GROUP ASSIGNMENT BPD 33903 PLANNING AND SCHEDULING

GROUP ASSIGNMENT AND ASSESSMENT

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BPD 33903
PLANNING AND SCHEDULING
SEMESTER 2 2021/2022
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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS

1. This assignment contains only ONE (1) question that is set in the language of the printed module
for the course.
2. Answer in English.
3. Students need to form a group of a maximum of 5 group members ONLY (Mix)
4. Do not copy the assignment question and instructions to your answer.
5. Your assignment should be prepared in GROUP. You should not copy another group’s
assignment. You should also not plagiarise another group’s work as your own.
6. All the contents must have in-text citation. Only trustable sources can be used.
7. This assignment contribute to 30% (20% Reports and 10% Presentation)

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTION
1. You must submit your assignment IN SOFT COPY and HARD COPY. You are advised to keep
a copy of your submitted assignment for personal reference.
2. You can submit your assignment ONCE only in a SINGLE file.
3. Softcopy of GROUP ASSIGNMENT must be in format, PDF for submitted through the
AUTHOR by using file name as Group Number and follow by Team Leader’s name for GROUP
ASSIGNMENT.

eg:
G1_MOHD HILMI IZWAN ABD RAHIM CAPITAL LETTERS

4. Hardcopy of GROUP ASIGNMENT submit to my office (MC-202-04) Faculty of Civil

Engineering and Built Environment.
5. Your assignment must be submitted BEFORE or ON 31st May 2022 (Before or at 5PM) as
stated date in Table 1. Submission after the mentioned date will NOT be accepted. The details
of submission date as shows in Table 1.
GROUP ASSIGNMENT BPD 33903 PLANNING AND SCHEDULING

Table 1: Submission Date

No. Assessment Submission Date
1. Group Assignment 31st May 2022 (BEFORE 5.00pm)
2. Group Presentation Week 13 and Week 14

EVALUATION
1. This assignment accounts for 15% of the total marks for the course and shall be assessed based
on the Rubrics attached. The details assessment marks as shown in Table 2:

PLAGIARISM: MARKS DEDUCTION

Warning: The submitted assignment will automatically undergo a similarity check. If plagiarism is
detected, marks would be deducted as follows:

• Assignments with 10 - 30 % overlap with others: 10% deduction from the total marks scored.
• Assignments with 31 - 50 % overlap with others: 15% deduction from the total marks scored.
• Assignments with more than 50% overlap with others: Zero mark would be given.

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ASSIGNMENT QUESTION

GROUP ASSIGNMENT (20%)

Planning and Scheduling A Construction Project

Construction project management involves directing and organizing each part of the
project life cycle, from ideation to completion. It’s a holistic practice with the goal of
delivering projects on time and under budget. Construction project management is a complex
discipline that requires addressing many important concerns, including cost control,
scheduling, procurement, and risk assessment. Planning, scheduling is an important part of
the construction management. Planning and scheduling of construction activities helps
engineers to complete the project in time and within the budget. The term ‘Construction’ does
not only denote physical activities involving men, materials and machinery but also covers
the entire gamut of activities from conception to realization of a construction project. Thus,
management of resources such as men, materials, machinery requires effective planning and
scheduling of each activity.
As a contractor for a project, you must target your project to complete on time, with
acceptable quality and to get reasonable profit. Prepare a GANTT CHART for a project.
Gantt chart is a graphical representation of tasks as segments on a time scale. It helps plan
and monitor project development or resource allocation. There is list of tasks, project
milestones and stages. Details of the project as shown in Table 1.

