Organisations and main companies in the area
• Conclusion and Way Forward
• Referencing

Marking Grid – Creativity and Standards Task

Student Name: Student Number:

Section Maximum Possible Mark Mark Notes
Title and Introduction
10%
Standards
or
Publications, Conferences and workshops
or
National and International Organisations and main companies in the area
60%
Conclusion and way Forward
20%
Referencing
10%
Total 100%

0 % given as work plagiarised If yes – Turnitin score or other evidence

CCM2426 Creativity and Standards Task Marking Scheme
Section Maximum Mark Notes
Title and Introduction
10% This mark is for the title and introduction. The title must make sense and be relevant. The introduction must introduce the report by briefly describing its scope and content. Students who provide vague or irrelevant information will be marked down.

It is assumed that the introduction will be approximately 200 words long. • A maximum of 10 marks will be awarded to students who provide an excellent introduction to the scope of the report
• A mark of 6 to 9indicates that the student has provided a reasonable/good introduction.
• A mark of 1 to 5 indicates that the student has made some attempt to provide a useful introduction.
• A mark of 0 indicates that the student provided no extra useful information that was not present in the description of work.
Standards
or 60%

Remember just pick one of these three topics In this section you need to identify the main standards and standards bodies working in your area. The standards bodies may be International, National or Regional or may include specific standard consortium, but they must be the most relevant ones. The standards will include existing ones and ones in development that you should be following. To achieve a high mark for this section you will need to describe how these standards will be of use to support your efficiency and creativity.

This section should be approximately 700 words long. • A maximum of 60 marks will be awarded to students who provide a well referenced accurate description of five to six relevant standards and standards organisations with a description of how this knowledge will be used (10 marks per standard)
• A mark of 40 to 59 indicates that the student has provided a reasonable/good description.
• A mark of 19 to 39 indicates that the student has written a description which whilst good in part fails to describe sufficient standards or their use.
• A mark of 1 to 19 indicates that the student has made some attempt to provide a useful description.
• A mark of 0 indicates that the student provided no useful information.
Publications, Conferences and workshops
or In this section you need to identify the main sources of information that will be of use to you, these will include International and National Conferences and workshops and academic and technical publications. To achieve a high mark you will need to describe both how the publications will be of use and also how you will identify new sources of information.

This section should be approximately 700 words long. • A maximum of 60 marks will be awarded to students who provide a well referenced accurate description of five to six relevant publications, conferences and workshops and include a description of why these have been chosen with reference to influential individual papers. (10 marks per publication, conference or workshop)
• A mark of 40 to 59 indicates that the student has provided a reasonable/good description.
• A mark of 19 to 39 indicates that the student has written a description which whilst good in part fails to describe sufficient Publications, Conferences and workshops or their use
• A mark of 1 to 19 indicates that the student has made some attempt to provide a useful description.
• A mark of 0 indicates that the student provided no useful information.
National and International Organisations and main companies in the area
In this section you need to identify and describe the main National and International Organisations and main companies in the area.

This section should be approximately 700 words long. • A maximum of 60 marks will be awarded to students who provide a well referenced accurate description of the main organisations and working in this area. This list should include both trade bodies and commercial organisations. The activity of the organisations should be described. (10 marks per organisation or company)
• A mark of 40 to 59 indicates that the student has provided a reasonable/good description.
• A mark of 19 to 39 indicates that the student has written a description which whilst good contains some obvious gaps.
• A mark of 1 to 19 indicates that the student has made some attempt to provide a useful description.
• A mark of 0 indicates that the student provided no useful information.
Conclusion and way forward
20% The conclusion must conclude the above sections and briefly describe how the document could be used and updated.

