The document describes a scenario where a company's clients want a workshop on mentorship skills. A senior manager wants to use a book he read as the core resource for designing the workshop. You have experience designing materials and have six weeks to finalize the workshop material. You should begin by requesting authorization from the legal department to use the book's intellectual property, as assuming authorization could risk a possible lawsuit which would inconvenience clients and upset senior management.

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Your company’s clients would like a workshop on mentorship skills. One of the Performance Development
Division’s senior managers wants to use a book he read and asks you to design the workshop using this
publication as the core resource (up to and including a scanned image of the model from the text). You have a
great deal of material design and development experience, and this will be a high profile project. You have only
a six-week window to finalize the material. You should begin by (click your selection):

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Interview business owners on
mentoring and coaching best
practices
Explore online resources such as
wikis, blogs, and videos on the
subject
Interview the director who read
the book
Your company’s clients would like a workshop on mentorship skills. One of the Performance Development
Division’s senior managers wants to use a book he read and asks you to design the workshop using this
publication as the core resource (up to and including a scanned image of the model from the text). You have a
great deal of material design and development experience, and this will be a high profile project. You have only
a six-week window to finalize the material. You should begin by (click your selection):
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Gather information and data from
available publications and online
resources
Find statistics supporting the
benefits of effective mentoring
programs
Find slides that provide relevant
visual reinforcement
Your company’s clients would like a workshop on mentorship skills. One of the Performance Development
Division’s senior managers wants to use a book he read and asks you to design the workshop using this
publication as the core resource (up to and including a scanned image of the model from the text). You have a
great deal of material design and development experience, and this will be a high profile project. You have only
a six-week window to finalize the material. You should begin by (click your selection):
Sel ect
your next
acti on
Click your selection

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Conduct a survey to identify trends
and existing knowledge/skill gaps
Interview the director to obtain
his/her desired learning outcomes
Identify the key learning points
within the book to establish
learning objectives
Your company’s clients would like a workshop on mentorship skills. One of the Performance Development
Division’s senior managers wants to use a book he read and asks you to design the workshop using this
publication as the core resource (up to and including a scanned image of the model from the text). You have a
great deal of material design and development experience, and this will be a high profile project. You have only
a six-week window to finalize the material. You should begin by (click your selection):
Sel ect
your next
acti on
Click your selection

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Request a copy of the authorization
to use the book and intellectual
property from the legal department
The director says the organization
has authorization
The director says authorization is
not required because this will be a
free client service
Your company’s clients would like a workshop on mentorship skills. One of the Performance Development
Division’s senior managers wants to use a book he read and asks you to design the workshop using this
publication as the core resource (up to and including a scanned image of the model from the text). You have a
great deal of material design and development experience, and this will be a high profile project. You have only
a six-week window to finalize the material. You should begin by (click your selection):
Sel ect
your next
acti on
Click your selection

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Four weeks later, your material is ready for the pilot phase.
You should (select an option)…
• Run the pilot program, evaluate
results, and revise your material
for the scheduled client event.
• Request authorization for the
material.
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8. Frustration and delays
The assumption that your company was authorized to use the book was not accurate. The week before
the workshop the legal team cancels the event to avoid the risk of a lawsuit… Clients have been
inconvenienced and senior management is upset.
However, you acted ethically and avoided a possible lawsuit by asking the legal department to review
any legal and ethical concerns before launching your program, and you learned a valuable lesson.
CLICK FOR A
DO OVER

9. Can I have a do over?
The assumption that your company was authorized to use the book was not accurate. Your legal department
was apprised of the situation late in the game; now there is a concern the company could face legal
ramifications. The organization’s ethical credibility is being questioned...
CLICK FOR A
DO OVER

10. The corporate legal department provides you with a scanned copy of the
authorization from the author/publishing company, and also supplies you
with an approved release narrative and reference statement to be included
in the body of the material.
Well done! Before investing time, money, and resources to create a learning
program, you remembered to verify that your organization was authorized to use the
copyrighted information.
SPACEBAR

11. Reference
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frustration/
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Unknown (2013). Image: Champion cup. Retrieved from: http://freedesignfile.com/18639-champion-cup-and-
medals-design-vector-set-04/
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