You are required to prepare a 1600 word report in which you are to analyse the successand failure factors of a major Australian project by considering its ethical compromises.
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Assessment 1 Information Subject Code: MBA642 Subject Name: Project Initiation, Planning and Execution Assessment Title: Project Analysis Assessment Type: Length: Individual, Written Report 1600 words (+/- 10% allowable range) Weighting: 30% Total Marks: Submission: 100 Online Due Date: Week 5 Your task Individually, you are required to prepare a 1600 word report in which you are to analyse the success and failure factors of a major Australian project by considering its ethical compromises. Assessment Description. In this individual assessment, students will be given an opportunity to analyse the organisational factors that promote effective project management. The success and failure factors, along with ethical considerations for each of the 5 IPECC phases, will need to be considered. Assessment Instructions Please choose one of the following projects as the basis for your research (For your chosen project you are to focus on the construction and implementation of the project, following the IPECC phases, and not its current operations beyond what is required in closure). Design and Implementation of My Health Record Establishing the MacArthur Wind Farm Construction of the Adelaide Desalination Plant Wille Creek Mine Regeneration Project Construction of Optus Stadium Please note that the above links are provided to give only an initial outline of what the project delivered, and substantial additional research will be required to complete your assessment successfully. Once you have conducted thorough research about your chosen project, you are then required to prepare a 1600 word report in which you are to: • Analyse in detail both the steps critical for your chosen project’s success and the critical pitfalls that could have lead to its failure. Relate the specific success and fail factors to your nominated project and do not just describe a generic theory or simple definitions. http://www.myhealthrecord.gov.au/ http://www.agl.com.au/about-agl/how-we-source-energy/macarthur-wind-farm https://www.acciona.com.au/projects/water/desalination-plants/adelaide-desalination-plant/ https://minerals.org.au/sites/default/files/17_AUS%20Rehabilitation%20factsheet_Final%20low%20res.pdf https://optusstadium.com.au/ Assessment Information COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA Copyright Regulations 1969 This material has been reproduced and communicated to you by or on behalf of Kaplan Business School pursuant to Part VB of the Copyright Act 1968 (‘Act’). The material in this communication may be subject to copyright under the Act. Any further reproduction or communication of this material by you may be the subject of copyright protection under the Act. Kaplan Business School is a part of Kaplan Inc., a leading global provider of educational services. Kaplan Business School Pty Ltd ABN 86 098 181 947 is a registered higher education provider CRICOS Provider Code 02426B. • For each of 5 IPECC stages, you are to analyse the success and failure factors for each of those stages. You are required to analyse at least one success criteria and at least one failure criteria for each stage. If you are unable to identify success or fail criteria for a particular stage, you are required to postulate at least one criteria; but it must be based on sound theory and your knowledge of the case study. • Integrate the ethical considerations into each of these steps and show how ethical considerations may impact the success or failure of the chosen project. In preparing this report, you will need to use at least 10 sources of information and reference these in accordance with the Kaplan Harvard Referencing Style. These may include websites, government publications, industry reports, census data, journal articles, and newspaper articles. These references should be presented as in-text citations and a reference list at the end of your proposal. Wikipedia and other ‘popular’ sites are not to be used. Assessment Information COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA Copyright Regulations 1969 This material has been reproduced and communicated to you by or on behalf of Kaplan Business School pursuant to Part VB of the Copyright Act 1968 (‘Act’). The material in this communication may be subject to copyright under the Act. Any further reproduction or communication of this material by you may be the subject of copyright protection under the Act. Kaplan Business School is a part of Kaplan Inc., a leading global provider of educational services. Kaplan Business School Pty Ltd ABN 86 098 181 947 is a registered higher education provider CRICOS Provider Code 02426B. Assessment Submission This file must be submitted as a ‘Word’ document to avoid any technical issues that may occur from incorrect file format upload. 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MBA642 Assessment 1 Marking Rubric – Project Analysis 30% Marking Criteria (__/100) F (Fail) 0 – 49% P (Pass) 50 – 64% C (Credit) 65 – 74% D (Distinction) 75 – 84% HD (High Distinction) 85 – 100% Analysis of the success factors __/20 marks You have provided an unclear or incoherent analysis of the success factors that do not consider each of IPECC stages and/or does not relate to the chosen project. You have provided a generic analysis of the success factors in each of 5 IPECC stages which somewhat relates to the chosen project. You have provided a mostly detailed analysis of the success factors in each of 5 IPECC stages which mostly relates to the chosen project. You have provided a detailed analysis of the success factors in each of 5 IPECC stages which specifically relates to the chosen project. You have provided a comprehensive analysis of the success factors in each of 5 IPECC stages which specifically relates to the chosen project. Analysis of the fail factors __/20 marks You have provided an unclear or incoherent analysis of the fail factors that do not consider each of IPECC stages and/or does not relate to the chosen project. You have provided a generic analysis of the fail factors in each of 5 IPECC stages which somewhat relates to