502MAN Project Management CW1 Assignment Brief 2025/26 | Coventry University

502MAN  Assignment Task

The Local Council, in collaboration with the University student union (SU), will be organising a music, art, and cultural festival project. The City Council Arts and Culture Committee has recruited you as a consultant project manager to plan and successfully deliver this project that will take place in a local venue within your local city centre with a capacity of 500 people. You are required to deliver a Part A - 2500-word project initiation document report to the committee members, showing your understanding of the role of a project in delivering organisational strategic goals and objectives. In addition, Part B – 500-word reflection on lessons learnt about project management based on your project initiation report.

Your 3,000-word report [+/- 10%] should include the following:

Part A – 2,500-word [+/- 10%]

projection initiation report covering the following:

• A proposed project methodology for initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, and controlling a project, including well-defined SMART goals and deliverables for each project phase.
• A justification of the application of theoretical frameworks and methodologies within the project environment, and focus on the business objectives, environment, and stakeholder expectations in relation to the project.
• A critical evaluation of the composition and management of teams within the proposed plan and in a project environment.
• A project management plan formulation and an overview of the project manager's role in shaping the project and its characteristics.
• An appraisal of measures to control and monitor project risk, quality, change, and configuration.

Part B – 500-word reflection [+/- 10%]

on lessons learnt based on your project initiation report covering the following:

• An evaluation of project success and failure and a dissemination of the key learning points from the delivery of the project as future manager and leader.

Use of AI: This is an Amber-rated assessment, which means you are allowed to use AI to support your work. You can use AI to help you structure your presentation, start or develop paragraphs if you're struggling, and check spelling, grammar, and clarity. However, you must write the content yourself. Do not use AI to generate full sections of your submission. Turnitin can detect work that is not your own and may flag it for review. Use AI only as a tool to support your thinking and writing.

Important: You must clearly state whether or not you have used AI to support your work. To do this, you must complete the table provided and include it in your submission, placed after the title page and before the main content begins. This is a formal requirement and is not optional.
Further guidance on how AI can be used within the context of a university submission can be found at: https://student.ai.coventry.domains/

Submission Instructions:

The report should be submitted to the relevant module submission link on Aula, on or before the 6pm due date deadline.
Formatting of submission – the report should be submitted in Microsoft Word format not PDF. Part A and Part B are to be submitted in a single Microsoft Word document.

If using Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools in the development of your assignment, you must reference which tools you have used and for what purposes you have used them. This information must be acknowledged in your final submission.
Failure to follow the assignment brief and submission guidelines, could result in your assignment being marked as a Fail.

Marking and Feedback

How will my assignment be marked?
Your assignment will be marked by the module team.

How will I receive my grades and feedback?
Provisional marks will be released once internally moderated.
Feedback will be provided by the module team alongside grades release. This feedback will be available on Turn It In, alongside your assignment submission.
Your provisional marks and feedback should be available within 2 weeks (10 working days).

What will I be marked against?
Details of the marking criteria for this task can be found at the bottom of this assignment brief.

Assessed Module Learning Outcomes

The Learning Outcomes for this module align with the marking criteria which can be found at the end of this brief. Ensure you understand the marking criteria to ensure successful achievement of the assessment task.

The following module learning outcomes are assessed in this task:

• Learning Outcome 1: Define a project, its characteristics, and the role of the project manager. Learning Outcome 2: Justify the application of the theoretical frameworks and methodologies within a project environment.
• Learning Outcome 3: Critically evaluate the composition and management of teams in a project environment.
• Learning Outcome 4: Formulate a project management plan.
• Learning Outcome 5: Appraise measures to control and monitor project risk, quality, change, and configuration.
• Learning Outcome 6: Evaluate project success and failure and disseminate the key learning points from the delivery of the project.

This module has been mapped to CMI 513 – Managing Projects. In addition to the above learning outcomes your assessment will be marked in accordance with achieving the following CMI Learning Outcomes:

1. Understand the role of projects in delivering organizational strategy.
2. Understand processes for initiating, planning, and managing projects.
3. Understand the factors which contribute to effective project management.

Upon successful completion of the module and degree program, students may be considered for an additional professional qualification – Level 5 CMI Diploma in Management and Leadership – provided the professional standards are met.

502MAN Assessment Marking Criteria