SUSS SINGAPORE UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES BUS353 End-of-Course Assessment - January Semester 2024 Project Management INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS: 1. This End-of-Course Assessment paper comprises 17 pages (including the cover page).

2. You are to include the following particulars in your submission: Course Code, Title of the ECA, SUSS PI No., Your Name, and Submission Date. 3. Late submission will be subjected to the marks deduction scheme. Please refer to the Student Handbook for details. BUS353 Copyright © 2024 Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) ECA January Semester 2024 Page 1 of 17 ECA Submission Guidelines Please follow the submission instructions stated below: A-What Must Be Submitted You are required to submit the following THREE (3) items for marking and grading: A Report (you should submit this item first as it carries the highest weightage). ● ● The set of PowerPoint slides, converted to PDF, upon which the video presentation is based. Please verify your submissions after you have submitted the above THREE (3) items. B-Submission Deadline ● ● A Video Presentation: Refer to Canvas L/LG course site's announcement on “ECA Video Submission Technical Know How", which will be posted three weeks before the ECA cut-off date. ● ● The THREE (3) items of Report, Video and Presentation Summary are to be submitted by 12 noon on the submission deadline. You are allowed multiple submissions till the cut-off date for each of the THREE (3) items. C-How the (3) Items Should Be Submitted The Report: submit online to Canvas via TurnItIn (for plagiarism detection) The Video: submit online to Canvas (refer to Canvas L/LG course site's announcement on "ECA Video Submission Technical Know How", which will be posted three weeks before the ECA cut-off date.) Late submission of any of the THREE (3) items will be subjected to mark-deduction scheme by the University. Please refer to Section 5.2 Para 2.4 of the Student Handbook. The Presentation Summary: O Submit online to Canvas via TurnItIn (PPT must be converted to PDF and submission is in PDF only) The PPT must contain at least 20 words O Avoid using a public WiFi connection for submitting large video files. If you are using public wireless (WiFi) connection (e.g. SG Wireless at public areas), you might encounter a break in the connection when sending large files. BUS353 Copyright © 2024 Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) ECA - January Semester 2024 Page 2 of 17 D- Additional guidelines on file formatting are given as follows: 1. Report 2. Video 3. Presentation Summary ● ● Please ensure that your Microsoft Word document is generated by Microsoft Word 2016 or higher. The report must be saved in .docx format. Showing your PowerPoint projection in the background is NOT required. Time Duration: a minimum of 3 minutes and a maximum of 6 minutes There are two methods for ECA video assignment submission; either Record Media or Upload Media. For Record Media Video can be recorded via Panopto in Canvas, using desktop/laptop with built-in webcam and microphone For Upload Media Video can be recorded using other recording devices and uploaded as.mp4 file format. Note: Refer to Canvas L/LG course site's announcement on “ECA Video Submission Technical Know How", which will be posted three weeks before the ECA cut-off date. Your PowerPoint presentation must contain at least 20 words. Please ensure that your PowerPoint presentation is converted to PDF format before you submit. The maximum number of slides is fifteen (15). Please do NOT download and use PowerPoint slide design templates from the Internet. BUS353 Copyright © 2024 Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) ECA January Semester 2024 Page 3 of 17 E- Please be Aware of the Following: Submission in hardcopy or any other means not given in the above guidelines will not be accepted. You do not need to submit any other forms or cover sheets (e.g. form ET3) with your ECA. You are reminded that electronic transmission is not immediate. The network traffic may be particularly heavy on the date of submission deadline and connections to the system cannot be guaranteed. Hence, you are advised to submit your work early. Canvas will allow you to submit your work late but your work will be subjected to the mark-deduction scheme. You should therefore not jeopardise your course result by submitting your ECA at the last minute. It is your responsibility to check and ensure that your files are successfully submitted to Canvas. F-Plagiarism and Collusion Plagiarism and collusion are forms of cheating and are not acceptable in any form in a student's work, including this ECA. Plagiarism and collusion are taking work done by others or work done together with others respectively and passing it off as your own. You can avoid plagiarism by giving appropriate references when you use other people's ideas, words or pictures (including diagrams). Refer to the APA Manual if you need reminding about quoting and referencing. You can avoid collusion by ensuring that your submission is based on your own individual effort. The electronic submission of your ECA will be screened by plagiarism detection software. For more information about plagiarism and collusion, you should refer to the Student Handbook (Section 5.2.1.3). You are reminded that SUSS takes a tough stance against plagiarism or collusion. Serious cases will normally result in the student being referred to SUSS's Student Disciplinary Group. For other cases, significant mark penalties or expulsion from the course will be imposed. G-Use of Generative AI Tools (Allowed) The use of generative AI tools is allowed for this assignment. You are expected to provide proper attribution if you use generative AI tools while completing the assignment, including appropriate and discipline-specific citation, a table detailing the name of the AI tool used, the approach to using the tool (e.g. what prompts were used), the full output provided by the tool, and which part of the output was adapted for the assignment; To take note of section 3, paragraph 3.2 and section 5.2, paragraph 2A.1 (Viva Voce) of the Student Handbook; BUS353 Copyright © 2024 Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) ECA January Semester 2024 Page 4 of 17 The University has the right to exercise the viva voce option to determine the authorship of a student's submission should there be reasonable grounds to suspect that the submission may not be fully the student's own work. For more details on academic integrity and guidance on responsible use of generative AI tools in assignments, please refer to the TLC website for more details; The University will continue to review the use of generative AI tools based on feedback and in light of developments in AI and related technologies. BUS353 Copyright © 2024 Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) ECA January Semester 2024 Page 5 of 17