Nawal was the first of her family to go to college and, after working in a reputed organization for a few years, she got
Posted: Mon May 30, 2022 4:15 pm
Nawal was the first of her family to go to college and,
after working in a reputed organization for a few years, she got
into her first-choice graduate program. During her first semester,
Nawal was seen as mature, professional, and well-organized.
Concerns emerged during the spring semester; she seemed distracted
when on campus and was absent from organization more days than she
was present. She was working on a paper, but progress was slow, and
in March Nawal failed to turn in a draft on the date
promised. Her advisor Dr. Hamed assumed that more structure was
needed, so she began to set very explicit expectations for products
with specific deadlines attached. During their meetings, Nawal was
enthusiastic about her projects and eagerly promised to get the
work done. However, the pattern of failing to deliver kept
repeating itself. Finally, after an extended stretch when Nawal was
absent from the organization and had missed a deadline for a
draft, Dr. Hamed called her in to ask if she was serious about her
work. Nawal teared up and revealed that her mother was seriously
ill, and she had been driving the three hours back home every
weekend for the last several months to help her family. She had
thought it inappropriate to mention her family crisis, not wanting
to acknowledge that her personal life was interfering with her
graduate studies. She asked Dr. Hamed if she should withdraw from
the program.
Q4. What policy changes might the department implement
to avoid a repeat of the situation in the future, with another
student?(3Marks)
after working in a reputed organization for a few years, she got
into her first-choice graduate program. During her first semester,
Nawal was seen as mature, professional, and well-organized.
Concerns emerged during the spring semester; she seemed distracted
when on campus and was absent from organization more days than she
was present. She was working on a paper, but progress was slow, and
in March Nawal failed to turn in a draft on the date
promised. Her advisor Dr. Hamed assumed that more structure was
needed, so she began to set very explicit expectations for products
with specific deadlines attached. During their meetings, Nawal was
enthusiastic about her projects and eagerly promised to get the
work done. However, the pattern of failing to deliver kept
repeating itself. Finally, after an extended stretch when Nawal was
absent from the organization and had missed a deadline for a
draft, Dr. Hamed called her in to ask if she was serious about her
work. Nawal teared up and revealed that her mother was seriously
ill, and she had been driving the three hours back home every
weekend for the last several months to help her family. She had
thought it inappropriate to mention her family crisis, not wanting
to acknowledge that her personal life was interfering with her
graduate studies. She asked Dr. Hamed if she should withdraw from
the program.
Q4. What policy changes might the department implement
to avoid a repeat of the situation in the future, with another
student?(3Marks)