MSc.

Project Management

Student Details (Student should fill the content)

Name
Student ID (UWIC ID and Cardiff Met ID: ICBT ID:
ICBT ID)
Batch No

Scheduled unit details

Unit code MPM7007

Unit title Management of Mega and Complex Projects

Assignment Details
Nature of the Assessment REPORT
Topic of the Case Study GIVEN
Learning Outcomes covered YES
Word count 4,200
Due date / Time As communicated in the assessment plan
Extension granted? (For Office Yes No
use only)

Declaration
I certify that the attached material is my original work. No other person’s work or ideas
have been used without acknowledgement. Except where I have clearly stated that I have
used some of this material elsewhere, I have not presented it for examination / assessment
in any other course or unit at this or any other institution
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Marks by 1st Name & Signature of the 1st Agreed

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Marks by IV: Name & Signature of the IV

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Assignment Type & Title:

For student use: Critical feedback on the individual progression towards achieving the
assignment outcomes

For 1st Assessor use: Assessment feedback

Strengths

Weaknesses

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Management of Mega and Complex Projects

Assignment 2 (Written Report)

Weighting of assessment: 70% total marks

Individual report word limit: 4200 words

Learning Outcomes Covered

 Critically appraise the scale, nature and paradox of mega projects

 Critically review and reflect on the outcomes of a range of mega projects
 Consider sustainability, corporate social responsibility and ethics across the mega
projects lifecycle.
 Critically appraise the complexities of management of risk in mega projects.
Scenario

Sri Lanka as a developing country has seen a rapid development during the past few
decades. With ending of the three-decade long conflict, the development has reached
unprecedented levels. Colombo city as the capital and the economic hub of the country
has seen most of this growth.

In terms of infrastructure development, several mega scale transportation projects are

in pipe line such as Light Rail Transit Project, Railway Electrification, Bus Rapid
Transit Systems and Introduction of luxury buses.

However, with the ever increasing traffic congestion, it is decided to go ahead with a
“Light Rail Transit Project” starting from Colombo Fort to Malabe (Figure 1). The
project is supposed to be operational by 2025 and the project expects to shift a
considerable portion of private vehicle users to public transport.

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Figure 1: Proposed LRT line one from IT Park-Fort (Source: Sri Lankan Diaries, 2019)

Tasks

The student needs to perform the following tasks.

1. Appraise the scale, nature and paradox of the Light rail mega project, in terms
of financial and non-financial perspectives
2. Critically review the range of mega projects around the city of Colombo that
will have significant effect on the Light Rail Transit Project and Vice Versa.
3. Critically review and reflect on the outcomes of a range of the mega project
4. Consider sustainability, corporate social responsibility and ethics across the
mega projects lifecycle.
5. Critically appraise the complexities of management of risk in mega project.

Guidelines:

The comprehensive or wide range idea/s should be demonstrating in the report rather
than in detail explanations. Creativity and attractiveness are necessary. Conclusion and
references should reflect in the project.

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Assessment criteria

1. The use of the project in appraising the scale, nature, and paradox of mega
projects - 15%
2. Critically review the range of mega project associated with the project- 25%
3. Critically review and reflect on the outcomes of the project – 15%
4. Sustainability, corporate social responsibility and ethics across the mega
projects lifecycle – 15%
5. Management of risk in mega project -10%
6. General Report Structure – 10%
7. References – 10%

Criteria for marking

Task /
Very poor Very good
Questio Poor answer Good answer An excellent answer
answer answer
n
0-3 4-6 7-9 10-12 13-15
A very poor Poor attempt Good and Fair Very good Excellent answer is
answer. No to complete attempt to attempt in developed in
knowledge on the task. Partly complete the completing the completing the task.
the required completed task. Fair task. Concept of Required theories
subject areas to answer with a amount of project was and examples are
1 appraise the little amount knowledge is critically presented in a logical
concept of of necessary observed. appraised manner and excellent
project information referring to critical appraisal was
presented theories. observed.