It is assumed that the conclusion will be approximately 300 words long. • A maximum of 20 marks will be awarded to students who provide an excellent conclusion which identifies the main points and utility of the document.
• A mark of 14 to19 indicates that the student has provided a reasonable/good conclusion with some gaps/errors
• A mark of 8 to 13 indicates that the student has written a conclusion which whilst good in part fails to identify all the main points and utility of the document.
• A mark of 1 to 7 indicates that the student has made some attempt to provide a useful conclusion but that it has major failings/gaps.
• A mark of 0 indicates that the student provided no useful information.
Referencing
10% All of the above sections should cite appropriate references. This mark will be awarded for the quality and variety of the references. The references must be given using the Harvard Reference System. • A maximum of 10 marks will be awarded to students who provide a list of references which is both relevant and that all references are given correctly.
• A mark of 6 to 9 indicates that the student has provided a slightly short list of references or that there are few errors in the referencing.
• A mark of 1 to 5 indicates that the student has provided a short list of references or that there are multiple errors in the referencing.
• A mark of 0 will be given to all students who fail to use the Harvard referencing system or provide no references.
Total 100%

0 % given as work plagiarised Yes/No (Turnitin score)
This report should not be more than 1500 words in length.
Group Project

This coursework is for all students who are currently studying CCM2426

Deadline: This assignment must be submitted electronically via the link on the CCM2426 page by the end of week 21 by one member of your group. Please ensure you tell your laboratory tutor which member will submit.
Details of the group project will be presented in class and on line.

Learning Outcomes: This coursework will enable you to meet the following learning outcomes of the module.
Knowledge
3. Demonstrate an appreciation of all phases of a project life cycle
4. Apply appropriate management strategies and tools to analyse, plan, implement and evaluate a project
5. Determine the main economic and business issues in the development of a product, process or system relevant to the student’s undergraduate programme
6. Exercise judgement to ensure successful project outcomes within the constraints of professional practice
Skills
3. Be able to conduct research effectively under minimal supervision drawing on a wide variety of sources (including libraries, the Internet and electronic catalogues), and be proficient in referencing sources of information
4. Work effectively; co-operatively as a member of a group or project-team
5. Learn effectively for life-long personal and career development.
Objective: This assignment will demonstrate your ability to carry out a group project whilst observing and recording relevant project management practises.

Background and Aim: Details of the group project will be presented in class and on line.

Tasks: Details of the group project will be presented in class and on line.

Notes
1) No separate mark will be awarded for quality of written English; instead the mark for each section will depend on both the quality of the content and the language used.
2) Further background information for this task will be provided in class and via email.

Structure of Report

The submitted report must have the following structure:
• Abstract
• Introduction (including list of group members and their responsibilities)
• Problem Definition or Scenario
• Background and Literature Review
• Detailed Project Management and Literature Review
• Product Evaluation
• Presentation of Results
• Discussion of Results
• Products General Functionality
• Conclusions

GROUP PROJECT REPORT MARKING

1) Group Report marks
These marks will be awarded by the laboratory tutor and will be based on a single report submitted from each group. In addition to the assessed sections it is assumed that the report will contain a number of appendixes including;

1) A reference list (using the Middlesex or Harvard layout).
2) Copies of the minutes of all team meetings (signed by all members who were present).
3) A task assignment table showing who was responsible for and worked on each of the projects tasks.
4) Additional references showing screen shots or similar may be included if required.

