SEC302 Applied Stakeholder Analysis
Individual Term Project Overview
Each student is required to write and submit a 1000-word (excluding cover page, table of contents and references page) essay for their assigned case project.
Students must submit/upload a Microsoft Word file and review the similarity score of their final submission prior to the due date. For the Assessment 3: Essay students must include the following sections:
INTRODUCTION [CLO4] (5 POINTS) – Recommended 50 words
Summary and background of the project including:
- Overview of how the core problem has come into existence for the community or geographic region based on underlying factors;
- The justification for undertaking this project and the benefit it will provide for the community and/or geographic region where it is being enacted.
- Details about one (1) primary objective of the project. In other words, what does the project aim to achieve.
SEC302 Applied Stakeholder Analysis
STEP 1.1 Stakeholder Analysis [CLO4] (10 POINTS) Recommended 300 words (Excluding Content from Power/Influence and Interest Matrix)
Discuss stakeholder analysis applying:
- Stakeholder Power/Influence and Interest Matrix with placement of five (5) selected entities.
- Students are required to select and summarize within the scope of the project the role of a minimum of five (5) stakeholders from the following sectors:
- One (1) national/federal level public sector stakeholder from the assigned country.
- One (1) local level public sector stakeholder from the assigned country.
- One (1) international non-profit sector stakeholder.
- Two (2) additional stakeholders from any sector of your choosing including but not limited to financial sector, grassroots citizen-led or otherwise
SEC302 Applied Stakeholder Analysis
Stakeholder Characteristics Target Group Selection [CLO4] (10 POINTS) Recommended 200 words (Excluding Content from Table)
In table form with supporting paragraph summary/details for the characteristics/capacities of each stakeholder including:
- Justify one (1) reason each stakeholder is important to the project by indication of their tangible/intangible resource contribution OR span of influence;
- For each stakeholder, one (1) implication that their involvement will have for benefitting the project;
- Selecting the target group/industry (direct recipients and ultimate beneficiaries of the project’s implementation)
STEP 1.2 Problem Analysis [CLO4] (5 POINTS) Recommended 100 words
- Assess the core problem associated with the project;
- Summary of at least one (1) contributor to the core problem that is central to the project;
- The impact that the core problem is having for the community or geographic region (e.g. economy, employment, critical infrastructure damage etc);
SEC302 Applied Stakeholder Analysis
Role Logical Framework [CLO2] (40 POINTS) Recommended 100 words (Information within the Role Logical Framework Table will contribute to the Essay word count)
- Create a Role Logical Framework table for the project to include information associated with the four [4] column headings including (1) Project Structure, (2) Indicators, (3) Means of Verification and (4)
Monitoring and Evaluation [CLO4] (10 Points) Recommended 150 words
- Summarize one (1) aspect of the project to be monitored throughout the project timeline (5 points) indicating one (1) proposed methods/tools (5 points) to be used for monitoring.
- Assess how the project is to be evaluated against the stated objective toward overcoming of the noted problem.
CONCLUSION Recommended 100 words [CLO2=5, CLO4=5] (10 Points)
A summary of the project to include:
- Details of key problem
- Importance of stakeholder contributions
- Benefit of project to the target group
- Key indicators of monitoring and evaluation
GRAMMER, FORMATTING & REFERENCES [CLO2=5, CLO4=5] (10 Points)
*NOTE: Sources where information is obtained must be cited in APA format and listed in the References Section.
