INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY

GAIRIGAUN, TINKUNE, KATHMANDU

NEPAL

BTEC HND in Computing

Unit 3: Managing a Successful Computing Project Unit Code: T/615/1625

Session/Year: Jan 2018 Assessment No: 01

Assignment Launch Date: 12 Feb 2019 Due Date: 26 March 2019

Assignment Title: Managing a successful Computing Project

Teacher Name: Kamal Pokhrel Iv’s Name & Date :

Student Name: Pearson Reg No: Final Grade:

Purpose of this assignment

The purpose of this assignment is to assess students whether have acquired or developed required skills
for managing and implementing a project on a them. In order to complete the unit successfully they
will undertake independent research and investigation for carrying out and executing a computing
project which meets appropriate business aims and objectives.

The students will be provided a theme and they have to explore and examine a relevant and current
topical aspect of computing in the context of the business environment.

Assignment submission format

Each student has to submit their assignment as guided in the assignment brief. The students are guided
what sort of information is to produce to meet the criteria targeted. Some tasks might require group
work, but the student has to produce individual assignment.

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The course Tutor will
• Ensure that the project topic is relevant to the project theme provided in the assignment brief
• Ensure that the topic and type of project chosen by the student is appropriate for small-scale
research and the student can complete it within the given time frame
• Ask the Programme Leader to verify the project topic as part of the internal verification process.
• Include in his teaching plan how the student should go about planning, researching,
conducting, recording and reflecting on the project.
• Encourage students to keep notes of their progress in a logbook, as this is a mandatory
requirement for this unit.
• Ask Students to reflect on the success of their project and their own performance in a personal
performance review at the end of the project. This is a written reflection of 500 words. (The
teacher may provide an appropriate structure of the reflection review.)

Scenario I

You work as a trainee as an IT Security Specialist for a leading Security consultancy. As a part of your
role, you have to carry out small scale research in order to recognize and discover a range of software
vulnerability that potentially impacts on range of businesses.
Your recent market research shows that many business owners are not aware of computer
vulnerability as a weakness in protection of their business. Many are not aware that. a security
vulnerability could allow an attacker to compromise the integrity, availability, or confidentiality of that
product. Single security vulnerability can compromise one or all of these elements at the same time. For
instance, information disclosure vulnerability would compromise the confidentiality of a product, while
remote code execution vulnerability would compromise its integrity, availability, and confidentiality.
With reference to the earlier research, in this task you are asked to carry out a small scale research
plan/project to examine how vulnerabilities in an existing system can be identified and counteracted.
The research project you have carried out will demonstrate that you can
 Establish project aims, objectives and timeframes based on the given topic/theme.
 Conduct small-scale research, information gathering and data collection
 Present the project as demanded by the assignment brief
 Reflect on the success of their project and their own performance in a personal performance
review at the end of the project.

In order to design a successful project you have to complete the following tasks as guided.

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 1. Establish your aims and objectives for the project. Outline objectives and timeframes based on
the scenario.
2. Produce an appropriate project management plan that includes relevant actions to meet
objectives and timeframes
3. Conduct a research to generate knowledge which will form the basis for analysis of the
scenario posed in the brief.
4. Analyze your findings and draw conclusions to form the basis for recommendations.
5. Present the report in written format and also prepare a presentation that includes research process
and outcomes to the audience who has little or no knowledge on the research process.
6. Write recommendations based on the research findings and outcomes.
7. Write a reflective writing focusing on personal development and research journey in a critical
and objective way

Guidance for Students

You should read this information before starting on your project. You should refer to these instructions
as you complete work for this unit.
• Read the brief and think about what the project brief is asking.
• Research what the project brief is asking. How can you approach the problem,
opportunity, hypothesis and requirements being posed?
• Apply a range of secondary research sources to plan/scope and support the project and its
findings. Secondary research sources may include textbooks, journal articles, newspapers and
magazine articles (not factual accounts).
• Develop your project plan based on the deliverables of the project, the constraints of the project
and the assumptions made.
• Conduct your project according to your stated project plan and meet with your tutor to receive a
sign-off at each stage of the project process.
• Primary research sources may include original first-hand accounts, legal and historical documents,
results of experiments and market research data collection. Apply both qualitative and quantitative
research methods to evaluate data collected from primary research.
• Keep notes of your progress throughout the project in your logbook using the format given below?
The logbook should include:
• A record of what you did, when and what you were thinking.
• A record of where things went wrong and what you did to overcome any unexpected results.
• You must complete the project in order to complete your work for this unit.

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 Appendix I

Templates for Evidence Collection (you can you the below given temples to prepare a logbook)
The logbook template and performance review questions are examples of what can be used; but tutors
can devise or use other appropriate resources if they wish to do so.

