Report: Does the submitted report introduce ideas and concepts clearly? Does the report demonstrated understanding of the reasons for the project’s success or failure? 15 Has the author provided enough research to support the ideas presented. Is there a clear indication of academic rigour and research? 15 Has the author provided evidence of criteria for the success or failure of a project? Are these criteria well presented and argued? 15 How well do the provided references/literature review support the many arguments presented in the report? 10 How well has the case been discussed against those criteria? 15 Is the conclusion concise and clear and does it draw the arguments throughout the report together? 10 Does the report contain any innovative or appropriate suggestions for improvement? 10

Sample Grade Descriptions The grade descriptions represent features typically to be found in work at each grade level; they do not attempt to match or describe precisely the work of any individual student. HD - Demonstrated a clear understanding of the issues relevant to the assignment tasks, and their wider implications, in a substantiated view that was organised and cohesive. Demonstrated a very high level of scholarship, and used fluent and persuasive language with assurance and precision, to achieve a highly effective communication with the reader. Submission Requirements: Possible Mark Mark Obtained Comments Does the submission contain a word processed paper? Is it presented correctly? Does the Word processed report contain the appropriate structure required. ES, TOC, Headers/Footers, Appendix? 10 Is the report written in an appropriate academic style, in fluent and persuasive language with assurance and precision? 10 Are all sources referenced correctly and listed approximately both in the body of the report and reference section? 10

Assessments should be submitted in a word.docx or word.doc ONLY. Any other files required should be imbedded into the word document or attached to the appendix. Submit one file only. Do NOT submit PDF files or the like as these will not be accepted for assessment. This assessment procedure describes the process followed by your tutor and convenor in arriving at a grade allocation for this assignment. The procedure is as follows: Grading of work is undertaken by the group’s tutor in the first instance, followed by verification procedures designed to achieve uniformity of standards in the awarding of grades. It is expected that your report be of acceptable content and structure as this is a final year undergraduate unit. A clearly understand the submission requirements is essential. You will not pass if you do not comply with the assessment task requirements. The work you submit must be your work only. It must be YOUR work only and nobody else’s.

Word limit of 2000 to 2500. [not including the case study (if provided), appendix, front page(s), references and TOC] On the front pages of all assessments submitted you must include: Full name and student ID Unit code, assessment number, due date and % weighting Assessment name and a descriptive title of your chosen topic Signed declaration as worded below: I hold a copy of this assignment that can be produced if the original is lost/damaged. To the best of my belief, no part of this assignment has been copied from any other student’s work or from any other source except where due acknowledgement is made in the text. No part has been written for me/us by any other person, except where such collaboration has been authorised by the lecturer concerned.

As suggested above this assignment requires you firstly to identify a case: either a successful project or a failed project, and then based on the criteria you identified explain why the project either succeeded or failed. There are many references on the theme of IT project success or failure, and hence you will need to do some research to set up your criteria. Your report is to be typewritten as a Word.doc, in English, and printed on A4 pages. The paper should be written in clear, plain language, so that non-expert users can easily understand it. The report must be properly constructed, it should contain all the necessary parts that a report is required to have. Include all relevant documents and support materials [if required] in an appendix. All sources quoted in your report should be correctly referenced and included in a Reference or Bibliography or both. Swinburne University has adopted the “Harvard Referencing System” for all reports. It is therefore expected that you will also use this reference system in your final report.