Prior to a project's final approval, it must be approved internally by upper management. Project managers will present their project to the committee, explaining why the project is needed, how the transmission line corridors were selected, and how the final choice for the planned route was selected. In addition, the financial, environmental, and public impact costs will be explained. Once this information is analyzed by the selection committee, the committee will make a recommendation on whether the project should move forward. If the project is selected to move forward, it will then be recommended to the company executives for planning approval and financing. Once final approval is granted, the project manager will schedule a series of meetings for review by citizens, governmental officials, and private business to review and comment. The comments and recommendations will be incorporated into the overall plan, and the plan will be submitted to the public utility commission for review and approval.
Your goal in this lesson is to move from the perspective of the project manager to that of a member of the site selection committee. As a committee member, you will evaluate another student's presentation of the project description, final routing process, public participation plan, presentation organization, appearance, and verbal delivery. You will provide the student a summary of your evaluation with any recommendations you want to make.
By the end of this lesson, you should be able to:
This lesson will take us one week to complete. Please refer to the Calendar for specific time frames and due dates. Specific directions for the assignment below can be found within this lesson.
If you have any questions, please post them to our Questions? discussion forum. I will check that discussion forum daily to respond. While you are there, feel free to post your own responses if you, too, are able to help out a classmate.
| Element | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
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| Route Project Description | Provide clear, objective feedback on the project description, addressing both strengths & weaknesses in a constructive manner. | Provide clear, objective feedback but does not address strengths & weaknesses. | Just saying the description “either meets expectations” or “is inadequate” or similar feedback. | Did not provide feedback, or provided critical, subjective, unprofessional feedback. |
| Final Routing Process | Provide clear, objective feedback on the final routing process, addressing both strengths & weaknesses in a constructive manner. | Provide clear, objective feedback but does not address strengths & weaknesses. | Just saying the final routing process “either meets expectations” or “is inadequate” or similar feedback. | Did not provide feedback, or provided critical, subjective, unprofessional feedback. |
| Public Participation Plan | Provide clear, objective feedback on the public participation plan, addressing both strengths & weaknesses in a constructive manner. | Provide clear, objective feedback but does not address strengths & weaknesses. | Just saying the public participation plan “either meets expectations” or “is inadequate” or similar feedback. | Did not provide feedback, or provided critical, subjective, unprofessional feedback. |
| Presentation, Organization, & Appearance | Provide clear, objective feedback on the presentation organization and appearance, addressing both strengths & weaknesses in a constructive manner. | Provide clear, objective feedback but does not address strengths & weaknesses. | Just saying the presentation, organization & appearance “either meets expectations” or “is inadequate” or similar feedback. | Did not provide feedback, or provided critical, subjective, unprofessional feedback. |
| Presentation Verbal Delivery | Provide clear, objective feedback on the presentation verbal delivery, addressing both strengths & weaknesses in a constructive manner. | Provide clear, objective feedback but does not address strengths & weaknesses. | Just saying the verbal delivery “either meets expectations” or “is inadequate” or similar feedback. | Did not provide feedback, or provided critical, subjective, unprofessional feedback. |
| Summary & Recommendations
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Provide clear, objective summary & recommendations, including strengths & weaknesses in a constructive manner. | Provide clear, objective feedback but does not address strengths & weaknesses. | Just saying the summary “either meets expectations” or “is inadequate” or similar feedback. | Did not provide feedback, or provided critical, subjective, unprofessional feedback. |
In this lesson, you learned that effective communication is a vital part of success in the business world. You became a member of the site selection committee with the responsibility to review and comment on a presentation submitted by one of your fellow students!
You have finished Lesson 12. Double-check the list of requirements on the first page of this lesson to make sure you have completed all of the activities listed there before beginning the next lesson.
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