This Bonus Assignment has the following criteria:

1. The deliverables for this assignment are as follows:
   1. This Word document – marked up by you.
   1. Two Requirements Matrix Tables – completed by you.
   1. For Blog 01 and Blog 02:
      1. Using the highlight tool in Word; review both of the Blog 01 and Blog 02 assignments (below), and highlight each requirement that you think you need to meet for each of the Blog 01 and Blog 02 assignments.
   1. For the Blog 01 Requirements Matrix:
      1. For each requirement that you highlighted in the Blog 01 assignment, list that requirement in the Blog 01 Requirements Matrix table, and then list how you would meet that requirement in the assignment; also list the deliverable that you would need to create to meet that requirement.
   1. For the Blog 02 Requirements Matrix:
      1. For each requirement that you highlighted in the Blog 02 assignment, list that requirement in the Blog 02 Requirements Matrix table, and then list how you would meet that requirement in the assignment; also list the deliverables that you would need to create to meet that requirement.
   1. This is an individual assignment.
   1. This is a bonus assignment – you do not need to complete this assignment.
   1. The marks from this assignment will be applied as follows:
      1. 20% of your grade for this assignment will be applied to your mark for Blog 03. Your Blog 03 mark will be capped at a maximum of 100%.
   1. How this Blog Bonus Assignment will be graded:
      1. The entire row for a given requirement within a Requirement Matrix table must be completed in full for any entries in the Requirements Matrix table for each of Blog 01 and Blog 02. Incomplete rows will not be graded.
      1. Each requirement that you highlighted in Blog 01 and/or Blog 02 must have a corresponding entry in the Requirements Matrix table.
   1. Treat this assignment as though you were seeing the Blog 01 and Blog 02 assignments for the first time. Carefully think about what the assignment is asking you to do, and what it is asking for in terms of deliverables.

Mgmt 183 Capstone Blog Project

Mgmt 183 Project Planning and Scheduling

This project gives you the opportunity to write three well-crafted blog posts, receive feedback and comments from classmates, learn from reading / viewing others’ posts, and revise your own posts if you wish. In addition to writing and designing blog posts, you will also build a repository that will serve an audience of not only your classmates, but future students and even others in your field.

One of our goals with this project is to create a blogging and learning community. Each time you write a blog post, you will also respond to at least one of your classmates’ posts.  In this way, we’ll ensure that you have an audience for your writing and we’ll create a community readers and thinkers focused around the issues discussed in the blogs.

Each student will contribute three times to their blog during the semester.  Strive for thoughtfulness.  Your deadline includes that you comment on someone else’s blog post.  The entire blog is worth 20% of your grade.  

General Tips

• Remember that this will be an Expert Blog.  
• A good blog post will have a variety of different communication elements within it (pictures, graphs, videos etc) to add validity and reliability
• It is always good to reference other people in your blog and link to their work.  This give more credibility to your blog
• Every blog post should leave the reader with something they did not know before or an emotion (like being in a good mood).  

You can think about these tips as you are commenting on your peer’s posts.  How did they make you feel?  What novel idea are you getting from it.  Make sure your comments are thoughtful

Where will it be hosted

You can add your blog to your e-Portfolio.   

1. Add a category called Mgmt 183 Blog
2. make sure that it is a menu item.  
3. Send your instructor your e-Portfolio link and they will see your blog there

I would also like you to upload your blog to D2L by the due date so that it can be graded.  How you will do that is

1. Write the blog post on your blog.  
2. Copy all blocks using Ctrl C
3. Open Word
4. Paste your blog
5. Save your blog

You can always go back and edit your blog post with whatever feedback you received from your instructor.   

I have created a couple of blog posts for you with some helpful hints about writing blogs.   

Blog Assignment 1

1. Week 6: All businesses around us have to plan for their future to know how they will function in the coming year.  For example, at the end of April, Fleming College, like other colleges, were making decisions about how they will conduct business in the fall (September to December).  This is despite not knowing if we will be able to open the campus or not.  At such a time of uncertainty how would you suggest organizations approach estimation for their upcoming projects.  I want you to write a blog post about “the top # ( 3 – 5) tips to estimate in an era of uncertainty”.  Make sure you use personal examples of actual projects that you worked on previously and how you would change your approach under the current circumstances. Also use the PMBOK and the videos and slides as background information.  I am looking for:
   1. A good interesting title 
   1. Content: make sure your content is valuable.  It should not be a reiteration of what we covered in class.  It should not be a copy of someone else’s blog.  It should have some kind of additional value – something that you have thought of that is unique.  
   1. Originality: Your own words
   1. References and links – at least 1 link to another article or blog that you admire. (you can also reference videos or podcasts as well)
   1. Multi modal – text, pictures, voice and video – you don’t have to have all of them but at least 2.  Make it look good.
   1. Length – between 300 – 500 meaningful words.  

Blog Assignment 2

Week 10: Design an infographic to show Estimation methods and tips and tricks.  You will find below some examples of infographics and their online links.  You do not have to base it solely on the PMBOK.  You can be more creative.  It could be like a personality quiz, flow chart with decision points – to decide which method to use for example. The library has an interesting video and modules about creating infographics. Click to see them before creating your infographic.  Choose royalty free pictures for your infographic.  These can be found on pixabay.com, or unsplash.  If you want to use icons, you can use the noun project. Microsoft also has stock pictures and icons if you want.  You can use any software you want (there are some suggestions on the library module). You can even create it on PowerPoint.  One of my favorite free resources is beautiful website. If you are adventurous, the college has access to photoshop, and other creative suite programs and you can download them for free on your device.  To do so, just login with your Fleming email and then enter your user name and password at the adobe site. What I am looking for:

1. Content: The content is valuable and engaging
2. Originality: the work is original
3. Attractive: the work is attractive
4. Optional: A small blurb about the infographic and how you came up with the concept – or an explanation of it.  This should not be more than 100 words.
5. References and links: you should link any references you refer to or use.
6. Must be readable on all devices (pdf format, jpg, gif etc.)

Blog 01 – Requirements Matrix Table

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Blog 02 – Requirements Matrix Table

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