The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction
ASSESSMENT BRIEF AND CRITERIA
BCPM0074: PROJECT MANAGEMENT II
1. Introduction:
This document includes important information regarding your summative assessment.
Please read this document in full and refer to it while preparing your assignment.
This coursework will be marked on a scale of 100 and constitutes 100% of your module
assessment.
Please note that this is an individual coursework.
The module assignment is designed to support students’ learning by giving them the
opportunity to apply the core concepts introduced in the lectures to a real-life project.
Students will need to show evidence of an awareness of the different value processes that
unfold as the project develops, the broad range of stakeholders involved in a construction
project and the importance of managing their expectations and the role of the project
manager in supporting value creation and project success.
2. Assessment Brief:
The Google Headquarters, Kings Cross London
Global ‘tech’ giant Google is building its first wholly owned building outside the United States
in London, Kings Cross. The purpose-built 11-storey building will provide over 1 million square
feet of commercial and office space, of which Google will occupy approximately 650,000
square feet. The new building dubbed ‘Landscraper’ will be 72 metres tall at its highest point,
and 330m long. The building is expected to provide office accommodation for up to 4,500
employees of Google. The building will also provide ancillary spaces including cafes, a gym,
multi-use games areas as well as landscaped terraces and a running track on the rooftop. The
concept design is led by Heatherwick Studio and Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) and is expected to
be developed in highly innovative and sustainable way to support future ways of working.
This new development is expected to contribute to the Knowledge Quarter and King’s Cross’s
growing knowledge-based economy. The project is also viewed as a major part of
regeneration plans in the Kings Cross area. Planning permission was granted by Camden
Council in 2017 with project completion expected at the end of 2024.
Your Task
Produce a 3,000-word report for the client’s project manager (consultant) highlighting issues
and strategies for maximizing project outcomes in the following areas:
1. Managing the varying interests of the different stakeholders
2. Strategy for achieving overall project success and benefit realization
3. Social and environmental implications
4. Economic viability and attainment of value
3. Assessment sequence and weighting:
Summative
Assessment
Weighting
(%)
Submission
date
Corresponds to
Learning Outcomes
L1 L2 L3 L4 L5 L6 L7
Essay 100% 19/5/23 x X X X X X X
4. Format:
This assignment has a limit of 3000 words (excluding tables, figures, references and
appendices). All sources and references should be acknowledged using the Harvard
referencing system.
There is a 10% leeway for the word limit: submissions that are within 10% over or under the
word count won’t be penalised.
Type of content Counts towards the word limit
Table of contents No
Reference list or bibliography at the end No
Cover page No
Diagrams, annotated pictures, figures and any
other visuals
No
Appendices No
Abstract No
Acknowledgements No
Footnotes Yes
Tables in the main text Yes
In-text citations Yes
5. Marking Criteria:
Criteria Max Marks
Introduction: purpose and introduction to
the content of the report
10%
Evidence of knowledge and comprehension
of the core concepts and issues discussed in
the lectures
40%
Evidence of critical thinking, analysis and
discussion
30%
Conclusions & recommendations 10%
Presentation: Report structure and clarity,
the use of tables and figures to support your
argument, use of English, conciseness,
appropriate use of Harvard referencing
system etc.
10%
Total 100%
6. Penalties:
Penalties
(as per UCL Academic Manual)
- Penalties due to
over/under-length cannot
be more than 10%
- Over/under-length penalty
cannot take the student’s
mark below ‘Pass Mark’
- In the case the coursework
that is submitted is
over/under-length and is
also late, the greater of
any penalties will apply.
7. Assessment Support:
Students will be supported with the coursework through three dedicated assignment
seminars in-class.
In addition, students can also seek support from Student Support and Wellbeing services,
writing skills lab class from the Library services and mentorship schemes.
The Writing Lab is a free service offered through the UCL Academic Communication Centre
which runs workshops, tutorials and support sessions to enhance academic writing and
research skills. The Writing Lab's services are available for undergraduate and postgraduate
students in the Joint Faculties of Arts & Humanities and Social & Historical Sciences, the
Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment, and Psychology & Language Sciences:
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/writing-lab/
UCL Student Union English Language + Writing Support Programme supports non-native
English speaking students with their academic writing and speaking. Peer Tutors run several
different types of free activities to help you with your written and spoken English, including
a regular programme of workshops, one-to-one sessions and 'Coffee and Conversation'
which is a weekly opportunity to get together and practice your spoken English with other
students: https://studentsunionucl.org/advice-and-support/support/language-writing-
support-programme
8. Academic Integrity:
UCL requires high academic standards in order to maintain trust and confidence in our
world-leading research and teaching, as well as the individuals who work and study here.
Through your UCL education you will become an independent learner and knowledge
creator. To be successful you must develop good academic practice skills and avoid any type
of Academic Misconduct.
See here for the most common types of Academic Misconduct with Case Studies provided
for each definition: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/students/exams-and-assessments/academic-
integrity/about-academic-misconduct
9. Submission Details:
Uploaded to Moodle by 3 pm on 19th May 2023.
File to be uploaded via Moodle in Microsoft Word or PDF Format.
10. Feedback:
Feedback is an extremely important part of your academic development at UCL, and the
Department is committed to providing appropriate support. We aim to ensure that the
assessment mechanisms allow students to demonstrate the skills and knowledge they have
gained and that the assessments are carried out fairly and consistently. It is a priority of the
Department to provide students with suitably instructive and timely feedback.
The Department aims to return assessed work within 1 calendar month of the submission
deadline date. We expect students to have had the opportunity to reflect, and act, on their
learning from the feedback in subsequent assessments.