Teamwork
“It’s not cheating it’s team-work.”
I recently saw this on Facebook and as I laughed at it I thought of this class.
As we start this group project I think of all the group projects I had in the
best. I never been a big fan of group work and in general I approach it with
caution. The most interesting part of me and group projects is that my personality
always changes. I found it funny when Ben went over the personality types in
groups and how depending on the class and project I can be any of the four. In
this blog I am going to discuss the difference personalities I have so you can
be prepared for the upcoming weeks.
Last semester
I took Crim100, which I now realize was a waste of time, and the entire semester
we was in groups and we had tests/quizzes and group assignments we also had
individual assignments on the same topics beforehand. I was upset because I
would always get a higher group on the individual assignments then we gained on
the group ones. So I ended up becoming a “d” personality and tried to take
charge and get the work done I was annoyed when others did not talk or wanted
to look at the little details. The other members of the group despised me and
that shown on the peer review.
In
contrast I had a group project my junior year of high school in A.P. physics.
That is a class that I am not really good at, I got a 2 on the A.P exam, so I
ended up being a “S” type. I made up for not being good in the subject by not
really talking and making those around me feel better when possible. I never
actually contributed to the group, but I talked to everyone and made them feel
good. The project turned out great and my group members liked me even though I
was useless.
In
summary my personality changes depending on how good I am in the subject so I
hope you guys are now ready.
I also found that my contribution in groups can take on different forms based on the group and project we're working on. Group work is tough... I definitely find it more difficult than individual work. However, if a group can work really well together, they can do some pretty awesome things! I think the most important aspect of group work is being committed to good communication, especially if group members don't know each other super well. If everyone is afraid to voice conerns or ideas, that can really hinder the group's performance.
ReplyDeleteI can see how you could say your personality changes, but I believe that one's personality doesn't actually change--but rather the group circumstances and the clash of everybody's personalities. It could have been that everyone in the group was introverted and you were just less so than the others.
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