BNV7125 Integrated Project Delivery Coursework Assignment Business Report 2025, Birmingham City University (BCU)

BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF COMPUTING ENGINEERING AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT

COURSEWORK ASSIGNMENT BRIEF

BNV7125 Integrated Project Delivery

Coursework Assignment Brief  

Assessment - Postgraduate

Module Title:	Integrated Project Delivery
Module Code:	BNV7125
Assessment Title:	Business Report
Assessment Type	CWRK	Weighting: 100 %
School:	School of Engineering and the Built Environment
Module Leader:	Ilnaz Ashayeri
Module Tutor:	Himal Suranga Jayasena
Hand in deadline date:	11:59pm on 9th August 2025 (Sri Lankan time)
Return of Feedback date and format	30 working days from the date of submission (see Moodle for details).
Re-assessment hand in deadline date:	To be notified Note: the reassessment work may be different.
Support available for students required to submit a re-assessment:	Timetabled revision sessions will be arranged for the period preceding the hand-in date
NOTE:	At the first assessment attempt, the full range of marks is available. At the re-assessment attempt the mark is capped and the maximum mark that can be achieved is 50%.
Assessment Summary	This assessment requires you to submit a 3,000 word business report demonstrating your knowledge and understanding of the Integrated Project Delivery process and its associated tools and techniques to enable its implementation on AEC projects

IMPORTANT STATEMENTS

Standard Postgraduate Regulations 

Your studies will be governed by the BCU Academic Regulations on Assessment, Progression and Awards. Copies of regulations can be found at https://www.bcu.ac.uk/student-info/student- contract  

For courses accredited by professional bodies such as the IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology) there are some derogations from the standard regulations and these are detailed in your Programme Handbook

Cheating and Plagiarism 

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Services/Information-for-Students/Assessment/Avoiding-Allegations-of-Cheating  

The basic principles are: 

• Don’t pass off anyone else’s work as your own, including work from “essay banks”. This is plagiarism and is viewed extremely seriously by the University.
• Don’t submit a piece of work in whole or in part that has already been submitted for assessment elsewhere. This is called duplication and, like plagiarism, is viewed extremely seriously by the University.
• Always acknowledge all of the sources that you have used in your coursework assignment or project.
• If you are using the exact words of another person, always put them in quotation marks.
• Check that you know whether the coursework is to be produced individually or whether you can work with others.
• If you are doing group work, be sure about what you are supposed to do on your own.
• Never make up or falsify data to prove your point.
• Never allow others to copy your work.
• Never lend disks, memory sticks or copies of your coursework to any other student in the University; this may lead you being accused of collusion.

By submitting coursework, either physically or electronically, you are confirming that it is your own work (or, in the case of a group submission, that it is the result of joint work undertaken by members of the group that you represent) and that you have read and understand the University’s guidance on plagiarism and cheating.

You should be aware that coursework may be submitted to an electronic detection system in order to help ascertain if any plagiarised material is present. You may check your own work prior to submission using Turnitin at the Formative Moodle Site. If you have queries about what constitutes plagiarism, please speak to your module tutor or the Centre for Academic Success.

Electronic Submission of Work

It is your responsibility to ensure that work submitted in electronic format can be opened on a faculty computer and to check that any electronic submissions have been successfully uploaded. If

it cannot be opened it will not be marked. Any required file formats will be specified in the

assignment brief and failure to comply with these submission requirements will result in work not being marked. You must retain a copy of all electronic work you have submitted and re-submit if requested.

Learning Outcomes to be Assessed: 1.    Examine the Process View of integrated project delivery. 2.    Analyse BIM standards and protocols using the Process View. 3.    Propose and justify new practices for the effective delivery of integrated projects. 4.    Critically analyse a process view in a BIM environment.

Assessment Details:

Title: Business Report  

  

Style: 3,000 word report  

 

Executive summary, references, flowcharts, appendices list are not included in the word count  

Retionale:

Across the international construction sector there continues to be momentum to transform. This is often driven by the Government’s commitment to facilitate digital information delivery enabled through Building Information Modelling (BIM) on public procured projects to derive better outcomes from their built assets. This commitment to working with the industry in facilitating the transformation has led to the provision of a set of supporting standards, protocols, classification system, documentation, etc.; defined in the BIM mandate of the UK for example, which are now beginning to be developed for the international market.  

