According to USQ noticeboard, your examiner required that you put in 'introduction' and 'conclusion' in your section 2 case study portion. This called for new twist in your approach to the examination on the Feb 11, 2008. You cannot go directly into the questions anymore. The strategy of tackling paper MGT5000 would be this:
Do section one which consist of 10 multiple choice questions in under 10 minutes.
Next, go to section 3 and complete 2 of the 3 questions, essay type, in just 40 minutes. Each question expects you to give about 10 points covering about 1000 words for each question.
Lastly, then you go to the section 2 for the case study. You have about 60 minutes for this part. On a rough working paper, put down the summary points of all the three questions. To do the introduction, you have to read all the three questions. The introduction in your answer should be a summary of all the questions to the case study. The examiner do not want an introduction to the case as they are well versed with the case themselves, so they do not need you to tell them what is the case about. Rather, they want you to tell them what you are going to cover in your answer, that is the roadsigns to your essay.
Another point to take note of is that they do not want point forms only. They want essay, paragraph. You can put in subheadings (encourage to do so for clear directions to your points) and under each headings, give your explanation, analysis and evidence.
The conclusion should be a summary of all your answers, usually ending with a recommendation.
Project Management Paper
Project Management Paper is a popular module that is often made a core paper in most programs, undergraduate or Masters.
Recently, a group of students were given an assignment to do. The topic is on Light Railway Train ( LRT) in a cosmopolitan city. Now, not many of us have any idea of how to do a project feasibility study on LRT. This is an alien topic to us and we have no clue on how to go about this topic.
Nevertheless, the assignment have to be done and to be done quickly as the dead line is drawing near.
First step:
Get resources on the topic of LRT.
The easiest way is to use the search engines like google search, Yahoo search or Livesearch(MSN).
Type in the keywords, 'LRT project, LRT activities, Light Rail Train, Light Railway Transit project.' Students have to be creative here and generate several keywords pertaining to the topics of LRT. These should help to generate a host of links to the LRT. Scroll down and select the urls that are closest to your topic.
Download the relevant files on LRT. Read over the reading and take notes.
Alternatively, you can go to the e-library given by your university and extract some information from the journals in the e-library.
Second Step:
Read the resources on LRT several times, at least three times.
Make notes after each reading. The notes should be relevant to the topic of the assignment and relevant to the key questions or requirements of the assignment.
Third Step:
Start writing your first draft by using a mindmap of the relevant headings
Fill in all the relevant topics or headings. After you have done this, then make the order according to Introduction, Body and Recommendation. After you have done this, then make your Executive Summary. The Executive Summary is made last because it is to tell the reader the flow of the report. Until you have planned down to the last thing, you will not be able to write your Executive Summary. However Executive Summary is placed in the beginning of the report, just after your cover sheet.