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Course: COMP1305
ITPQM

Coursework Number:
1 of 1

Greenwich Coordinator:
Andrew Stanley

Due: 16th May 2012

Contribution:
70% of course

This coursework should take an average student who is up-to-date with

tutorial work approximately 50 hours
Learning Outcomes: All

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
1. An electronic copy of your work for this coursework should be fully uploaded by
midnight (local time) on the Deadline Date.
2. The last version you upload will be the one that is marked.
3. 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 scanned) and would
normally be generated from other documents (eg MS Office 2007 using "Save As ..
PDF").
4. For this coursework you must also upload a single ZIP file containing supporting
evidence.
5. There are limits on the file size.
6. Make sure that any files you upload are virus-free and not protected by a password
otherwise they will be treated as null submissions.
7. Comments on your work will be available from the Coursework page on the Intranet.
The grade will be made available in BannerWeb.
8. You must NOT submit a paper copy of this coursework.

Coursework Regulations
9. 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.

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10. 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 the School Extenuating Circumstances Panel. If your claim is
rejected then you will receive a zero grade for your work.
11. Coursework submitted more than two weeks late will be given feedback but a grade
of non-submission 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.
12. 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: Tablet PC 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 tablets worldwide.
You have been tasked to evaluate a range of tablets 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 Galaxy and the Apple iPad 2 as well as
other makes (e.g. Sony S, Motorola). 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 tablets 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 tablet 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

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for each of the tablets. Implement your plan to produce a robust and flexible spreadsheet
system for the purpose of selecting the package to purchase.
Your model should include
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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
tablets, 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 tablets, 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
(20% of this coursework)
Select a project management methodology to implement this project. 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.

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Deliverables:
You must upload, by the due date:
A PDF version of your PowerPoint slides
A ZIP file containing
The Excel spreadsheet model
The MS project file for your project
The original 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.