Reference no: EM131043604

Task 1:

1- Learning Outcomes being assessed

2. Analyze, describe and apply project management techniques to practical problem solutions.

3. Evaluate the benefits of using project management software.

4. Utilize and configure a suitable project management software tool.

Important clarification to the students

1- What is the Academic plagiarism
Taking someone else's work and submitting it as your work without adequate mention of the source (as in the table above).

2- Punishment to academic plagiarism
The punishment to academic plagiarism may take the following forms according to level of the academic breach

1- Zero in the assignment and receive Academic Warning

2- Zero in the assignment and receive Academic Warning with recommendation to the program manger to take more actionif the action is repeated (as indicated in the student handbook section # 5).

Goals
- Estimate, plan, and schedule a small software development project.
- Time and effort planning.
- Describe and critique different models of the software development.
- Use people skills effectively.

Task 2:

Part I. Preliminary Scope Statement.

Using the attached template, develop a preliminary Scope statement for the given Project Charter.

Part II. Work Breakdown Schedule (WBS)

Create a WBS for this project using MS Project. (See Attached template).

Task 3:

Project Objectives

- Reduce efforts to create an accurate schedule
- Ensure that all planned courses are scheduled
- Provide optimum schedule for students
- Involve instructor's preferences in scheduling process
- Make room assignments for each course scheduled based on course requirements (e.g. lab courses must use labs classrooms).

Current System

The current system is being handled by the department chair's using his brain memory, some reference sheets, and a magnetic board that contains class times, with magnets that contain course names, faculty member names, and room numbers.

The department chair first assigns classes based on students' demand and course sequencing. Once the schedule is set up, faculty member and room assignments are made, using the magnets. Once the schedule is finalized, the following information is transcribed into a spreadsheet.
1. Course Name
2. Section number
3. Days course is offered
4. Time course is offered
5. Room number (s)
6. Faculty member name
7. Special notes

The spreadsheet information is then sorted into various reports (e.g. by room, by faculty member, by course, etc.) and distributed to the faculty members for review and comments. Based on faculty comments and changes dictated by other factors (e.g. budget constraints, enrollment changes, etc.), the magnets are rearranged to meet all of the requirements and the spreadsheet is updated.

Finally, the information is input into the online KADs system to start semester registration.

Proposed System

The proposed system is intended to automate the process described above and include a module that will allow faculty members to input class preferences including:
- Day and time preferences
- Courses the faculty member
1. Wants to teach
2. Able to teach
3. Not comfortable teaching

The KADs system will not allow for automated entry of schedule information at this time. The data for updating KADs may be obtained from the spreadsheet.

Roles and Responsibilities

Sign-off: (Signatures of all above stakeholders. Can sign by their names in table above.)

Comments: (Handwritten or typed comments from above stakeholders, if applicable)

New system must be easy to use. New system will not automatically create a schedule but act as a tool to aid scheduling.

She considers the concert a resume-building experience and wants to be as professional as possible. Below is a draft of her scope statement. What suggestions would you make and why?

Task 4:

Your roommate is about to submit a scope statement fora spring concert sponsored by the entertainment council at the University of Queensland (U0). UO has over 32 000 undergraduate students and 11 000 postgraduate students. This will be the first time in a number of years that UQ has sponsored a spring concert. The entertainment council has budgeted S40 000 for the project. The event is to occur on 5 June. Since your roommate knows you are taking a class on project management she has asked you to review her scope statement and make suggestions for improvement. She considers the concert a resume building experience and wants to be as professional as possible. Below is a draft of her scope statement. What suggestions would you make and why?