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 3 Information Subject Code: MBA642 Subject Name: Project Initiation, Planning and Execution Assessment Title Levi Jeans Type 1 Assessment Type: Length: Individual Report 2000 words (-/+ 10%) Weighting: 40% Total Marks: Submission: 100 Online via Turnitin Due Date: Week 13 . Your task These jeans were a market failure. Create a project management plan to turn them into success. Assessment Description. In this individual assessment, students will be given an opportunity to analyse the organisational factors that promote effective project management by analysing elements of the project management planning and execution phases that may give rise to ethical compromises. More importantly, students will practice creating an integrated project management plans that meet industry standards and objectives. Assessment Instructions • Construct a plan to project manage these Levi jeans to success using the five stages of IPECC as per PMBOK. • Use the criteria for success from assessment 1 and software that would be the best fit for this task from assessment 2. Justify both these choices. • Use research and common sense to find all the data you need for each step in your complete project plan • There will be additional information which gives a fuller description of the assessment requirements along with KBS presentation guidelines. This will be posted on the myKBS Assessment page. • Please refer to the marking guide to assist you in completing all the assessment criteria. You are required to use at least 12 sources of information and reference these in accordance with 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 a reference list at the end of your report. 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 u.

1. Assessment Information
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Assessment 3 Information
Subject Code: MBA642
Subject Name: Project Initiation, Planning and Execution
Assessment Title Levi Jeans Type 1
Assessment Type:
Length:
Individual Report
2000 words (-/+ 10%)
Weighting: 40%
Total Marks:

2. Submission:
100
Online via Turnitin
Due Date: Week 13
.
Your task
These jeans were a market failure. Create a project management
plan to turn them into success.
Assessment Description.
In this individual assessment, students will be given an
opportunity to analyse the organisational factors that
promote effective project management by analysing elements of
the project management planning and
execution phases that may give rise to ethical compromises.
More importantly, students will practice creating
an integrated project management plans that meet industry
standards and objectives.
Assessment Instructions
• Construct a plan to project manage these Levi jeans to success
using the five stages of IPECC as per
PMBOK.
• Use the criteria for success from assessment 1 and software
that would be the best fit for this task from
assessment 2. Justify both these choices.

3. • Use research and common sense to find all the data you need
for each step in your complete project
plan
• There will be additional information which gives a fuller
description of the assessment requirements
along with KBS presentation guidelines. This will be posted on
the myKBS Assessment page.
• Please refer to the marking guide to assist you in completing
all the assessment criteria.
You are required to use at least 12 sources of information and
reference these in accordance with
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 a reference
list at the end of your report.
Assessment Information
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA Copyright Regulations
1969
This material has been reproduced and communicated to you by
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4. Pty Ltd ABN 86 098 181 947 is a registered higher education
provider CRICOS Provider Code 02426B.
Assignment Submission
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technical issues that may occur from incorrect
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also encouraged to submit your work well in advance of the
deadline to avoid any possible delay with the
Turnitin similarity report or any other technical difficulties.
Late assignment submission penalties
Penalties will be imposed on late assignment submissions in
accordance with Kaplan Business School “late
assignment submission penalties” policy.
Number of
days
Penalty
1* - 9 days 5% per day for each calendar day late deducted from
the total
marks available
10 - 14 days 50% deducted from the total marks available.
After 14 days Assignments that are submitted more than 14

5. calendar days after
the due date will not be accepted, and the student will receive a
mark of zero for the assignment(s).
Note Notwithstanding the above penalty rules, assignments will
also be
given a mark of zero if they are submitted after assignments
have
been returned to students
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after the deadline will be considered to be one day
late and therefore subject to the associated penalty
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Assessment Information
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA Copyright Regulations
1969

6. This material has been reproduced and communicated to you by
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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.
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Pty Ltd ABN 86 098 181 947 is a registered higher education
provider CRICOS Provider Code 02426B.
Important Study Information
Academic Integrity Policy
KBS values academic integrity. All students must understand
the meaning and consequences of
cheating, plagiarism and other academic offences under the
Academic Integrity and Conduct Policy.
What is academic integrity and misconduct?
What are the penalties for academic misconduct?
What are the late penalties?
How can I appeal my grade?
Click here for answers to these questions:
http://www.kbs.edu.au/current-students/student-policies/.
Word Limits for Written Assessments

7. Submissions that exceed the time limit by more than 10% will
cease to be marked from the point at
which that limit is exceeded.
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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA Copyright Regulations
1969
This material has been reproduced and communicated to you by
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the subject of copyright protection under the Act. Kaplan
Business School is a part of Kaplan Inc., a leading global
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Ltd ABN 86
098 181 947 is a registered higher education provider CRICOS
Provider Code 02426B.

8. MBA642 Assessment 3 Marking Rubric – Individual Report
40%
Marking
Criteria
F (Fail)
0 – 49%
P (Pass)
50 – 64%
C (Credit)
65 – 74%
D (Distinction)
75 – 84%
HD (High Distinction)
85 -100%
Analysis of Initiation
Stage
__/20 marks
The analysis does not move
beyond a description of the
learning experience.
Attempts to analyse
Initiation, but these are
vague and unclear.

9. Analyses several of the
Initiation factors and makes
several connections to how the
learning can be applied.
Analyses many of the Initiation
factors and makes many
connections to the learning
There is an in-depth analysis of
the Initiation factors and the value
of the derived learning.
Analysis of Planning
Stage
__/20 marks
The analysis does not move
beyond a description of the
learning experience.
Attempts to analyse
Planning factors, but these
are vague and unclear.
Analyses several Planning
factors and makes connections
to how the learning can be

10. applied.
Analyses many Planning factors
and makes many connections to
the learning
There is an in-depth analysis of
Planning factors and derived
learning.
Analysis of
Execution Stage
__/20 marks
The analysis does not move
beyond a description of the
learning experience.
Attempts to analyse
Execution considerations,
but these are vague and
unclear.
Analyses several of the
Execution considerations and
makes several connections to
the learning.
Analyses many Execution
considerations and makes many

11. connections to the learning
There are an in-depth analysis of
Execution considerations and the
value of the derived learning.
Structure and
Formatting
__/20 marks
The writing style is unclear;
lacks logical flow and structure;
numerous spelling and
grammatical errors.
Writing style lacks clarity,
flaws in flow and structure,
some use of academic
language, several spelling or
grammatical errors
The writing style is mostly clear;
Mostly written in discipline-
specific academic language;
Some spelling or grammatical
errors.
The writing style is clear; Correct

12. use of discipline-specific academic
language: some minor spelling or
grammatical errors.
The writing style is clear; Fluent
use of discipline-specific
academic language: no spelling
or grammatical errors.
Theory,
research and
referencing
__/20 marks
Total marks
__/100
Many errors in logical flow and
structure, argument sourced
from non-academic literature.
No discussion of academic
research. Cites very few
sources.
Some errors in logical flow
and structure, basic
discussion of relevant theory
sourced from a minimal
number of academic

13. sources. Little discussion of
relevant research.
Sound logical flow and
structure, a broad discussion of
relevant theory sourced from
academic literature. The
research acknowledged but not
discussed. Cites academic
sources.
Good logical flow and structure, an
argument supported by detailed
relevant theory and
research sourced from numerous
and varied
academic sources.
Excellent logical flow and
structure, an argument supported
by a comprehensive discussion
of relevant theory and research
sourced from numerous and
varied academic sources.
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