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Course:COMP1305 IT Project and Quality Management Greenwich Coordinator: Richard Johnson

Due: 15th May 2013 This coursework should take an average student who is up-to-date with tutorial work approximately 35 hours Learning Outcomes: A,B,C Plagiarism is presenting somebody elses work as your own. It includes: copying information directly from the Web or books without referencing the material; submitting joint coursework as an individual effort; copying another students coursework; stealing or buying coursework from someone else and submitting it as your own work. Suspected plagiarism will be investigated and if found to have occurred will be dealt with according to the procedures set down by the University. All material copied or amended from any source (e.g. internet, books) must be placed in quotation marks and in italics, with a full reference to the source directly underneath the material. Your work will be submitted for electronic plagiarism checking. Any attempt to bypass our plagiarism detection systems will be treated as a severe Assessment Offence.
Coursework Submission Requirements An electronic copy of your work for this coursework should be fully uploaded by midnight (local time) on the Deadline Date. The last version you upload will be the one that is marked. For this coursework you must submit a single Acrobat PDF document. In general, any text in the document must not be an image (ie must not be scanned) and would normally be generated from other documents (eg MS Office using "Save As .. PDF"). Make sure that any files you upload are virus-free and not protected by a password otherwise they will be treated as null submissions. Comments on your work will be available from the Coursework page on the Intranet. The grade will be made available in BannerWeb. You must NOT submit a paper copy of this coursework.

Coursework Regulations 1. If no submissions were made before the deadline, coursework submitted up to two weeks late that meets the criteria for a pass will be treated as a referral. It will be subject to university regulations for referral work. 2. Coursework submitted late without an Extenuating Circumstances claim will receive a ZERO grade. If you have extenuating circumstances you may submit your coursework up to two weeks after the published deadline without penalty but this is subject to acceptance of your claim by

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the School Extenuating Circumstances Panel. If your claim is rejected then you will receive a zero grade for your work. 3. Coursework submitted more than two weeks late will be given feedback but a grade of nonsubmission will be awarded regardless of any extenuating circumstances. However, if your Extenuating Circumstances claim is accepted then the Extenuating Circumstances Panel will recommend to the Progression and Award Board that you be permitted to retake a different item of assessment at a future assessment point. 4. All courseworks must be submitted as above.

Coursework 1. THIS IS AN INDIVIDUAL COURSEWORK THE WORK SUBMITTED MUST THEREFORE BE YOUR OWN WORK Specification: Title: Laptop Selection As a manager in a business you will often have to decide which of several alternative products to purchase. A Weighted Scoring Model can help you make a reasoned decision that you will be able to justify to your manager. For evaluation purposes the Total Cost of Ownership is more important than the purchase price, so this needs to be included in your model. For the purposes of this coursework, assume that you are a manager working for an international company with a team of sales executives who need to be in constant contact with Head Office. The Head Office is in your own country, and there is a group of managers based there. Some staff will need to use their laptops worldwide. You have been tasked to evaluate a range of laptops with built-in email and other functionality (e.g. camera, media player, organiser, browser, GPS) to determine which is the best one for the company to purchase for all its managers and sales executives. You have been particularly asked to consider the SAMSUNG Series 5 11.6" Touchscreen Convertible and the HP ENVY m6-1178sa 15.6" as well as other makes (e.g. Lenovo, Asus). Note that model numbers may vary according to region, if so, use nearest equivalents. You will need to consider the usability and functionality of the system, both now and in the future, and the Total Cost of Ownership. Members of staff currently use a range of models, which is expensive, difficult to manage, and does not provide the level of functionality needed by the company. You have also been asked to plan the implementation of the new laptops to all four hundred staff over the period of a month. You need to decide how this is to be done, identifying responsibilities, milestones, costs, etc. Make sure you allow for testing such that the chosen system meets your requirements, and allow for post-implementation evaluation.

PART A The Weighted Scoring Model (10% of this coursework) Decide on a set of appropriate business-related factors and criteria to decide which netbook to purchase. A 2-level Weighted Scoring Model MUST be used, and one of the factors must be the Total Cost of Ownership. PART B The Spreadsheet Model (30% of this coursework) Plan a spreadsheet-based 2-level Weighted Scoring Model to assess the packages against the factors and criteria. Extend your spreadsheet to calculate the Total Cost of Ownership for each of the laptop. Implement your plan to produce a robust and flexible spreadsheet system for the purpose of selecting the package to purchase. Your model should include 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Cell validation, with appropriate instructions and error messages Cell formatting Cell calculation Automatic graphs Cell protection with sheet password = Q Comments

You MUST demonstrate your spreadsheet model to your tutor who will test it and mark it to ensure that it meets requirements. FAILURE TO DEMONSTRATE YOUR MODEL WILL MEAN THAT YOU WILL GET ZERO FOR THIS PART OF THE COURSEWORK PART C The Use of the Weighted Scoring Model (20% of this coursework) Use your spreadsheet model to compare and contrast the features of at least 4 different laptops, and decide on which one best meets the requirements. PART D The Presentation (20% of this coursework) Prepare and present a 10 minute presentation, with a maximum of 10 slides, to justify the factors and criteria that were selected, the scores that were given to the laptop, and the final recommendation. You MUST give a presentation to your tutor and fellow students explaining your options and your decision. FAILURE TO GIVE A PRESENTATION WILL MEAN THAT YOU WILL GET A MAXIMUM OF 10 MARKS OUT OF 20 FOR THIS TASK. PART E - The Project Plan

4 (20% of this coursework) Describe your approach in implement this project and state whether you followed a well known and commonly used methodology or did you devise your own methodology. This should include allocation of responsibilities and resources, a work breakdown schedule, a Gantt chart, a network diagram, identification of the critical path, etc. Implement the plan using project management software. Document the plan appropriately within the system (e.g. using notes with the project)

PLEASE NOTE THAT COURSEWORK 2 SHOULD BE COMPLETED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS COURSEWORK. IT REQUIRES A REPORT BASED ON THIS PROJECT AND WHICH WILL ALSO BE USED IN THE ASSESSMENT OF THIS COURSEWORK.
Deliverables: You must upload, by the due date: A ZIP file containing The Excel spreadsheet model The MS project file for your project The PowerPoint presentation

Grading and Assessment criteria: In accordance with the marking scheme the accumulation of marks will lead to the following conclusions: 70%+ An excellent attempt demonstrating a strong understanding and performance of the requirements of the coursework. 60-69% A good attempt demonstrating an effective understanding and performance of the requirements of the coursework. 50-59% A satisfactory attempt demonstrating a reasonable attempt and performance of the requirements of the coursework. 40-49% An elementary understanding and performance of the requirements of the coursework. 30-39% A poor understanding and performance of the requirements of the coursework. 0-29% Little or no understanding of the requirements of the coursework.