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IOP2608 Assignment 2 (LESSONS 4, 5 and 6: CHAPTERS 4, 5 and…
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Assignment 2
(LESSONS 4, 5 and 6: CHAPTERS 4, 5 and 6)
Read the case study below as it is relevant to all the four (4) questions.
You are required to use the information in the case study to help you answer the
questions. Students who reproduce or copy and paste answers from the book without
reflecting on or using the contents of the case study will be penalised.
Answer all the four questions.
Case Study
Prior to the accident of 21 March 2021 Ms Menzi completed a Bachelor’s Degree in
Engineering through the University of Johannesburg in 2015, following which she
obtained her Master’s Degree in Chemical Engineering from Stellenbosch University
in 2017. She was 30 years old when the accident happened.
At the time of the accident, since 2018, Ms Menzi was completing her PhD in Chemical
Engineering through the University of the Free State. Her PhD studies involved
laboratory experiments, requiring a significant amount of fine motor precision, amongst
others. The medical experts on record have since declared her partially quadriplegic.
She experienced mild head injuries. However, the experts also report that her
neurocognitive profile is indicative of essentially intact cognitive functioning.
Ms Menzi was assessed/examined by the medical experts that included the
Neurosurgeon, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Occupational Therapist, Clinical
Neuropsychologist, and Psychiatrist. She reported that as a PhD student, she was
earning R2 000,00 per month as a Laboratory Assistant, for helping setup and
supervise undergraduate students with their experiments during the 2019 and 2020
academic years. Ms Menzi also reported that it would have taken her a total of
approximately three years to complete her qualification (i.e., 2018 until end 2020). She
has not returned to complete her studies due to the limitations imposed by the
accident-related sequelae and her dream of completing her PhD seems to have been
thwarted.
Question 1:
Your client (Defence Attorney) has requested you as an Industrial Psychologist to compile a psycho-legal report on the case of Ms Menzi. The client has provided you with the reports of all other experts mentioned above to help you accomplish the task.
You remember that your starting point should be the interview with Ms Menzi. Using the information about Ms Menzi in this case study, describe the purpose and structure (contents) of the interview you will conduct.
(for 15 marks)
Question 2:
What collateral information regarding the matter of Ms Menzi would you require and why? Also explain how you would gather the collateral information regarding this matter?
(for 10 marks)