  

In this context, this assessment has two options. You are advised to read through both before deciding on one of the options:  

Description:

  

Option 1 – Application of module material to a project or organisation

 

You have been employed by a Government Department as a project management consultant for the procurement of a new project. The design and construction consultants (architects, engineers, contractors etc.) for the project have not yet been appointed. You can choose a Government Department either in the UK or in any other country. For reference, a list of the UK Government Departments and what they do is available at the following link https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations. As part of your role, you have been asked to define the BIM related documents and amendments to existing documentation that would be necessary to manage and control this project in line with the Government’s current BIM recommendations.  

 

You should consider the standards, protocols, documentation, etc. necessary and explain their purpose, contents and requirements specifically to the delivery of the project in line with the Government’s requirements. Content lists of major BIM documents should be provided as an Appendix. This is to demonstrate you understand the purpose of these documents and the categories of information and decisions necessary to complete them.  

You should provide a flowchart of the sequence of the documents and the interactions required in support of your discussion – 25% of the marks will be related to the flowchart provided.  

  

Option 2 – Application of module material to a project or organisation  

 

You have been asked to review one of a private company’s existing projects against current standards. This may be a project you have worked on or can access information about.Indicate what has been instigated to meet the BIM requirements and where the project falls short.You should consider the standards, protocols, documentation, etc. necessary and explain their purpose, contents and requirements specifically to the delivery of the project in line with that defined by local BIM requirements. Content lists of major BIM documents should be provided as an Appendix. This is to demonstrate you understand the purpose of these documents and the categories of information and decisions necessary to complete them. You should provide a flowchart of the sequence of the documents and the interactions required in support of your discussion. 25% of the marks will be related to the flowchart provided.  

Additional Information:

3,000 word report:  

  

Executive summary, references, flowcharts, appendices list are not included in the word count.

  

For advice on writing style, referencing and academic skills, please make use of the Centre for Academic Success: https://icity.bcu.ac.uk/celt/centre-for-academic-success  

Workload:

 

Your report should 3,000 words in length  

  

Executive summary, references, flowcharts, appendices list are not included in the word count  

  

  You should spend approx. 40 hours on the preparation of the coursework for this assessment   

Transfereble Skills:

The following transferable skills will be attained under this assessment:

• Self evaluation
• Professional business skills
• Industry relevant and standard communication skills
• Professional communication skills
• Academic writing
• Production of professional report
• Time Management
• Critical Analysis and reflection.

BNV7125 Marking Criteria:

	Marking Criteria: Assessment Criteria ’	The        comprehensiveness of the report in  covering the essential requirements of the task	Table of Assessment Criteria and Associated Grading Criteria Critical discussions and stand points and critical thinking	Good use of citation of quality references and quotations	Conclusion and recommendatio ns
	Weighting:	35	30	15	20
	Grading Criteria   0 – 29%  F	No/very little of produced report with no detail. Lack of obvious structure/detail with one or more aspects of the assessment requirements/topics missing.  No/very little detail including no clear structure	No/very little presented report with no appreciation given to professional presentation or  detail of evidence. Many topic areas missing.	No/very little citation of references detailing the critical appreciation of IPD	No/very little detail of conclusions and/or recommendation s provided to the reader
	30 – 39% E	Unsatisfactorily produced report with sparse detail. Lack of obvious structure/detail with one or more aspects of the assessment requirements/topics missing.  Unsatisfactory detail including no clear structure	Unsatisfactory presented report with little appreciation given to professional presentation or detail of evidence. A number of topic areas missing.	Unsatisfactory citation of references detailing the critical appreciation of IPD	Unsatisfactory detail of conclusions and/or recommendatio ns provided to the reader
	40 – 49% D	Poorly produced report with limited or sparse detail. Lack of obvious structure/detail with one or more aspects of the assessment requirements/topics missing. Limited details including no clear structure	Poorly  presented report with little appreciation given to professional presentation or detail of evidence. At least one of the topic areas missing.	Limited citation of references detailing the critical appreciation of IPD	Limited details of conclusions and/or recommendation s provided to the reader
	50 – 59% C	Fair attempt of producing the report with some detail. Some structure/detail with small aspects of the assessment requirements/topics missing.  Fair detail included with some structure	Fair presentation of  the report with some  appreciation given to professional presentation or detail of evidence. Most topics are covered in small detail.	Fair number of citation of references detailing the critical appreciation of IPD	Fair details of conclusions and/or recommendation s provided to the reader
	60 – 69% B	Good attempt of producing the report with some detail. Good structure/detail with small aspects of the assessment requirements/topics missing.  Good detail included in the structure	Good presentation of the report with good appreciation given to professional presentation or detail of evidence. Most topics are covered in good detail.	Good number of citation of references detailing the critical appreciation of IPD	Good details of conclusions and/or recommendation s provided to the reader
	70 – 79% A	Very good attempt of producing the report with some detail. Very good structure/detail with small aspects of the assessment requirements/topics missing.  Very good detail included in the structure	Very good presentation of  the report with good appreciation given to professional presentation or detail of evidence. Most topics are covered in very good detail.	Very good number of citation of references detailing the critical appreciation of IPD	Very good details of conclusions and/or recommendation s provided to the reader
	80 – 89% A+	Excellent attempt of producing the report with some detail. Excellent structure/detail with no aspects of the assessment requirements/topics missing. Excellent detail included in the structure	Excellent presentation of  the report with good appreciation given to professional presentation or detail of evidence. Most topics are covered in excellent detail.	Excellent number of citation of references detailing the critical appreciation of IPD	Excellent details of conclusions and/or recommendation s provided to the reader
	90 – 100% A*	Exceptional attempt of producing the report with some detail. Exceptional structure/detail with no aspects of the assessment requirements/topics missing. Exceptional            detail included in the structure	Exceptional presentation of the report with good appreciation given to professional presentation or detail of evidence. All topics are covered in exceptional detail.	Exceptional number of citation of references detailing the critical appreciation of IPD	Exceptional details of conclusions and/or recommendation s provided to the reader

