Assignment:

Research Paper - Part One

1. How important do you think professionalism and ethics are in project management and how may it impact the success of a project?

2. Discuss the importance of leadership and its relationship to the social responsibility of organizations.

3. Summarise and analyse the main components of the codes of ethics of the following institutions:
a. NSPE (National Society of Professional Engineers)
b. IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
c. ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers)
d. AIA (American Institute of Architects)
e. ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers) Code of Ethics

4. From the analysis above, produce a short, step-by-step guide that could be useful for project managers.

5. Choose ONE case from the list provided in the (http://www.depts.ttu.edu/murdoughcenter/products/cases.php), summarise and analyse the case with reference to appropriate areas of PMI Code of Ethics (Link available: http://www.pmi.org/About-Us/Ethics/Code-of-Ethics.aspx).

Research Paper - Part Two

1. Prepare a PowerPoint presentation (not exceeding 15 slides) on the following topic;
"What are some of the main ethical challenges for managers working on international projects?"

NOTES FOR FORMATTING INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENTS

Contents:-

1. Cover Page - should include name, student ID, course name and code, title of assignment, submission date.
2. Contents - brief list of contents of assignment with page numbers.
3. Brief Introduction - summary of the assignment tasks.
4. Main Body of Text - sections of the assignment.
5. Concluding Remarks - brief summary of the findings of the assignment.
6. References - should include all sources of reference used including websites, books, papers, course materials etc.

Format :

• 12 point
• 1.5 spaced
• Page numbered

Length :

Minimum of 2000 words and a maximum of 2500 words.

The word count should be clearly stated at the end of the assignment.

• The Reference List should appear at the end of your work on a separate page.
• Only include references you have cited in your work.
• In general, references should be listed alphabetically by the last name of the first author of each work.