0-5 6-10 11-15 16-20 21-25

A very poor Poor attempt Good and Fair Very good Excellent answer is
answer. No to complete attempt to attempt in developed in
knowledge on the task. Partly complete the completing the completing the task.
the required completed task. Fair task, clearly Projects practices are
subject areas answer with a amount of identifying the carefully identified
2
little amount answers are projects with relevant
of necessary discussed examples and
information critically analyzed.
presented

0-3 4-6 7-9 10-12 13-15

A very poor Poor attempt Good and Fair Very good Excellent answer is
answer. No to complete attempt to attempt in developed in
knowledge on the task. Partly complete the completing the completing the task.
the required completed task. Fair task. Excellent analysis is
subject areas. answer with a amount of Considerable produced identifying
3 Outcomes of little amount information/s focus on the relevant area of
the projects are of necessary are addressed. captioned areas the concepts.
not properly information are addressed
assessed. presented on well.
captioned
areas.

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0-3 4-6 7-9 10-12 13-15

A very poor Poor attempt Good and Fair Very good Excellent answer is
answer. No to complete attempt to attempt in developed in
knowledge on the task. Partly complete the completing the completing the task.
sustainability, completed task. Fair task. Concept of Required theories
CSR and ethics answer with a amount of project was and examples are
4 little amount knowledge is critically presented in a logical
of necessary observed. appraised manner and excellent
information referring to critical appraisal was
presented theories. observed.

0-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 9-10

A very poor Poor attempt Good and Fair Very good Excellent answer is
answer. No to complete attempt to attempt in developed in
knowledge on the task. Partly complete the completing the completing the task.
the risks completed task. Fair task. Concept of Required theories
associated answer with a amount of project was and examples are
5 little amount knowledge is critically presented in a logical
of necessary observed. appraised manner and excellent
information referring to critical appraisal was
presented theories. observed.

0-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 9-10

Incomplete Incomplete Good effort to Very good effort Excellently used
report structure. report use appropriate to use appropriate report
The elements structure. report structure: appropriate structure:
are not included Included the acknowledgeme report structure: acknowledgement,
properly. elements of nt, executive acknowledgemen correct executive
Report the report summary, table t, executive summary, table of
formatting structure. of content, summary, table content, introduction,
guidelines have introduction, of content, body, effective
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not been body, introduction, conclusions,
followed. conclusions, body, recommendations,
recommendation conclusions, reference list,
s, reference list, recommendation appendices (if
etc. s, etc. applicable) and
applied given
formatting guidelines
correctly.

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0-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 9-10

Insufficient Little amount Good effort to Very good Excellently used
references were of references include amount of references. The
used, and no were used and references to the references were amount of references
proper has shown report. Some used. is more than
referencing inconsistency amount of Referencing sufficient, and the
7 styles were in referencing. inconsistency style is also very referencing
used. was observed in goof according guidelines were
citing the to the given properly followed.
references guidelines.

REPORT STRUCTURE

 Paper Size : A4
 Word Count : 4200 words
 Printing Margins : LHS; RHS: 1 Inch
 Binding Margin : ½ Inch
 Header and Footer : 1 Inch
 Printing : Single Sided
 Basic Font Size : 12
 Font Style : Arial/Times New Roman
 Line space : 1.5

Important Information for Students

 Softcopy of the assignment should be uploaded to ICBT SIS on or before the deadline.
In addition to this the softcopy of the assignment should be uploaded to the TURNITIN
via Cardiff Met Moodle.

Please log on to www.icbtsis.lk to upload your assignment.

For TURNITIN submission please log on to www.cardiffmet.ac.uk and submit through

the Moodle (For more information please check your MSc. PM handbook).

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 Uploaded softcopy should be named as MSc. PM- (subject number) (followed by the
Cardiff met student ID.

E.g. for Project Commercial Management Assignment

MSc. PM MPM7005 -2000000

 Students are expected to keep a backup of all the assignments. ICBT and Cardiff
Metropolitan University have all the right to re call for soft copy of any assignment at
any time during the course.
 Please note that plagiarism is treated as a serious offence and therefore the work you
produce must be individual and original although may work in groups in some
instances (Please refer to Student Handbook on Plagiarism & Cheating).

 All sources of information must be referenced using “Harvard referencing” where

a reference listing should be included at the end of the assignment.

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refer to the Student Handbook on Assessments - Late Submissions).

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circumstances procedure.

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