• Assignment 1 – group: For a case study provided select the proposed portfolio for the organisation from the list of possible projects, describing your process and assumptions, and also recommend how it should be monitored during implementation.
• Assignment 2 – group: For a case study organisation provided, prepare selected nominated parts of the program plan that both describe the program objectives and how it will be delivered, so that management can approve the plan.
• Assignment 3: For each of the 6 weeks, summarise several of your key learnings, and suggest with specific examples how you might apply these in the future. Submit at the end of the session.
• Assignment 4: Analyse a program case that you select, highlighting what worked well or did not work well in achieving the planned outcomes.
• Assignment 5: Prepare a brief note or a five-minute video presentation discussing your key learnings from the unit of study, and how they can be applied by organisations to improve their portfolio and program management practice.
• Discussion forums: Participate with other students by contributing posts in the 4 online forums (weeks 1-4) based on the topics provided.
• Knowledge quiz: Answer the 4 questions (mostly multiple choice) provided for each of the 6 weeks to test knowledge of the unit material covered.

Study Commitment:

Typically, there is a minimum expectation of 1.5-2 hours of student effort per week per credit point for units of study offered over a full semester. For a 6-credit point unit, this equates to roughly 120-150 hours of student effort in total.

*Attendance Requirements:

Students are expected to attend a minimum of 90 percent of timetabled activities for a unit of study unless granted exception by the Dean or Head of School most concerned. A student may be determined to fail a unit of study because of inadequate attendance. Alternatively, at their discretion, they may set additional assessment items where attendance is lower than 90 percent.  Please see the Resolutions of the Faculty - Faculty of Engineering - The University of Sydney for further details.

Text-matching software for Assignment Submission:

As part of the assessment process, text matching software such as Turnitin may be used to identify plagiarism and/or be used for providing feedback.

Confidential Peer Evaluation:

As part of the group contribution assessment process, collaborative & self-peer evaluation tools (e.g. SparkPlus, CATME, etc.) may be used, either on a confidential or non-confidential basis, to understand contributions and interactions amongst group members. Marks may be adjusted for an individual team member, following on from the peer evaluation process.

Reliability of Canvas Marks:

Canvas will be used in this unit and while key assessments may be submitted via Canvas, it cannot be used to determine/ predict a student’s final marks in this unit. Not all assessment results may be visible to students and group/team marks can change for each individual team member based on the peer-evaluations conducted at the end of the semester.

Recycling Assignments Not Allowed:

Recycling involves submitting (or resubmitting) your own work that has already been assessed without the permission of the lecturer of this unit, and for which you have already been given feedback. Recycling is a form of academic dishonesty and will be handled in line with the coursework policy.

Mark Moderation:

There may be statistically defensible moderation when combining the marks from each component to ensure consistency of marking between markers, and alignment of final grades with unit outcomes.

Workshop Participation:

It is expected that students turn on the cameras during online workshops. Failure to do so, will result in the student being requested to show cause and failure to comply could be viewed as non-participation for assessment purposes.