Procurement Management (BUSS1503)-CW I- Spring-17-QP BUSS 1503 QP Page 1 of 8 Instructions to Student:  Students should complete assignment in groups of 3-5 people.  Submission: By the week mentioned in the MIG by the teacher.  Students should use CU Harvard referencing style in report.  Submission form: Soft copy to be submitted through Moodle at Turnitin.  Late submission shall be penalised as per the norms of MEC mentioned in the Module Information Guide.  Plagiarism policy is as per the MEC guidelines as mentioned in the Module Information Guide.  Students should support their analysis with suitable literature sources.  Marks awarded in the assessment are provisional till it is approved by the Exam Board The assignment is in 4 parts: PARTS Title Markings Part 1 Group Proposal submission through moodle 10 marks Part 2 Submission of the Group Report through moodle 50 marks Part 3 Individual Reflection through moodle 10 marks Part 4 PPT Group Presentation 30 marks Total 100 marks In Semester Group Assignment Spring 2017 Module: Procurement Management (BUSS 1503) ID NUMBER Level: 3 (6-UoW) Max. Marks: 100 Duration: 5 weeks Procurement Management (BUSS1503)-CW I- Spring-17-QP BUSS 1503 QP Page 2 of 8 Task to the students: The group shall have to choose an organisation in Oman in which that organization has a Procurement Department. The group shall have to identify the procurement process and procedure adopted in the company and to do a comparative study with the international procurement standard. The group should have to prepare GAP analysis between the company procurement processes & procedure in comparison with the international standard and suggest a better procurement standard. Data should be from primary source and collected from the organisation after visiting the organisation and meeting the procurement department people. Data collected from websites/internet can be used as an additional source of secondary data to support your work. Please note that, the choice of an organization should be approved by the instructor in advance. PART 1: Group Proposal Report (Max. Marks 100 to scale down to 10) The students should have to draft group proposal report. The proposal has to be uploaded in the Moodle on a required date and time. The selected organization has to be approved the instructor. The report should consider the background about the company, the group plan of action to complete the assessment and Timeline and work breakdown (Gantt Chart). PART 2: Group Report (Max. Marks 100 to scaled down to 50) You have to collect the details from the chosen company and answer the following questions. 1) Brief company profile: i. Company Information, Location, Size and Industry ii. Operations Portfolio iii. Products & Services iv. Procurement Objectives & Mission Statement Procurement Management (BUSS1503)-CW I- Spring-17-QP BUSS 1503 QP Page 3 of 8 2) Highlights the Tendering & Procurement Process and Procedure with regards to:- (at least 05 processes and procedure required). i. Pre Post Tendering & Procurement Process and Procedure ii. Tendering & Procurement Process and Procedure iii. Post Tendering & Procurement Process and Procedure 3) Critically analyse the procurement strategies of the selected organization in comparison with the international standards. 4) If e-procurement is adopted in the selected organization, the student should demonstrate i. The type of the e-procurement system ii. Draw hierarchy chart flow of procurement process from RFQ level till Purchase order placement iii. List e-procurement benefit the organisation (at least 6 advantages) 5) From the selected organization, the student should discuss & analyse the below:- i. Key Suppliers Evaluation Criteria (at least 5 Criteria’s) ii. Inco Terms process (at least 5 processes) iii. Procurement documents that are used in the organization (at least 5 documents) Group report should disclose consolidated results of group work on the task: 1. For the assignment students are expected to refer to secondary data and literature sources as well as primary data. 2. Total words count should not exceed 2000 +/- 5% words. 3. The report should contain:  Cover page, which indicates title, names of students, name of instructor and date and place of submission (students can use provided template);  Table of contents; Procurement Management (BUSS1503)-CW I- Spring-17-QP BUSS 1503 QP Page 4 of 8  Introduction, should contain a brief description of the company operations and products, the goal of the report, indicates objectives, and briefly describes structure of the report;  Discussion, description of main points with proper in-text references;  Conclusions, that reveal main findings regarding each question and challenges faced during completing the assignment;  List of references (using Coventry Harvard style of referencing);  Appendices if needed (appendices are not included in the main report words count); 4. The report should be done in Word, font size 12, font style Times New Roman, text color black, colors can be used ONLY in appendices; main body of the report should be black and white. 5. Report should be submitted through Moodle ONLY on time, any delay will lead to deduction in total marks. PART 3: Individual Reflection (Max. Marks 100 to scale down to 10) It is only 02 pages with 1.5 spacing. Each member of the group should have to submit through moodle a reflection on their group assignment (at least +/-500 words). The individual reflection should cover the followings: 1) What was the objective of the group work done? 2) What was the student’s personal contribution in the group work? 3) What did the student learn from the group assessment? PART 4: PPT Presentation with the findings of the group should be presented by the group. (Max. Marks 100 to scale down to 30) The group should have to conduct a presentation, this presentation to be attended by two lecturers. The below table shows the marking criteria: Layout, creativity and content 10 marks Presentation (clarity, confidence and understanding) 10 marks Questioning (clarity, confidence and understanding) 10 marks Total 30 marks Procurement Management (BUSS1503)-CW I- Spring-17-QP BUSS 1503 QP Page 5 of 8 Evaluation Scheme & Marking: Please check Marking Rubric Criteria Marks allotted PART-1 - Group Proposal 10 marks PART 2- Group report Introduction: goal and objectives are clear, structure of report is outlined. 