Sample of PTD Assessment's (PAC) Group Tasking

Below is one of the sample of a case that have been assigned to PTD aspirants during the PAC test.

THE OLD MAN, THE GIRL AND THE SAILOR

In a faraway place one day, a ship sank in a storm. Five survivors scrambled aboard two life boats: a sailor, a yong woman and an old man in one boat; the young woman's fiance and his best friend in the second.

As the storm continued, two boats became separated. The first boat washed ashore on an island and was wrecked. The young woman searched in vain all day for the other boat or any sign of her fiance.

The next day, the weather cleared and she still could not locate her fiance. In the distance she could see another island. Hoping to find her fiance there, she begged the sailor to repair the boat and row her to the other island. He agreed to do so on condition that she sleep with him that night.

Distraught, she went to the old man for advice. "I can not tell you that is right or wrong for you". he said. "Look into your heart and follow it". Confused but desperate she agreed to the sailor's condition.

Next morning the sailor mended the boat and rowed her to the island. Jumping out of the boat, she ran up to the beach into the arm of her fiance. Then she decided to tell him about the previous night. In a rage, he pushed her away and said. "Get away from me! I don't want to see you again!" Weeping, she started to walk slowly down the beach.

Seeing her thus, the best friend went to her. put his arms around her and said. "I can tell you two have had an argument. I'll try to patch it up. but in the meantime I'll take care of you".

You are asked to evaluate the behaviour of the five people in the story. First, do this individually. before you discuss the story with others. Write the names of the people in the left hand column below, in order of how moral or immoral you think their actions were:

Your Evaluation Group Evaluation
1. (Most moral)............................ ................................................
2. ................................................ ................................................
3. ................................................ ................................................
4. ................................................ ................................................
5. (Least moral)........................... ................................................

Now, agree with other group members an overall ranking giving evaluations of the group as a whole. and write this in the column on the right. If this proved difficult try to understand why this might be so.

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