This guide is for PSYC 648 Week 2 Case Study 1, start to submission. Answer 3 to 4 questions on a Northouse case study that matches the week's reading.
PSYC 648 is Leadership and Motivation, 3 credit hours, in Liberty University's MS in Industrial/Organizational Psychology. Canvas and the course guide file print the code as PSYC648; it is the same course.
| Course | PSYC 648 Leadership and Motivation |
|---|---|
| Module/Week | 2 |
| Points | 60 points |
| Length | Not set in the guide; answer each of the 3 to 4 questions |
| Sources | Northouse and research |
| Faith integration | Not required by the guide |
| Format | As instructed |
What PSYC 648 Week 2 Case Study 1 asks for
You complete 3 case studies from the Northouse text that correspond to the week's reading, answering 3 to 4 questions for each. Case Study 1 is due in Module/Week 2 with Northouse chapters 2 to 5. Worth 60 points.
Where it fits in PSYC 648
In the published schedule, Case Study 1 is one of 13 graded written assignments in PSYC 648. It follows Week 2 Weekly Summary and Group Forum 2 and comes before Week 3 Weekly Summary and Group Forum 3. The same week also has Weekly Summary and Group Forum 2, so plan the week's writing together.
How PSYC 648 Week 2 Case Study 1 is graded
Liberty grades Case Study 1 with the rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas, worth 60 points in the published guide. That is about 6% of the course's 1,010 points. Open the rubric before you draft and read across each row: the top column describes what full credit looks like, and the gap between columns tells you what costs points.
Course grades in PSYC 648 use Liberty's point scale: an A is 940 to 1010 points of the course total. Missing the length or source minimum usually costs points on several rows at once, which is why the checklist below starts with them.
Timing in the published guide: Each course module/week begins on Monday morning at 12:00 a.m. (ET) and ends on Sunday night at 11:59 p.m. (ET). The final module/week ends at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday. Check the due dates in your Canvas section, which govern.
The PSYC 648 Week 2 method, step by step
Read the case for facts, not impressions
List the facts of the case first. Analysis that rests on a misread detail is the most common way case answers lose points.
Name the central problem
Decide what the core problem is and say it plainly. The rest of the analysis should be organized around it.
Apply the course framework
Use the model or concepts from Leadership and Motivation to analyze the case. Name the framework, then work through it with the case facts, step by step.
Weigh the options
Lay out two or three realistic options, with the benefit and the cost of each. Graders look for judgment, which means showing what you rejected and why.
Recommend and justify
Choose one course of action and defend it with evidence (Northouse and research). Include how you would implement it and how you would know it worked.
Answer every question asked
Check the case questions one last time. Each one needs a direct answer, clearly labeled, within Not set in the guide; answer each of the 3 to 4 questions.
Use each question as a heading, apply the relevant theory by name with the case facts, and support key points with a research source.
A structure for PSYC 648 Week 2 Case Study 1
Word targets are planning numbers for about 1,000 words of body text, set by the length in the guide; the rubric decides where to spend more.
| Section | What it must do | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Answers | Each question answered. | ~560 words |
| Theory applied | Northouse's concepts used correctly. | ~300 words |
| Clarity | Organized answers. | ~140 words |
A topic angle that works
Apply one of the week's approaches, often the situational approach, to the case: diagnose followers' development level and the leadership style that fits.
Model paragraph with notes
An original paragraph written by our desk to show the register that earns full rubric credit. It is study material: learn the moves, then write your own.
The new manager uses the same directive style with an experienced analyst and a new hire. Under the situational approach, the experienced analyst, high in competence and commitment, needs a delegating style, while the new hire needs directing. Adjusting style to each person would improve both performance and morale.
- Diagnosis.
- The theory.
- A recommendation.
Mistakes that cost points on PSYC 648 Week 2
- Answers without theory.
- Skipped questions.
- Restating the case.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: Not set in the guide; answer each of the 3 to 4 questions
- Sources: Northouse and research
- Every case question answered under its own heading
- A clear recommendation with its justification
- Each rubric row read against the section that answers it
Questions students ask
How many case studies are in PSYC 648?
Three, in Weeks 2, 3 and 4, worth 60 points each.
How many points is PSYC 648 Week 2 Case Study 1 worth?
60 points in Liberty's published course guide for PSYC 648, out of a course total of 1,010 points (about 6% of the grade). The rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas shows how those points are divided.
Is PSYC 648 Week 2 the same in every section of PSYC 648?
This guide follows Liberty's published course guide for PSYC 648. Liberty notes that course content can change from term to term, so if your Canvas section shows different instructions, a different week or different points, follow Canvas and your instructor.
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