PARAMETER
DESCRIPTION MAXIMUM MARK
ABSTRACT The abstract should cover the following five areas;
• Motivation: Why do we care about the problem?
• Problem statement: What problem are you trying to solve?
• Approach: How did you go about solving or making progress on the problem?
• Results: What’s the answer?
• Conclusions: What are the implications of your answer? 5
INTRODUCTION Rather than launching directly into what was done in, it is usual to provide some sort of background information, perhaps elaborating on the aims of the work and its relevance. Some background theory can be placed here, perhaps defining technical terms that are going to be used. The introduction needs to introduce the reader to the report, its context and scope. 5
PROBLEM DEFINITION or PROJECT SCENARIO This section must describe the problem you set out to solve (or the product you aimed to create) and the methodology by which you attempted to solve or create it. It is important to include information on the level of quality that you were attempting to produce. 5
BACKGROUND AND LITERATURE REVIEW This section must describe the context and background of your research problem and of your approach to it. This section must contain sufficient citations (linked to the reference list) to demonstrate the validity of the question and of the research method chosen. Where relevant alternative research methods which have not been chosen must also be described. 10
DETAILED PROJECT MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS AND DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS This section describes how the group worked together to carry out the project. It will include your risk analysis and a description of the project management/planning tools you used including a Gantt chart and Work Breakdown Structure (alternative planning tools may also be used). This section must reference the appendix containing the minutes of your group meetings. 10
PRODUCT EVALUATION (Including DISCUSSION OF METHODS CHOSEN) This section will explain in detail your implementation methodology used to create the product, to ensure its quality and to evaluate the outcome of the project. This section must reference the appendix containing the minutes of your group meetings. 10
PRESENTATION OF RESULTS OBTAINED IN EVALUATIONS,
USE OF TABLES , GRAPHS etc This section should describe the results of the research and any issues identified from the use of the research and planning methodology (including risk analysis). This section must reference the appendixes containing the minutes of your group meetings and the results of your research. 15 (Mark split as appropriate for project)
DISCUSSION OF RESULTS This section should describe what happened or what you found out as a result of your method or methods and of the evaluation.
PRODUCT’S GENERAL FUNCTIONALITY This section should describe the operation of the product in the form of an operation manual. A demonstration of the product can also be used to support this section. 10
CONCLUSIONS WITH CRITICAL REFLECTION:
ON
PROBLEM AS DEFINED AND VALIDITY / PRACTICALITY OF PROPOSED SOLUTION(S)
RESULTS This section needs to briefly describe the main conclusions drawn by the report. It also needs to contain a critical evaluation of the methodologies adopted. 10
LAYOUT AND QUALITY OF REPORT AND QUALITY OF WRITTEN ENGLISH The mark here is for the quality of the report; it will be mainly awarded for the language clarity and readability. 10

2) Group Work mark
PARAMETER
DESCRIPTION Maximum mark
EFFECTIVENESS OF THE GROUP : COHERENCE TEAMWORK PLANNING /DILIGENCE/ MILESTONES These marks will be awarded by the laboratory tutor and will be based on the attendance and participation by the group members in the laboratory classes combined with evidence from the task assignment table and meetings of the minutes.
10
3) Individual Multiplication Factor
The group mark will be adjusted for each individual member according to their contribution. These marks will be awarded by the laboratory tutor and will be based on the attendance and participation by the group members in the laboratory classes combined with evidence from the task assignment table and meetings of the minutes.

The marks will be awarded as following;

1) For any group where all members worked together uniformly (or nearly uniformly) the factor will be 1.
2) For students who did not participate at all the factor will be 0.
3) For students who partially contributed the factor will be between 0 and 1.
4) In the situation where one or two members of the group have carried out nearly all the work a factor of 1.2 may be used.

Individual Project Proposal
(with preparation lectures during Group Project Time).

• Deadline: end of week 24

Before you choose which project to do you need to consider questions such as;

• Why are you here?
• What do you want to do with the rest of you life?
• What are you good at?
• What interests you most?

You can use the answers from the previous handout on choosing a project to help you with this. Once you have selected a project you need to write your individual project proposal and plan. This document will once finished be approximately six pages long and will describe in detail, what you plan to research into, how and why. The proposal can be divided into three sections as follows;

Research question and context
In this section you need to describe what your research aims to do, the objectives that need to be meet to get to the final aim, the context and technical background of the work and also why it is important that this work is carried out. The context section should include the following sub-sections;
3. Problem definition
4. Global Aim
5. Objectives detailing plans and controls
6. Evidence of requirement
7. General Context description

What are you going to create?
In this section you need to describe the research that you are going to carry out to answer your research question, the product (overall description) and deliverables (detailed itemised description) that you will create and the methods you will use to evaluate the product with respect to the research question. The context section should include the following sub-sections;
8. Proposed Research methods explaining choices
9. Brief product description
10. Deliverables; what will be produced
11. How will the Outcome/product be evaluated?

