Certificate IV in Project Management

Assessment OutlineCourse Number 17871

Qualification Code BSB41507

Assessment ActivitiesThere are 4 primary assessment activities for this course –

1. Individual Assignment – Body of Evidence OR Individual Project Management Plan

2. Team Assignment – Case Study Project Management Plan

3. Unit Tests

4. Exercises & Forum Participation – online students only

Specific activities and percentage contributions are chosenby your course facilitator for each group of students

IndividualAssignment (1a or 1b)

TeamAssignment

Unit Tests Exercises& Forums

60% 20 to 30% 0 to 20% 0 to 10%

Primary Assessment Activities• Individual Portfolio – Body of Evidence

– Actual work-based projects for students already working in a project management environment– Preparation of a portfolio of evidence covering each of the 8 units– Combined with direct questioning by the assessor and third party workplace reports

OR• Individual Project Management Plan

– Preparation of a comprehensive project management plan for an agreed personal project or case study– Combined with direct questioning by the assessor and analysis activities which demonstrate

understanding of the elements of competency

• Team Assignment– Pairs of teams of small groups of three students– Produce a project management plan for a selected case study– Shows how they work in a team, organise activities and apply project management techniques

• Unit Tests– Assess knowledge of the Project Management Body of Knowledge and the Australian National

Competency Standards for Project Management for each of the 8 units of study

• Exercises & Forum Participation– Application of the project management standards, tools and techniques in different scenarios

Selection of Assessment Activities

• The same types of assessment activities are applied to each of the 8 units of study

• Individual Activity 1a or 1b will be chosen by each student via consultation with the facilitator. The choice will and depend on the student’s work situation.

• Students working in a project management environment, or regularly undertaking volunteer or personal projects, are encouraged to undertake Activity 1a – the Individual Portfolio

• Students with no current projects are encouraged to undertake Activity 1b – the Individual Project Management Plan.

• During each unit of study you will participate in forums and submit answers to analysis exercises that will count towards your assessment of competency

• You will also undertake learning activities in the form of small online quizzes, these will assist your learning but will not be counted towards your final marks

• At the end of each unit of study you will be required to –1.Undertake your Unit Test2.Submit the relevant component of your team assignment

• At the end of the course you will be required to –1.Submit your Individual Activity2.Attend a review and feedback session with your facilitator – this

can be face to face or organised as a teleconference

Assessment Due Dates

• You will receive instructions from your facilitator as to their preferred mechanism for submission

• Generally –• Unit Tests that count towards your mark are completed

online using Tests and Tasks

• Activities are submitted online using the inline answer feature of Tests and Tasks or the attachment feature of Assignments

• Team and Individual Assessments are submitted via hardcopy of online using the attachment feature of Assignments, depending on instructions from your facilitator

• Forum participation is assessed based on the frequency and quality of your contributions

Assessment Submission

Assessment Grading

• To be awarded the Certificate IV in Project Management learners must achieve competency in ALL 8 units of study.

• All units of study in this course are Ungraded. Students will be assessed as either Competent or Not Yet Competent.

• A nominal mark is generally calculated for each assessment and for the overall level of achievement in each unit of study.

Competency requires a grade of 65% or higher • Awards for Outstanding Academic Achievement can be

awarded for students with grades of 85% and above.

Assessment Resubmissions

• The student result is based on the grades for the assessment tasks and evidence provided to meet the criteria for competence as specified for each unit of study.

• Where students are not deemed competent after the first attempt, a resubmission may be requested and can be granted at the facilitator’s discretion.

• Resubmissions must be made as soon as possible after the initial assessment, preferably within two weeks.

• Extensions for assessment activities (particularly the Individual Assignment) can be granted where there are extenuating or difficult circumstances.

• Students in this situation must contact their facilitator immediately so that alternative arrangements can be agreed.

Assessment Strategy

• The assessment strategy for this course is based on the principles of validity, reliability and fairness.

• Assessment Activities are designed to - cover a range of skills and knowledge required to demonstrate

achievement of the unit and course aims collect evidence on a number of occasions and in a variety of

contexts and situations – one source of evidence is not sufficient be appropriate to the knowledge, skills, methods of delivery and

needs of learners assist assessors to interpret evidence consistently

• Assessment activities and evidence collection can take place in the workplace or in a simulated environment.

Assessment Strategy

• It is critical that the selection of the Individual Assessment Activity (whether the Individual Portfolio or the Individual Project Management Plan) provides the following opportunities for the learner –

use up to date equipment and software reflect time pressures and deadlines show the complexity of dealing with multiple tasks involve prioritising amongst competing tasks work with others in a team communicate with diverse groups find, discuss and test solutions to problems explore health and safety issues answer practically oriented, applied knowledge questions show the level of written and verbal expression sufficient for, but not

exceeding, the work requirements

Learning Activities and Assessments

The following symbols are used throughout the presentations to let you know that learning activities and

assessments are due for completion

Reading

Forum

Activity

Unit Test

Next Steps

Make sure that you have read and fully understood the Course Delivery Schedule and the Student Assessment

Guide, both are available from the Home Page and in the Learning Program.

Then proceed to Course Outline & Structure in the Learning Program.

Best of Luck!