Case Study – Group Communication

The purpose of this assignment is to assess the depth of your knowledge about our course material, and for you to demonstrate your ability to connect the key ideas from our course in a meaningful way. For this assignment you will create an original case study about group communication that emphasizes several aspects of our course modules and topics. The goal is to craft a story that showcases your overall understanding of the dynamics of group communication, and results in an educational resource that could be used by future students of this course.
Your case study should:
• Feature a small group (either professional or civic context) that is facing some sort of key issue that needs a decision or a resolution
• Involve a number of critical incidents that illustrate key aspects of our course modules (i.e. communication, group development and decision making, difference and diversity, technology), as well as specific topics within those modules
• NOT resolve the main issues for your characters or indicate any final decisions, but instead should invite readers to consider what they would do if they were in these situations
• Clearly illustrate key issues from at least two of our learning modules. Incorporate several other subtopics across all the learning modules to help develop your narrative
The main narrative of your case study should be 800-1100 words.
In addition to the main narrative, your case study should also include the following supplemental materials:
• A brief summary of each main character and their role in your case (so you can jump right into the story without having to explain each character)
• 3-5 learning objectives (what your case study is designed to help readers learn and understand)
• 8-10 key terms with definitions. These should relate to the key aspects of the course material that are illustrated in your case. If the terms aren’t explicitly mentioned in your narrative, make sure you indicate to readers where in your case study the terms are implied (since case studies are stories they often don’t explicitly mention key terms, but rather imply or demonstrate the concept through the critical incidents of the narrative).
• 3-4 discussion questions for readers to consider
These items are NOT included in the word count for the main narrative, and should be listed separately from your case study (though part of the same file).
***I have attached example case studies for your review. They are NOT submissions for this particular prompt. In fact, the prompt for the examples may differ significantly from your assignment.

Review criteria
Your case study will be peer-graded based on your ability to develop an interesting and compelling scenario of group communication, the accuracy and relevance of how you incorporate our course material into your narrative, the quality of the supplemental materials you include, and the overall quality of your writing (spelling, grammar, coherence, formatting, paragraph structure, sentence clarity, etc.). See the grading rubric below for more details.
And remember, to pass an assignment you must complete the required number of peer reviews.

Grading Rubric
CASE STUDY
• ( 2 Points) Quality of spelling and grammar in paper was error-free
• (2 Points) Quality of overall writing–clarity and coherence
• (2 Points) Paper written was between 800-1100 words in length
• (6 Points) Paper develops an interesting and compelling scenario of group communication
• (10 Points) The paper illustrates key issues from at least two of the learning modules
• (10 Points) Overall, the paper incorporates the course material into the case study in an accurate and relevant manner
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS
• (2 points) Paper provides a brief summary of each main character and their role in the case study
• (5 Points) Paper outlines 3-5 learning objectives that encompass what readers will learn and understand
• (4 points) Paper provides 8-10 key terms and definitions that are featured (though not explicitly mentioned) in the case
• (5 points) Paper provides 3-4 discussion questions for readers to consider

*Please email me s_alq@live.com for the course lectures as I do not have space to upload all of them.