Swinburne University of Technology Faculty of Business and Law INF70005 – Strategic Project Management (The Enhancement of Asian Community Building: The Approach from Strategic Project Management ) Semester 1 2017 Assignment Three – Research and Reflective Report Due date: Monday, 22nd May @ 10.00am Assignment Value = 35% Each student is required to prepare and submit a written research and reflective report of 3300 words (anything over the word limit will be ignored and will not be marked). The purpose of this report is to 1) reflect your experience as part of a project team in the group assignment, and 2) research on two project management issues (out of five) in which you are required to use appropriate concepts and models relevant to deepen your insights into the issues. Your work should be of a high academic standard. Your reflection and research should be presented in the table provided and uploaded electronically to Blackboard by the due date. You are expected to follow relevant parts of the required style guide, and includes the use of Swinburne University Harvard Style referencing. Your report is to be typewritten, in English, and printed out on A4 pages. The report should be written in clear, plain language, so that non-expert users can easily understand it. Project Management Issues The five issues are in video format and made available on Blackboard. They are prepared by five significant project management scholars that are invited to give guest speeches this semester, namely Prof. Mark Keil, Prof. Susan Newell, Prof. Andrew Edkins, Prof Blaize Reich and Associate Prof. Ofer Zwikael. Complete this Assignment in the table format presented. Your Name: Your student ID: Issue / Concept Specific aspect / area of focus Your response Grade & comments Introduction Introduction to your project team and your role within it. [50 – 100 words] /2 Project management concepts Comment on the project significance, aims and objectives and what you have learnt from this experience. [100 words] /4 Identify and explain one or two key problem[s]/risk[s] encountered and describe your response and why that approach was chosen. [100 words] Team member dynamics Explain what team dynamics worked well during the semester and why. What insights will you take into future projects? [100 words] /4 Identify one or two key team dynamics [positive or negative] which impacted your team’s performance? Explain how these were managed. Describe your key learning outcomes? [100 words] Team composition and process Identify one aspect that: 1. Worked well 2. Did not work so well. Explain your choice using one illustration for each from your weekly progress reports to support your choice. [100 words] /2 List clearly the three chosen project management issues from the chosen international speakers.. Explain why you choose them. [150 words] /3 For the first issue, identify at least one academic theory to deepen your insights into the issue Briefly introduce [and reference] your chosen academic theory. Justify your choice. [400 words] /3 Using your chosen theory to explain how this helps you to gain deeper insights into the first issue. [600 words] /4 Identify your new learning and explain how this insight will influence you in the future. [200 words] /2 For the second issue, identify at least one academic theory to deepen your insights into the issue Briefly introduce [and reference] your chosen academic theory. Justify your choice. [400 words] /3 Using your chosen theory to explain how this helps you to gain deeper insights into the second issue. [600 words] /4 Identify your new learning and explain how this insight will influence you in the future. [200 words] /2 References Presented in alphabetic order Use: Swinburne Harvard Style Guide /2 In grading this work, we expect to see evidence of the choice and usage of an appropriate academic theory to deepen your insights in your chosen project management issues as well as a high quality written, appropriately referenced and supported analysis. We are therefore looking for: • analytical substance • argument structure • use of supporting material • quality of writing • persuasiveness • overall clarity • internal consistency • discerning between assumptions and value judgments vs. analysis and argument. Grade Grade range HD 8 to 10 D 7 to 7.9 C 6 to 6.9 P 5 to 5.9 N Less than 5 Grading levels for each section: This work is marked out of 35%