Project Plan and Resources
In this section you need to describe the resources you need, the main reference materials you will use and also produce a project plan. The project plan must include two milestone descriptions and an explanation of what you will do if the project does not go as planned. The context section should include the following sub-sections;
12. Resources
13. Bibliography; (include at least the 2 key books and other essential resources)
14. Total Project Plan; including proposed milestones and contingencies showing the time frame of events

Individual Project Proposal Template for Submissions
CCM2426: INDIVIDUAL PROJECT PROPOSAL

Name: Student ID: Date:
Type of Proposal: Initial / Final
ORIGINATOR: (If this project has been suggested / originated / by a member of staff ) project originators name

1 Introduction to the Module Introduction to the module and First Coursework 1) Introduction to the module
2) The Dependability of Complex Socio-Technical Systems
http://tv.theiet.org/technology/management/socio-technical-systems.cfm
3) Selecting and writing a research question from a research ideas http://www.ece.cmu.edu/~koopman/essays/abstract.html
Activities from Lab class continued.
2 What is a project? Introduction to Project Planning Techniques and First Coursework. Library Training 1) Read and take notes from:
Project management demystified 3rd ed.
Author: Geoff Reiss.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Book available via Middlesex ebooks
Chapter 1) Setting the Stage
Chapter 2) Getting the words in the right order
Chapter 3) Nine Steps to a successful project
Chapter 4) The scope of the project and its objectives
2) Independent viewing of http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rz4o-kR87ls3 First Coursework and Formal Project Management Prince 2 (process-based approach for project management) First Coursework or week one activities continued Read and take notes from;
What is project management?
http://www.apm.org.uk/WhatIsPM
Waterfall to Agile
http://www.executivebrief.com/agile/traditional-project-management-agile-evolving/
Project Management Tools
http://www.projectsmart.co.uk/project-management-tools.html4 First Coursework and Formal Project Management Techniques and Quality Assurance Quality Assurance and formal project management techniques (in addition to Prince 2) 1) First Coursework – further advice and/or feedback
2) Introduce to the Project Smart website? Project Smart is a commercial project management resource with an up-to-date commentary on the latest methodologies and ideas. It also contains a range of tools and templates for download, some of them free. The main website can be found at; http://www.projectsmart.co.uk/
3) The Role of the Project Manager
One of the white papers on the Project Smart website is `ProjectMinds’ Quick Guide To Project Management’ by Manjeet Singh. This book provides step-by-step instructions to the art of project management inspired from the PMI methodology. Please introduce the students to this paper First Coursework
5 Second coursework. Introduction to Second Coursework
Week 4 activities continued. Submit First Coursework
6 Standards and other sources of Best Practise Information
Standards, rules and Regulations 1) Standards and other sources of Best Practise Information
2) Second Coursework. Second Coursework
7 The role of the project manager and the tools they use plus second coursework. The role of the project manager and the tools they use and the Second Coursework 1) Second coursework Second Coursework
8 Risk Management Why do Projects fail? And Risk management. 1) Risk Management
The ebook `Managing project delivery: maintaining control and achieving success’ 1st ed. By Trish Melton, Peter Iles-Smith is available available via Middlesex ebooks. Please review Chapter 6, When Projects Go Wrong. The examples from this book can also be used for a discussion.
2) Risk Management
The ebook Fundamentals of risk management by Author: Paul Hopkin, Publisher: Kogan Page Ltd is available via Middlesex ebooks. Please review Chapter 1, Approaches to Defining Risk
3) Why do projects fail – useful information available from http://www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/infokits/project-management/projects-fail
4) Second Coursework. Second Coursework
9 Group Project Group Project 1) Second coursework
2) Practical arrangements for Group project Second Coursework
10 Group Project Group Project Group Project Submit Second Coursework
11 Project planning plus Group Project Structured project Management 1) Discussion on Prince 2 and other structured project management systems – useful information available from the Project Smart website at http://www.projectsmart.co.uk/prince2-project-management-explained.html (other information which may be of use on this website for the students includes An Introduction to Project Management
http://www.projectsmart.co.uk/introduction-to-project-management.html)
2) How do we plan for quality – useful information is available from http://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/projectmanagement/planning/quality.aspx (this sits is intended for applications for Jisc funding but the information should be useful for the students).
3) Group project Group Project
12 Ethics Ethics Talk by Penny Duquenoy Ethical considerations with respect to group project Group Project
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