When given this midterm assignment I almost freaked out because I feared that only half of our group would do their part and the other half would fall short. I thought for sure that I would have to compensate for someone who didn't do their work. So I studied every aspect of the death penalty and did 3 blogs to make sure I had enough info on it. This is a reflection of my obsessiveness and my lack of faith in others. When we got up to do our presentation everyone did great and taught me a lesson in life to have a little faith in my fellow students.
Since I did put so much into making sure everything was covered I of course put my contribution at a 10 but I didn't need to because of my fellow country men and women-ALL HAIL OUR SUPREME EMPEROR.
I don't think I would like to remove anyone I would like a couple of them to pick up the slack and get more involved but I believe that if these persons tried harder and showed some initiative they could be a valuable asset to this great nation of ours.
A. I believe our group needs to improve when it comes to showing up and doing the work I believe we rate at a 5.
B.I believe that some members need to start doing their fair share we rate at a 6.
C. When we are their we are on time 9.
D. I believe we communicate pretty good 8.
E We haven't really had much conflict. 8.
F. I believe that our group needs to work on not being distracted and paying attention fully to our nation state game. 3.
I feel that in need to be less overbearing to foster unity in our group.
Five rules for having an effective group:
1. Communication! Communication! Communication!
2. Be focused on the project at hand.
3. Compromise is vital.
4. Respect everyone's point of view
5. "Fortune Favours The Bold" Think outside the box
http://www.netplaces.com/managing-people/work-group-dynamics/effective-teamwork.htm
I think by being in school again we have assumed an ultimate control of our lives. You also can never have to much knowledge. I think the fact that you spent so much time preparing for what you think is your groups shortcomings, is really only your desire to do the best at what ever it is you are doing.That shows a lot about ones character and self discipline.
ReplyDeleteThroughout all our years in school I think every student has learned that in a group situation there is almost always one slacker and if you want a good grade you will have to do extra work. Now as college students I feel that we should remember that just about everyone in the classroom is choosing to be there unlike in k-12 grade. There are still going to be a few slackers but not as many as were used to and they are not as severe because they have something more to lose if they don't pass the class. Maybe we should all start being more optimistic in these situation while still preparing for the worst.
ReplyDeletehere is a different model on group dynamics: http://www.infed.org/thinkers/tuckman.htm
I agree that our group needs some improvement, however I really enjoy our dynamic of our group as a whole, and am looking forward to the fun interaction of the nation state game!
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