Name:
Project title:
Date:
1. Update on weekly research/tasks achieved
o Points to consider:
o What have you completed?
o Did you fulfill task requirements?
o Are you on track and within deadlines set?
o Did you need to make any changes to your project management plan?
2. Any risks and/or issues identified?
o Points to consider:
o Did you identify risks/issues with a lack of skills required for undertaking research/tasks?
o Did you identify any additional risks/issues that have an impact on the project
management plan?
3. Problems encounter
o Points to consider:
o What barriers did you face?
o How did you overcome them?
What have I learnt about myself this week?
Points to consider:
 How did I feel when I had to deal with tasks/problems?
 Did I find it useful to complete the tasks?
 How well have I performed? What did I contribute?
 What can I improve on next week?
 How might this learning apply in the future?
Tasks planned for next week
Points to consider:
 Which tasks are priorities?
 Have you set aside sufficient time for completion?
 Project plan status to date (on, ahead, behind)

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  Supervisor comments to address

Appendix II [You Write When the Project Completed]

Performance Review Template

• What was the project supposed to accomplish?
• Did the project succeed in its aims? How do you know? Specifically, outline any evaluation and
assessment undertaken.
• What things do you think worked well and why? Evaluate all aspects of the project (e.g. initial
inception, project activities and project outcomes) from a range of perspectives.
• What problems emerged during the project and how were they tackled? Was there timely
identification of issues and resolution during the project process?
• What did you learn from undertaking the project?
• How would you rate your performance as project manager?
• What strengths and weaknesses of your performance did you identify?
• How will this inform and support your continuous professional development?

Essential task
You have to produce a podcast on a topic related to the assignment or this unit and submit it to the
assignment department. Unless you submit a podcast, this unit is considered as incomplete.

Pass Merit Distinction

LO1: Establish project aims, objectives and timeframes based on
the chosen theme.
P1 Devise project aims and M1 Produce a comprehensive
objectives for a chosen scenario. project management plan,
P2 Produce a project milestone schedule and project
management plan that covers schedule for monitoring and
aspects of cost, scope, time, completing the aims and
quality, communication, risk and objectives of the project.
resources. LO1 & 2
P3 Produce a work breakdown D1 Critically evaluates the
structure and a Gantt Chart to project management process and

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provide timeframes and stages appropriate research
for completion. methodologies applied.
LO2: Conduct small-scale research, information gathering and
data collection to generate knowledge to support the project.
P4 Carry out small-scale
research by applying qualitative M2 Evaluate the accuracy and
and quantitative research reliability of different research
methods appropriate for meeting methods applied.
project aims and objectives.

LO3: Present the project and communicate appropriate LO3 & 4

recommendations based on meaningful conclusions drawn from D2 Critically evaluates and
the evidence findings and/or analysis. reflects on the project outcomes,
P5 Analyse research and data M3 Evaluate the selection of the decision-making process and
using appropriate tools and appropriate tools and techniques changes or developments of the
techniques. for accuracy and authenticity to initial project management plan
P6 Communicate appropriate support and justify to support justification of
recommendations as a result of recommendations. recommendations and learning
research and data analysis to during the project.
draw valid and meaningful
conclusions.
LO4: Reflect on the value gained from conducting the project
and its usefulness to support sustainable organisational
performance.
P7 Reflect on the value of M4 Evaluate the value of the
undertaking the research to meet project management process and
stated objectives and own use of quality research to meet
learning and performance. stated objectives and support
own learning and performance.

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To be used by the assessor.

General feedback on the assignment :

In order to pass the unit the learner has to meet all the pass criteria. Tick the each criteria
awarded.
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 Pass Achieved / Not

In order to be awarded a Merit the learner has to meet all the pass criteria and all the merit
criteria. Tick the criteria awarded.
M1 M2 M3 M4 Merit achieved / Not

In order to be awarded a Distinction the learner has to meet all the pass merit criteria and all the
Distinction criteria. Tick the criteria awarded.
D1 D2 Distinction Achieved / Not

Note: Please access HN Global for additional resources support and reading for this unit. For further
guidance and support on report writing please refer to the Study Skills Unit on HN Global. Link to
www.highernationals.com

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Note: Refer the unit details provided in your handbook when responding all the tasks above. Make sure
that you have understood and developed your response that matches the highlighted key words in each
task.

Other Requirements:

 It should be the student’s own work – plagiarism is unacceptable.

 Clarity of expression and structure are important features.
 Your work should be submitted as a well presented, word-processed document with headers and
footers, and headings and subheadings, both in hard and soft copies.
 You are expected to undertake research on this subject using books from the Library, and
resources available on the Internet.
 Any sources of information should be listed as references at the end of your document and these
sources should be referenced within the text of your document using Harvard referencing style
 Your report should be illustrated with screen-prints, images, tables, charts and/or graphics.
 All assignments must be typed in Times New Roman, size 12, 1½ spacing.

The center policy is that you must submit your work within due date to achieve “Merit” and
“Distinction”. Late submission automatically eliminates your chance of achieving “Merit and
Distinction”. Also, 80% attendance is required to validate this assignment.

I declare that all the work submitted for this assignment is my own work or, in the case of group work,
the work of myself and the other members of the group in which I worked, and that no part of it has been
copied from any source.

I understand that if any part of the work submitted for this assignment is found to be plagiarized, none of
the work submitted will be allowed to count towards the assessment of the assignment.

Assignment Prepared By: Signature: Date: 12th June 2018

Kamal Pokhrel

Brief Checked By: Signature: Date: 12th June 2018

Dhruba Babu Joshi

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