Assessment Details:
Title: Business Report
Style: 3,000 word report
Executive summary, references, flowcharts, appendices list are not included in the word count
Retionale:
Across the international construction sector there continues to be momentum to transform. This is often driven by the Government’s commitment to facilitate digital information delivery enabled through Building Information Modelling (BIM) on public procured projects to derive better outcomes from their built assets. This commitment to working with the industry in facilitating the transformation has led to the provision of a set of supporting standards, protocols, classification system, documentation, etc.; defined in the BIM mandate of the UK for example, which are now beginning to be developed for the international market.
In this context, this assessment has two options. You are advised to read through both before deciding on one of the options:
Description:
Option 1 – Application of module material to a project or organisation
You have been employed by a Government Department as a project management consultant for the procurement of a new project. The design and construction consultants (architects, engineers, contractors etc.) for the project have not yet been appointed. You can choose a Government Department either in the UK or in any other country. For reference, a list of the UK Government Departments and what they do is available at the following link https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations. As part of your role, you have been asked to define the BIM related documents and amendments to existing documentation that would be necessary to manage and control this project in line with the Government’s current BIM recommendations.
You should consider the standards, protocols, documentation, etc. necessary and explain their purpose, contents and requirements specifically to the delivery of the project in line with the Government’s requirements. Content lists of major BIM documents should be provided as an Appendix. This is to demonstrate you understand the purpose of these documents and the categories of information and decisions necessary to complete them.
You should provide a flowchart of the sequence of the documents and the interactions required in support of your discussion – 25% of the marks will be related to the flowchart provided.
Option 2 – Application of module material to a project or organisation
You have been asked to review one of a private company’s existing projects against current standards. This may be a project you have worked on or can access information about.Indicate what has been instigated to meet the BIM requirements and where the project falls short.You should consider the standards, protocols, documentation, etc. necessary and explain their purpose, contents and requirements specifically to the delivery of the project in line with that defined by local BIM requirements. Content lists of major BIM documents should be provided as an Appendix. This is to demonstrate you understand the purpose of these documents and the categories of information and decisions necessary to complete them. You should provide a flowchart of the sequence of the documents and the interactions required in support of your discussion. 25% of the marks will be related to the flowchart provided.
Additional Information:
3,000 word report:
Executive summary, references, flowcharts, appendices list are not included in the word count.
For advice on writing style, referencing and academic skills, please make use of the Centre for Academic Success: https://icity.bcu.ac.uk/celt/centre–for–academic–success
Workload:
Your report should 3,000 words in length
Executive summary, references, flowcharts, appendices list are not included in the word count
You should spend approx. 40 hours on the preparation of the coursework for this assessment
Transfereble Skills:
The following transferable skills will be attained under this assessment:
- Self evaluation
- Professional business skills
- Industry relevant and standard communication skills
- Professional communication skills
- Academic writing
- Production of professional report
- Time Management
- Critical Analysis and reflection.
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BNV7125 Marking Criteria:
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Marking Criteria: Assessment Criteria |
The comprehensiveness of the report in covering the essential requirements of the task |
Table of Assessment Criteria and Associated Grading Criteria Critical discussions and stand points and critical thinking |
Good use of citation of quality references and quotations |
Conclusion and recommendatio ns |
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Grading Criteria
0 – 29% F |
No/very little of produced report with no detail. Lack of obvious structure/detail with one or more aspects of the assessment requirements/topics missing. No/very little detail including no clear structure |
No/very little presented report with no appreciation given to professional presentation or detail of evidence. Many topic areas missing. |
No/very little citation of references detailing the critical appreciation of IPD |
No/very little detail of conclusions and/or recommendation s provided to the reader |
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| 30 – 39% E |
Unsatisfactorily produced report with sparse detail. Lack of obvious structure/detail with one or more aspects of the assessment requirements/topics missing. Unsatisfactory detail including no clear structure |
Unsatisfactory presented report with little appreciation given to professional presentation or detail of evidence. A number of topic areas missing. |
Unsatisfactory citation of references detailing the critical appreciation of IPD |
Unsatisfactory detail of conclusions and/or recommendatio ns provided to the reader |
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| 40 – 49% D |
Poorly produced report with limited or sparse detail. Lack of obvious structure/detail with one or more aspects of the assessment requirements/topics missing. Limited details including no clear structure |
Poorly presented report with little appreciation given to professional presentation or detail of evidence. At least one of the topic areas missing. |
