Group Work

It seems like this semester has contained a vast amount of groupwork from each class. I think my generation has been exposed to group work at a young age, and I have felt comfortable with it for quite some time. Our "Bridging the Gap" group was successful because we had different talents to work on each aspect of the proposal. Derek and Bob were our creative geniuses that took care of all of the artistic work of the website, Kent was the delegator and knew how to do a little of everything, and Stefanie and I were the writers. I felt bad at first because I couldn't help with the computer design work, but I realized that they had no desire to write either, so it worked out well that everyone had different strengths.

Our group didn't have any miscommunication problems. I think we can attribute this to the fact that we met up and worked together for most of the project instead of trying to email documents back and forth. We had to do this a few times for editing purposes, etc., and I think this was difficult for Derek when Stefanie and I both emailed him grammar corrections for a document. I'm glad that we completed most of the project in person, because I can't imagine doing a whole project over email.

The most difficult part about groupwork is trying to coordinate five busy, busy schedules to find a time when everyone is free. This is the case for all groupwork, and it often means meeting at inconvenient times. Another difficulty for groupwork is delegating tasks, but Kent was our CEO and I think he did a good job with that.

The best part about groupwork, in my opinion, is getting to know a group of people that you ordinarily would not hang out with outside of class. I really enjoy meeting all kinds of people, and groupwork gives me the opportunitiy to do this. I enjoyed our group because we had a wide range of personalities, but we all got along really well and completed our proposal with little to no difficulties.