Table 1: Details of the Project

No. Item Description

1 Project’s name Proposed Construction and Completion Of
………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………
2 Project’s duration 24 months
3 Start date 1 April 2022
4 Finish date 31 March 2024
5 Cost Estimated RM …………………………...
No. Construction work Details Work
1. Preliminaries Work
2. Piling Work
3. Structural Works
4. Architectural Works
5. External Works /
Infra Works
6. Mechanical / Electrical
Works
** Notes: Student can add others construction works based on the project requirement
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There are additional information’s that needs to be done to complete tasks as:

TASK A
i. Complete the details of the project (Table 1)
ii. Any logical assumptions can be made to prepare the Gantt chart.
iii. Prepare the Gantt chart by using MICROSOFT PROJECT SOFTWARE only.
iv. Creativity is necessary to prepare an interesting, logical, presentable, and acceptable
Gantt chart. Therefore, it is compulsory to put the element of creativity in preparing
the Gantt chart (Elements of creativity such as several of colours, fonts, graphic and
lines).

TASK B
i. To test the understanding of the project planner on CPM, prepare a BRIEF REPORT
ON CPM. Use the details of Project in Table 1 above to prepare the report. Other’s
information that needs to be considered in preparing the report as follows:
✓ Prepare the report by using MICROSOFT WORD / MICROSOFT PROJECT
only.
✓ Necessary contents: Definition, Purposes, Importance / Benefits, Example, Steps /
Processes in preparing CPM etc.
✓ Any logical assumptions can be made to prepare the task.
✓ Combine TASK A and TASK B in ONE REPORT.

PRESENTATION (10%)

Planning and Scheduling a Construction Project

Students need to prepare A1 size posters of CONSTRUCTION PROJECT PLANNING AND

SCHEDULING. The content and structure of the poster based on TASK A and TASK B and
depends on the creativity of students. Please refer to the rubric in the appendix for reference.

-END QUESTION-
 Appendix A

Table 2: Assessment Rubrics

Unacceptable Poor Marginal Average Good Excellent
Attribute Criteria Weightage Mark
(0) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
Not creative and very Poor tidiness and poor Limited creativity and Sufficient creativity Well creativity and Excellent creativity and
Creativity of
poor tidiness creativity tidiness and tidiness tidiness tidiness 0.6 3
Assignment
- Out of content - Poor explanation of - Limited idea of - Average idea of - Good idea of content - Excellent idea of content
- No review, or a content content content - Adequate review with - A comprehensive covering
review which is - Poor review of very - Limited review with - Sufficient review closely relevant, a large number of relevant
totally off-topic few sources which is few sources or with mostly relevant reliable and reputable sources which are well
Content - No noticeable off topic review which is and reliable sources sources linked and described in 2 10
structure - Poor structure; no partly off topic - A clear structure is relation to the project scope
Group clear relationship - Quite clear structure obvious - The structure of the content
Assignment between sections of is very clear
the contents
Overall, not smooth Overall poor smooth Overall limited Overall, well smooth Overall good smooth Overall excellent and smooth
outcomes and outcomes smooth and outcomes and outcomes outcomes outcomes
Flow / Outline 0.2 4

Not Provided Limited references, Limited references Sufficient number of Large number of Huge number of relevant,
References / poor citation with relevant / related relevant and reliable relevant and reputable cutting edge and wide variety
0.6 3
Sources sources sources references of reputable references

No presentation tools Very minimal use of Presentation tools Presentation tools Creative presentation Novel, unusual, very creative
and/or visual aids used presentation tools and/or aids add no and/or are used tools, medium and/or presentation tools used which
and/or aids add no value to appropriately aids are used that captures audience’s attention
Creativity & value to understanding understanding of the highlight the quality and and enhances understanding 1 5
Content of the presentation presentation audience’s interest to the of the presentation
presentation

Group
Presentation No teamwork / Unsatisfied teamwork / Poor teamwork / poor Limited of teamwork / Good of teamwork / Excellent teamwork /
(Poster) improper appearances not proper appearances appearances unsuitable suitable appearances Excellent appearances
Teamwork / appearances
0.4 2
Appearances

Does not answer Out-of topic or evasive Partly appropriate Concise answer Detailed straight to the Through, well elaborated and
Question and
question at all answer to questions answer to question provided point and yet succinct very convincing answer 0.6 3
Answer
answer provided provided

TOTAL 30%