Submission Details:

Format:

Upload your assessment using the link on Moodle'

Regulations:

• The minimum pass mark for a module is 50%
• Re-sit marks are capped at 50%

Full academic regulations are available for download using the link provided above in the IMPORTANT STATEMENTS section

Late Penalties

If you submit an assessment late at the first attempt then you will be subject to one of the  following penalties:  

• if the submission is made between 1 and 24 hours after the published deadline the original mark awarded will be reduced by 5%. For example, a mark of 60% will be reduced by 3% so that the mark that the student will receive is 57%. ;
• if the submission is made between 24 hours and one week (5 working days) after the published deadline the original mark awarded will be reduced by 10%. For example, a mark of 60% will be reduced by 6% so that the mark the student will receive is 54%.
• if the submission is made after 5 days following the deadline, your work will be deemed as a fail and returned to you unmarked.

The reduction in the mark will not be applied in the following two cases:

• the mark is below the pass mark for the assessment. In this case the mark achieved by the student will stand
• where a deduction will reduce the mark from a pass to a fail. In this case the mark awarded will be the threshold (i.e. 50%)

Please note:

• If you submit a re-assessment late then it will be deemed as a fail and returned to you unmarked.

Feedback:

Marks and Feedback on your work will normally be provided within 30 working days of its submission deadline.

Where to get help:

Students can get additional support from the library support for searching for information and finding academic sources. See their iCity page for more information: http://libanswers.bcu.ac.uk/  

The Centre for Academic Success offers 1:1 advice and feedback on academic writing, referencing, study skills and maths/statistics/computing. See their iCity page for more information: https://icity.bcu.ac.uk/celt/centre-for-academic-success  

Additional assignment advice can be found here

Fit to Submit:

Are you ready to submit your assignment – review this assignment brief and consider whether you have met the criteria. Use any checklists provided to ensure that you have done everything needed.

Assignment Tip Sheet

Assignment Checklist

Run through this simple tick list before submitting your work!

Report  

Well prepared materials make your work look more professional and easy to understand.

Item	Action	Done?
1	I have used the spellchecker and proofread the report correcting errors several times.
2	I have checked that all material is directly related to the assignment tasks.
3	I have checked that all the required information has been included in the report.
4	The report is professionally presented using consistent headings, fonts and layout.
5	All tables and images are numbered and captioned.
6	I have used the report structure specified in the assignment.

Referencing and Originality  

Your work will be subjected to checks to ensure it is not derivative of other works. Works found to be derivative may leave you subject to penalties, including in extreme cases, expulsion from the University.

Item	Action	Done?
1	All images and tables are fully referenced
2	I have not copied any material from anywhere else. All sentences have been paraphrased into my own words.
3	All references appear in the references section at the end of the presentation.
4	All references are cited in the text in the form of (author, year). See https://www.bcu.ac.uk/library/services-and- support/referencing for more details.
5	If I have used quotes, these are fully referenced, appear in quotation marks and form only a small part of my report.

Content  

Is your work complete? Have you included all the required elements?

Item	Action	Done?
1	I have given an analysis of problem.
2	I have explained why I chose the strategic tools that I have used and used references to support my decisions.
3	I have included the relevant flowcharts required
4	I have included the appendices as needed