INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF

MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY

KATHMANDU, NEPAL

Qualification Unit Number & Title

BTEC HND IN COMPUTING T/615/1625 – Unit 6: Managing a Successful

Computing Project
Student Name Assessor Name
Umesh Kisor Baral
Assignment Launch Date Due Date Completion Date
22 Feb 2022 21 April 2022
Session/Year 2020/2021 Assignment Number 1/1
Assignment Title Managing a Successful Computing Project - Remote Working

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. You are
required to make use of headings, paragraphs and subsections as appropriate, and all work
must be supported with research and reference.

Important:

 Read the plagiarism notice and requirements at Page 8

 Word-limit- 8000 words (excludes cover page, table of content, figures, graphs,
reference list, appendix and logbook)
 Accepted Sources: Research Papers (Journal Articles, Conference Proceedings,
Thesis), Text Books, Governmental Data, Websites (only a registered organization, an
educational institution, government agency)
 Information taken from unreliable sources will not be accepted
 Must follow Harvard Reference Style

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Learning outcomes covered

 LO1 Establish project aims, objectives and timeframes based on the chosen theme.
 LO2 Conduct small-scale research, information gathering and data collection to
generate knowledge to support the project.
 LO3 Present the project and communicate appropriate recommendations based on
meaningful conclusions drawn from the evidence findings and/or analysis.
 LO4 Reflect on the value gained from conducting the project and its usefulness to
support sustainable organisational performance.

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

The option to work remotely was already being embraced by some businesses in the
pre-pandemic era. These businesses were making some progress to adapt their
working practices to accommodate remote working by allowing those in certain job
roles to take the opportunity to work from home, albeit a day or two a week.
However, on the whole there had been a reluctance to have staff working remotely
and this has largely centred around productivity concerns, security implications and
technology issues.

The global pandemic however necessitated and accelerated the move to remote
working. The vast majority of businesses have now shifted some or all of their
operations online, and almost all of their staff are working from home. The enabling
force behind this necessary shift has been the different technologies and platforms
that facilitate workers to achieve business goals remotely. This sudden shift to remote

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 working took place within weeks and months and has not been without issues.
Several surveys conducted during this period cited business leaders complaining
about how technology problems have impacted their business and employees while
working remotely.

Assume that you are working as an IT Consultant for an organisation. Your project
leader has asked you to conduct a small-scale research on Remote Working
focusing on question provided:

“How can employee ‘visibility’ be supported by implementing tools that can

automatically monitor employees' at-home use of networks and applications and
send early warning signals or reports of problems? Such technology gives
detailed insight into what issues remote workers encounter when they interact
with enterprise systems”.

You can choose a topic of your choice for your research based on the theme
given above.

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.

Your research report will:

Step 1. Aim and Objectives
 Establish your aims and objectives for the project. Outline objectives and
timeframes based on the scenario.
Step 2. Project Planning
 Devise a Project Management Plan to map out how you intend to meet the
project
objectives:
o Begin with the scope. What activities and tasks as defined in your project
must be done in order to make the project a success?
o Note the milestones or major events or phases in your project.
o Provide details of activities to be carried out initiation, planning and
execution of the project.
o Create a Work Breakdown Structure using a Gantt chart to track the
activities to be undertaken.
Step 3. Research (Primary and Secondary)

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  Conduct a research to generate knowledge which will form the basis for
analysis of the scenario posed in the brief.
Step 4. Present Findings
 Collate your research, analyse your findings and draw conclusions to form the
basis for recommendations.
 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.
 Write recommendations based on the research findings and outcomes.
Note: Follow the guidelines below to design your presentation.
o Font style Arial or Times New Roman.
o Font size: Main text should be minimum font size 16 -24 (readable from 2
meters away). Headings 30-42. Sub-headings can be smaller. Avoid writing all
in capital letters and use same font throughout the presentation(Margins, fonts,
font size, and colors should be consistent)
o Use same background on each slide. Label images and graphs. Use bulleted
points and avoid writing long sentences. And provide citations and references
Step 5. Project Reflection
 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:
o A record of what you did, when and what you were thinking.
o A record of where things went wrong and what you did to overcome any

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 unexpected results.
 You must complete the project in order to complete your work for this unit.

Appendix I
Templates for Evidence Collection (you can use the below provided templates to prepare
a logbook)
The logbook template and performance review questions are examples of what can be used;
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
 Points to consider:
 What have you completed?
 Did you fulfill task requirements?
 Are you on track and within deadlines set?
 Did you need to make any changes to your project management plan?

2. Any risks and/or issues identified?

 Points to consider:
 Did you identify risks/issues with a lack of skills required for undertaking
research/tasks?
 Did you identify any additional risks/issues that have an impact on
the project management plan?

3. Problems encountered
 Points to consider:
 What barriers did you face?
 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:

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  Which tasks are priorities?
 Have you set aside sufficient time for completion?
 Project plan status to date (on, ahead, behind)
 Supervise comments to address

Appendix II [You write when the project is completed]

Performance Review
 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. The class teacher approves the topic for each student. Unless
you submit a podcast, this unit is considered as incomplete.

Learning and Assessment Criteria

Pass Merit Distinction

LO1: Establish project aims, objectives and timeframes

based on the chosen theme

P1 Devise project aims and M1 Produce a

objectives for a chosen comprehensive project
scenario. management plan,
milestone schedule and
P2 Produce a project project schedule for

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management plan that covers monitoring and completing
aspects of cost, scope, time, the aims and objectives of
quality, communication, risk the project.
LO1 and LO2
and resources.

P3 Produce a work breakdown

structure and a Gantt Chart to D1 Critically evaluate the
provide timeframes and stages project management process
for completion. and appropriate research
methodologies applied.
LO2: Conduct small-scale research, information
gathering and data collection to generate knowledge to
support the project

P4 Carry out small-scale M2 Evaluate the accuracy

research by applying and reliability of different
qualitative and quantitative research methods applied.
research methods appropriate
for meeting project aims and
objectives.

LO3: Present the project and communicate appropriate

recommendations based on meaningful conclusions
drawn from the evidence findings and/or analysis

P5 Analyse research and data M3 Evaluate the selection LO3

using appropriate tools and of appropriate tools and
techniques. techniques for accuracy D2 Critically evaluate the
and authenticity to support design and development
P6 Communicate appropriate and justify process against your design
recommendations as a result of recommendations. document and analyze any
research and data analysis to technical challenges.
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 LO4

undertaking the research to the project management
meet stated objectives and process and use of quality D3 Critically evaluate how the

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 own learning and performance research to meet stated project supports sustainable
objectives and support own organisational performance.
learning and performance.

Grades Achieved

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.

Plagiarism Notice

You are reminded that there exists Academic Misconduct Policy and Regulation concerning
Cheating and Plagiarism.

Extracts from the Policy:

Section 3.4.1: Allowing others to do assignments / copying others assignment is an offence

Section 3.4.2: Plagiarism, using the views, opinion or insights / paraphrasing of another person’s
original phraseology without acknowledgement
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.
 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 (Each 1000 words should have minimum 20 references)
 Your report should be illustrated with screen-prints, images, tables, charts and/or
graphics.
 All assignments must be typed in Times New Roman or Arial, font size 12, 11/2
spacing.

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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 and 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

Umesh Kisor Baral Umesh 04 Feb 2022

Brief Checked By Signature Date

Dhruba Babu Joshi 08 Feb 2022