Advanced Project Risk Management - Coursework Example

The paper "Advanced Project Risk Management" is a great example of management coursework. The pre-workshop assignment requires you to prepare a report that examines a risk that eventuated on a project that you were involved with. The risk that you will be examining can be from previous work experience or a social project you were involved with. You will only be examining one risk, not several risks that impacted a single project. You will need to select a major risk that came to fruition, and then reflect upon and critically analyse the quality of the risk management that was utilised. The risk that is selected needs to be considered substantial relative to the project.

As part of the reflection, students will need to select and read three (3) journal articles from the recommended texts listed in the Subject Outline. Students will use the readings to help formulate their opinion as to the level of quality of the risk management that was utilised. The reflection upon the quality of the risk management should occur after having completed the readings.

Assignment Structure

Students will briefly describe a project that they were previously involved with and then provide a succinct description of a risk associated with the project. Again, the risk that will be described will be one that actually came to fruition.

In the body of the report, students will reflect on the quality of the risk management that was utilised on the risk they have selected. The reflection will require the students to critically think about the management of the risk as it relates to the articles that they have read from the recommended text list. Because the articles vary in nature (i.e. case studies, theory, risk management model development, etc.), students will need to provide context for how the article impacted their judgement as to the quality of the risk management that was undertaken.

The conclusion should be brief and provide a summary of the inferences that were drawn after reading the texts and were that previously discussed in the body of the report.

Guidelines

The following report criteria apply:

 Paper Length: 1750 - 2000 words

 Text Formatting Software Package: Word for Windows or compatible

 Title Font Size: 16 Point and Centred

 Body Font Size: 12 Point and left and right justified

 Font Type: Times New Roman

 Margins: Top: 2.5cm Left: 2.5cm Bottom: 2.5cm Right: 2.5cm

 Spacing: Use single-space, single-column typing

 Title page with name and number of subject, your name and student number and date of submission

 Numbered pages .e.g.1/2

 Name and number of subject, your name and student number in the footer of every page

 References listed using the Harvard system

Marks will be allocated or deducted in relation to:

 Format of assignment - each assignment must include the following:

o Introduction

o Body

o Conclusion

 Word limit – Between 1750- 2000 words, not including cover page, reference list or appendices.

Learning Background:

A report based on reflective learning is not simply a diary but a thoughtful description that follows from reflective thinking. A reflective approach is required rather than a descriptive summary. Simple restatements of the concepts in the reading would not meet expectations for a reflective paper. Students must tie the reading back into their project and the risk that occurred.