05 marks Discussion: Question 1 Company Profile 05 marks Question 2 Highlights the Tendering & Procurement Process and Procedure 10 marks Question 3 Critically analyse the procurement strategies 10 marks Question 4 e-procurement 05 marks Question 5 Discuss & Analyse 05 marks Conclusions: reflect summary of all findings 05 marks Referencing: Coventry-Harvard style applied, the required standards are met 05 marks PART 3- Individual reflection 10 marks PART 4– PPT – Group Presentation 30 marks Plagiarism Policy: As per the policy given in the student hand book and at the end of this assignment LATE SUBMISSIONS: Penalty for late submission - 5% of the maximum mark specified for the assessment is to be deducted for each working day for a maximum of one week. Note: Must follow assignments instructions. Clarification on Plagiarism Policy As per MEC policy, any form of violation of academic integrity will invite severe penalty. Plagiarised documents, in part or in whole, submitted by the students will be subject to this policy. A. First offence of plagiarism a. A student will be allowed to re-submit the assignment once, within a maximum period of one week. However, a penalty of deduction of 25% of the marks obtained for the resubmitted work will be imposed. Procurement Management (BUSS1503)-CW I- Spring-17-QP BUSS 1503 QP Page 6 of 8 b. Mark deduction: When the work is resubmitted, the marking will be undertaken according to the marking criteria. In compliance with this policy, the 25% deduction is then made on the marks obtained. For example, in an assessment that carries a maximum of 50 marks, suppose a student were to obtain 30 marks for the resubmitted work, the final marks for that assessment will be 22.5 (after deducting 25% of the marks actually obtained for the resubmitted work). c. Period of resubmission: The student will have to resubmit the work one week from the date he or she is advised to resubmit. For example, if the formal advice to resubmit was communicated to the student on a Sunday (latest by 5 pm), the student will have to resubmit the work latest by next Sunday 5 pm. d. If the re-submitted work is also detected to be plagiarized, then the work will be awarded a zero. e. Resubmission of the work beyond the maximum period of one week will not be accepted and the work will be awarded a zero. B. Any further offence of plagiarism a. If any student is again caught in an act of plagiarism during his/her course of study (either in the same module, same semester or in any other semester), the student will directly be awarded zero for the work in which plagiarism is detected. In such cases, the student will not be allowed to resubmit the work. C. Guidelines a. Type 1: In case plagiarism is detected in any component or part submission (submitted at different times) of one assessment (assignment), the deduction in marks will be applicable for the whole assessment (assignment), even if only the component or part submission alone needs to be resubmitted. Procurement Management (BUSS1503)-CW I- Spring-17-QP BUSS 1503 QP Page 7 of 8 b. Type 2: In case plagiarism is detected in a group assessment, all students of the group will be considered as having committed an act of plagiarism irrespective of whether plagiarism is on account of the act of all or a few or only one member. The policy will then be applied to all students. c. Type 3: Combination of Type 1 and Type 2: In case plagiarism is detected in any component or part submission (submitted at different times) of a group assessment (assignment), the deduction in marks will be applicable for the whole assessment (assignment), even if only the component or part submission alone needs to be resubmitted. All students of the group would be considered as having committed an act of plagiarism irrespective of whether plagiarism is on account of the act of all or a few or only one member. The policy will then be applied to all the students of the group. d. Type 4: Variation of Type 1 and Type 2: In cases where the assessment consists of components or part submissions that could be a group assessment component (e.g. group assignment) and an individual assessment component (e.g. individual reflection), the following will be applicable: 1. If plagiarism is detected in the group assessment component, all students of the group will be considered as having committed an act of plagiarism, irrespective of whether plagiarism is on account of the act of all or a few or only one member. The policy will then be applied to all students of the group. In such cases the group assessment component will be resubmitted as per the policy. 2. If plagiarism is detected in the individual assessment component, the individual assessment component will be resubmitted as per the policy. The policy will then be applied to that student alone. 3. In both cases (a) and/or (b), the deduction in marks will be applicable for the whole assessment (assignment). D. Amount of similar material a. The total amount of similar material in any form of student work from all sources put together should not exceed 30% (including direct quotations). b. The total amount of quoted material (direct quotations) in any form of student work from all sources put together should not exceed 10%. Procurement Management (BUSS1503)-CW I- Spring-17-QP BUSS 1503 QP Page 8 of 8 c. The total amount of similar material in any form of student work from a single source should not exceed 7 percent. However, cases having a similarity of less than 7 percent in such cases may still be investigated by the faculty depending on the seriousness of the case. d. If faculty member find enough merit in the case of a student work with a similarity (with a single source) of more than 7 percent as not a case of plagiarism, the faculty member should provide detailed comments/remarks to justify the case.