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UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2024
INF3708
SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Welcome to the INF3708 exam.
Examiner name: Dr E.A. van der Poll
Internal moderator name: Mr M.E. Bogopa
External moderator name: Mr M.E. Lonfo Fotio
This paper consists of 10 pages.
Total marks: 90
Instructions:
• The case presented in this examination is inspired by true events. All names (except for
examiner’s name), characters, places, buildings, and products portrayed in this
assessment has been pseudonymized.
• This is a closed-book examination, which means you are not allowed to consult the
prescribed textbook or conduct research to assist you in answering the questions.
However, you are allowed to use Microsoft Excel for conducting calculations and
applications that assist with the drawing of diagrams.
• A reference list is included on the final page of this document. Do NOT follow/visit the
sources during the examination; if you do, that will be considered dishonest conduct. I
included the reference list to merely acknowledge the sources that inspired the case.
• While you are allowed to write your answers on paper and scan them into a PDF, do NOT
print the question paper. Read and engage with the electronic version of the question
paper on your screen.
Additional student instructions:
1. Students must upload their answer scripts in a single PDF file (answer scripts must not be
password protected or uploaded as “read only” files)
2. Incorrect file format and uncollated answer scripts will not be considered.
3. NO emailed scripts will be accepted.
4. Students are advised to preview submissions (answer scripts) to ensure legibility and that
the correct answer script file has been uploaded.
5. Incorrect answer scripts and/or submissions made on unofficial examinations platforms
(including the invigilator cell phone application) will not be marked and no opportunity will
be granted for resubmission. Only the last answer file uploaded within the stipulated
submission duration period will be marked.
6. Mark awarded for incomplete submission will be the student’s final mark. No opportunity for
resubmission will be granted.
7. Mark awarded for illegible scanned submission will be the student’s final mark. No
opportunity for resubmission will be granted.
8. Submissions will only be accepted from registered student accounts.
9. Students who have not utilised the proctoring tool will be deemed to have transgressed
Unisa’s examination rules and will have their marks withheld. If a student is found to have
been outside the proctoring tool for a total of 10 minutes during their examination session,
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they will be considered to have violated Unisa’s examination rules and their marks will be
withheld. For examinations which use the IRIS invigilator system, IRIS must be recording
throughout the duration of the examination until the submission of the examinations scripts.
10. Students have 48 hours from the date of their examination to upload their invigilator results
from IRIS. Failure to do so will result in students deemed not to have utilized the proctoring
tools.
11. Students suspected of dishonest conduct during the examinations will be
subjected to disciplinary processes. Students may not communicate with any other
person or request assistance from any other person during their examinations.
Plagiarism is a violation of academic integrity and students who plagiarise, copy
from published work or Artificial Intelligence Software (eg ChatGPT) or online
sources (eg course material), will be in violation of the Policy on Academic Integrity
and the Student Disciplinary Code and may be referred to a disciplinary hearing.
Unisa has a zero tolerance for plagiarism and/or any other forms of academic
dishonesty.
12. Listening to audio (music) and making use of audio-to-text software is strictly
prohibited during your examination session unless such usage of the software is
related to a student’s assistive device which has been so declared. Failure to do so
will be a transgression of Unisa’s examination rules and the student's marks will be
withheld.
13. Students are provided 30 minutes to submit their answer scripts after the official
examination time. Students who experience technical challenges should report the
challenges to the SCSC on 080 000 1870 or their College exam support centres
(refer to the Get help during the examinations by contacting the Student
Communication Service Centre [unisa.ac.za]) within 30 minutes. Queries received
after 30 minutes of the official examination duration time will not be responded to.
Submissions made after the official examination time will be rejected according to
the examination regulations and will not be marked. Only communication received
from your myLife account will be considered.
14. Non-adherence to the processes for uploading examination responses will not
qualify the student for any special concessions or future assessments.
15. Queries that are beyond Unisa’s control include the following:
a. Personal network or service provider issues
b. Load shedding/limited space on personal computer
c. Crashed computer
d. Non-functioning cameras or web cameras
e. Using work computers that block access to the myExams site (employer firewall
challenges)
f. Unlicensed software (eg license expires during exams)
Postgraduate students experiencing the above challenges are advised to apply for
an aegrotat and submit supporting evidence within ten days of the examination
session. Students will not be able to apply for an aegrotat for a third examination
opportunity.
Postgraduate/undergraduate students experiencing the above challenges in their
second examination opportunity will have to reregister for the affected module.
16. Students suspected of dishonest conduct during the examinations will be
subjected to disciplinary processes. UNISA has a zero tolerance for plagiarism
and/or any other forms of academic dishonesty.
17. Students experiencing network or load shedding challenges are advised to apply
together with supporting evidence for an Aegrotat within 3 days of the examination
session.
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Case
Sun Carriers is a non-profit, non-governmental organization that seeks to equip entrepreneurs in
impoverished rural communities with solar panel energy amidst the country’s electricity supply
crises. Load shedding makes it difficult for entrepreneurs and small-scale farmers to operate
their businesses effectively. For example, perishable agricultural products are going to waste
because they are not adequately refrigerated.
Sun Carriers is taking on their first project, which involves a small fishing community in the West
Coast district of the Western Cape Province. Sun Carriers aims to build and install a
commercial1 solar information system at 10 businesses operating in the fishing and seafood
industry. The solar information system comprises the solar electrical panel and a mobile app to
monitor the panel. Sun Carriers could choose between two project ideas, Project-Alpha and
Project-Omega. Project-Alpha promoted outsourcing the design of the mobile app to a software
development vendor, Wemibono Software Solutions. Project-Omega explored the idea of
starting a special IT unit consisting of two network architects, two computer hardware
technicians, and two software developers. After adopting various tools to systematically discern
which project will be the best to pursue, Sun Carriers chose Project-Alpha.
Joe Ngqolomsila, an electrical engineer by trade and presently program manager at Sun
Carriers, will champion the design and building of the solar panels. According to Joe, the solar
panels can produce 250 to 800 watts per hour to power electrical appliances and storable in five
battery banks. The successful installation of the solar panel information system, according to
Ivan Solomons, the owner of a fish market in a small West Coast town and a project beneficiary
set to have a solar panel information system installed at his market, will greatly reduce
additional operational costs incurred by the fishing supply chain due to load shedding. Ivan, the
owner of a fish market in a small West Coast town and a project beneficiary set to have a solar
panel information system installed at his market, had the following to say about the impact of
load shedding on his business:
“From the moment fish are caught, they must be kept frozen at temperatures as cold as -
18°C to preserve the integrity of the product as it moves through the distribution chain to
the person who finally buys it in the shop. Because of load shedding, I had to throw
away huge amounts of seafood products as I cannot keep them refrigerated at a stable
temperature. And I do not have the funds to buy solar…”
Sherinique Arendse, appointed as a program manager from Wemibono Software Solutions,
believes that the solar panel mobile app will contribute to resolving the challenges faced by
Ivan. The mobile app provides real-time indicators, allowing users to check power output and
the money saved on the electrical bill due to solar energy. She states:
“I'm excited to announce that the mobile app will help Ivan monitor his business's
electricity supply from the palm of his hand. The app can remotely control smart
switches; both the solar panel and the battery pack have their own smart switches. For
the solar panel, users can remotely toggle electricity supply between power sources via
the smart switch. This means they can switch between the municipality power grid and
the solar panel. So, if load shedding is in progress and Ivan is not at the fish market, he
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Commercial solar differs from residential solar in as much as a business building are bigger than residential ones
and contain more electrical resources that requires a bigger electricity supply (Finulent Solutions, 2022).
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