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LEAD 601 – Leadership and Professionalism

LO3 Case Study Assignment


In this assignment you will be required to demonstrate your knowledge and skills related
to LO3 through your responses to the questions pertaining to a case-based scenario.

Formatting guidelines:

• APA Style (7th ed.) cover page - Use this link as a guide.
• Double spaced
• Respond to each question individually in full sentences. Not essay style.
• 3 page maximum (not including the cover page)
• You do not need to cite or reference the case or course materials which were
provided to you by the instructor. There should be no in-text citations or references in
your responses.

Submission details:

• Submit the document in ‘Dropbox’ on Brightspace in .docx or .pdf format.

Evaluation:
• 10% of total course assessment
• Review the grading rubric
Read the case scenario and then respond to the questions on the next page.
Your cousin Janine sent you a message after work today, which read, “I don’t know if I can do
this anymore. This sucks and I am hating my life right now.”
You responded by asking if she would like to meet to chat. She said yes and you decided to
meet at her house. You have known Janine for her whole life. Usually, Janine is positive and
enjoys life. Specifically, Janine enjoys art, music, singing, and dancing. She doesn’t enjoy
socializing in large groups and prefers to spend time with people one-on-one. However, she has
not been asking you to spend time together like she normally does and you know she has been
missing classes and not getting her schoolwork done.
When you arrived at her house, Janine told you that she was feeling extremely stressed. She is
concerned that she is going to fail one of her courses. She knows that missing class is part of
the problem as her instructor communicated attendance as an expectation on the first day of
class. She does not feel that she can attend more classes because she has shifts for her work
during class time and she is trying to repay her family for paying for her school tuition. However,
she stated that if she fails her class, the money will be lost anyway.
You are also aware that Janine has been spending significant time and energy trying to help her
roommate Jimmy with his schoolwork, as he is having difficulty communicating in English.
Janine told you she has started smoking and drinking alcohol to cope with the anxiety she feels.
She even said that she is unable to fall asleep at night due to these pressures.
Despite the pressure, Janine was feeling positive about her life until she found herself in the
midst of an academic misconduct violation. At the beginning of the semester, one of her
instructors made clear to the class that using AI tools as a research tool was acceptable, but
using the content generated by AI in her submissions was not acceptable.
However, as the semester went on and the pressure mounted, Janine submitted an assignment
with portions that were copied and pasted directly from an AI-generator. The instructor identified
it and asked Janine to come to her office after class.
To make the situation worse, the submission was part of a group assignment, and her group
members are angry with her because they are afraid of losing marks for her poor decision.
Even before this academic misconduct issue, Janine’s group members were unhappy with her
lack of contributions to the project.
Respond to all questions on the following page.
Ensure responses are based on the information in the case and the content discussed in
class.
Answer each question separately by listing the question number for each response.
LO3 Case Study Assignment Questions
1. Using the Wellness Wheel as a framework, prepare a plan for Janine to increase and
maintain her wellness. The plan should include a suggestion related to each dimension
of the Wellness Wheel and a brief justification for why the suggestion is effective.
(Suggested response length: 1 page)

2. Suggest three effective strategies Janine could use to cope with stress in the moments
when it is strongest. Explain why the suggestions may be effective.
(Suggested response length: 4 - 6 sentences)

3. Suggest three effective strategies Janine could use to build her long-term resiliency for
coping with stress. Explain why the suggestions may be effective.
(Suggested response length: 4 - 6 sentences)

4. Provide three suggestions that Janine could implement to help her manage her time
more effectively. For each suggestion, provide a specific example of how she could
implement it. (Suggested response length: 4 - 6 sentences)

5. Based on the conflict management styles outlined in the Thomas-Kilmann Model, which
style would you recommend to Janine for addressing the conflict with her group
members? Provide at least three reasons for your selection. (Suggested response
length: 4 - 6 sentences)
LEAD 601 LO3 Case Study Assignment Rubric
Scoring Guide:
5 Excellent: An exceptional job has been done. Could not have been done better.
4 Very Good: Response is above average and reflects significant additional effort and quality.
3 Good: Response meets all requirements of assessment and reflects some additional effort and quality.
2.5 Satisfactory: Response meets minimum requirements of assessment.
2 Limited: In some areas, response does not meet requirements of assessment.
1 Insufficient: Student has not completed a large part of what was required.
0 Not Present: There is no identification of assessment being covered.

Expectations Weight Total

Question 1
One idea for each dimension of the Wellness Wheel has been discussed. Ideas
are relevant to the case, effective, and meaningful justification is provided. 3 /15
Question 2
Three effective strategies for coping with stress in the moments when it is
strongest have been discussed. Suggestions are relevant to the case, effective,
and meaningful explanation is provided. 1 /5
Question 3
Three effective strategies Janine could use to build her long-term resiliency for
coping with stress are discussed. Suggestions are relevant to the case, effective,
and meaningful explanation is provided. 1 /5
Question 4
Three effective time management strategies have been discussed. For each
suggestion, a specific example of how Janine could implement it is provided.
Suggestions and examples are relevant to the case and likely to be effective. 1 /5
Question 5
The most appropriate conflict style was selected. Three reasons for selection are
provided, accurate, and align with the case and style selected. 2 /10
Student utilized APA Style (7th ed.) formatting for cover page and double spaced.
Each response is identified with corresponding question number.
Spelling, grammar, flow of writing and ideas will be assessed.
Page limit is followed. Marks will be deducted if over page limit.

Total /5

Total Mark /45

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