Limited citation of references detailing the critical appreciation of IPD |
Limited details of conclusions and/or recommendation s provided to the reader |
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| 50 – 59% C | Fair attempt of producing the report with some detail. Some structure/detail with small aspects of the assessment requirements/topics missing. Fair detail included with some structure | Fair presentation of the report with some appreciation given to professional presentation or detail of evidence. Most topics are covered in small detail. |
Fair number of citation of references detailing the critical appreciation of IPD |
Fair details of conclusions and/or recommendation s provided to the reader |
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60 – 69% B |
Good attempt of producing the report with some detail. Good structure/detail with small aspects of the assessment requirements/topics missing. Good detail included in the structure |
Good presentation of the report with good appreciation given to professional presentation or detail of evidence. Most topics are covered in good detail. |
Good number of citation of references detailing the critical appreciation of IPD |
Good details of conclusions and/or recommendation s provided to the reader |
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| 70 – 79% A |
Very good attempt of producing the report with some detail. Very good structure/detail with small aspects of the assessment requirements/topics missing. Very good detail included in the structure |
Very good presentation of the report with good appreciation given to professional presentation or detail of evidence. Most topics are covered in very good detail. |
Very good number of citation of references detailing the critical appreciation of IPD |
Very good details of conclusions and/or recommendation s provided to the reader |
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| 80 – 89% A+ |
Excellent attempt of producing the report with some detail. Excellent structure/detail with no aspects of the assessment requirements/topics missing. Excellent detail included in the structure |
Excellent presentation of the report with good appreciation given to professional presentation or detail of evidence. Most topics are covered in excellent detail. |
Excellent number of citation of references detailing the critical appreciation of IPD |
Excellent details of conclusions and/or recommendation s provided to the reader |
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| 90 – 100% A* |
Exceptional attempt of producing the report with some detail. Exceptional structure/detail with no aspects of the assessment requirements/topics missing. Exceptional detail included in the structure |
Exceptional presentation of the report with good appreciation given to professional presentation or detail of evidence. All topics are covered in exceptional detail. |
Exceptional number of citation of references detailing the critical appreciation of IPD |
Exceptional details of conclusions and/or recommendation s provided to the reader |
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Submission Details:
Format:
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Regulations:
- The minimum pass mark for a module is 50%
- Re-sit marks are capped at 50%
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- if the submission is made between 1 and 24 hours after the published deadline the original mark awarded will be reduced by 5%. For example, a mark of 60% will be reduced by 3% so that the mark that the student will receive is 57%. ;
- if the submission is made between 24 hours and one week (5 working days) after the published deadline the original mark awarded will be reduced by 10%. For example, a mark of 60% will be reduced by 6% so that the mark the student will receive is 54%.
- if the submission is made after 5 days following the deadline, your work will be deemed as a fail and returned to you unmarked.
The reduction in the mark will not be applied in the following two cases:
- the mark is below the pass mark for the assessment. In this case the mark achieved by the student will stand
- where a deduction will reduce the mark from a pass to a fail. In this case the mark awarded will be the threshold (i.e. 50%)
Please note:
- If you submit a re-assessment late then it will be deemed as a fail and returned to you unmarked.
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Assignment Checklist
Run through this simple tick list before submitting your work!
Report
Well prepared materials make your work look more professional and easy to understand.
| Item | Action | Done? |
| 1 | I have used the spellchecker and proofread the report correcting errors several times. | |
| 2 | I have checked that all material is directly related to the assignment tasks. | |
| 3 | I have checked that all the required information has been included in the report. | |
| 4 | The report is professionally presented using consistent headings, fonts and layout. | |
| 5 | All tables and images are numbered and captioned. | |
| 6 | I have used the report structure specified in the assignment. |
Referencing and Originality
Your work will be subjected to checks to ensure it is not derivative of other works. Works found to be derivative may leave you subject to penalties, including in extreme cases, expulsion from the University.
| Item | Action | Done? |
| 1 | All images and tables are fully referenced | |
| 2 | I have not copied any material from anywhere else. All sentences have been paraphrased into my own words. | |
| 3 | All references appear in the references section at the end of the presentation. | |
| 4 | All references are cited in the text in the form of (author, year). See https://www.bcu.ac.uk/library/services-and- support/referencing for more details. | |
| 5 | If I have used quotes, these are fully referenced, appear in quotation marks and form only a small part of my report. |
Content
Is your work complete? Have you included all the required elements?
| Item | Action | Done? |
| 1 | I have given an analysis of problem. | |
| 2 | I have explained why I chose the strategic tools that I have used and used references to support my decisions. | |
| 3 | I have included the relevant flowcharts required | |
| 4 | I have included the appendices as needed |