“Nothing truly valuable can be achieved except by the unselfish cooperation of many individuals,” said Albert Einstein. Through the unselfish cooperation of each individual group member in Larry’s group, they ended up becoming a highly effective team. Part 1 will be where the criteria section will be listed, discussing primary and secondary criteria that will be used to analyze the group, after that Part 2 will be the analysis section where both the primary and secondary criteria concepts are applied to the group, then finally Part 3 will be the recommendation section where both short term and long term recommendations to increase group effectiveness will be suggested.
The primary criteria that will be used to analyze Larry’s group is based …show more content…
For the first criteria point, Larry’s group completed all tasks and assignments punctually. The first time that the group met to discuss each presentation, each group member was assigned specific tasks to be completed by the next time that the group met. From then on, the group as a whole had to work together to complete the presentation by the time it was due. Each member of Larry’s group was punctual in completing their assigned tasks. Larry’s group was then in turn prepared and punctual for both presentations they had. For the second criteria point, Larry’s group did seek out help from their instructor when they were unclear on rules or guidelines for a specific project or presentation. When they first began discussing presentation 1, they weren’t sure what kind of topics were appropriate to use for their presentation so they consulted Earl to ask for examples of what kind of topics he wanted and then when they decided on the topic of ‘The Effect of Smartphone Applications on Small Group Communication’, they consulted him again to make sure their topic was appropriate for their presentation. For the third criteria point, Larry’s group had a high level of attendance of all group members at group meetings. There was at least 84% of Larry’s group was at each group meeting. For the other percentage of times when all group members were not at meetings, Although if a member of the …show more content…
For the first criteria point, Larry’s group had frequent virtual communication outside of class time and scheduled group meetings. The group used the popular iPhone feature, ‘iMessage’, to talk about homework assignments for the class and other matters. “We’re supposed to just turn the paper in person tomorrow, right?” (R.J. Sylvester, personal communication, April 3rd, 2016). For the second criteria point, each member of Larry’s group had a high level of respect for other members of the group. When the group would brainstorm before a presentation, everyone would listen about what each person wanted to talk about in the presentation and would make sure that they included that within their presentation. For example, in Presentation 1, Derek expressed interested in talking about Marshall McLuhan’s theories because he was learning a lot about them in another class. The group then accommodated him and made room for what Derek wanted to discuss in the presentation. For the third criteria point, Larry’s group continued personal communication after the second presentation ended. For example, the group has talked about the major paper via ‘iMessage’. “How much did you guys write for the recommendations section?” (Neil Pederson, Personal communications, April 8th, 2016). “Do we have to do citations or anything?” (Derek Carroll, Personal communications, April 8th, 2016). For
The primary criteria that will be used to analyze Larry’s group is based …show more content…
For the first criteria point, Larry’s group completed all tasks and assignments punctually. The first time that the group met to discuss each presentation, each group member was assigned specific tasks to be completed by the next time that the group met. From then on, the group as a whole had to work together to complete the presentation by the time it was due. Each member of Larry’s group was punctual in completing their assigned tasks. Larry’s group was then in turn prepared and punctual for both presentations they had. For the second criteria point, Larry’s group did seek out help from their instructor when they were unclear on rules or guidelines for a specific project or presentation. When they first began discussing presentation 1, they weren’t sure what kind of topics were appropriate to use for their presentation so they consulted Earl to ask for examples of what kind of topics he wanted and then when they decided on the topic of ‘The Effect of Smartphone Applications on Small Group Communication’, they consulted him again to make sure their topic was appropriate for their presentation. For the third criteria point, Larry’s group had a high level of attendance of all group members at group meetings. There was at least 84% of Larry’s group was at each group meeting. For the other percentage of times when all group members were not at meetings, Although if a member of the …show more content…
For the first criteria point, Larry’s group had frequent virtual communication outside of class time and scheduled group meetings. The group used the popular iPhone feature, ‘iMessage’, to talk about homework assignments for the class and other matters. “We’re supposed to just turn the paper in person tomorrow, right?” (R.J. Sylvester, personal communication, April 3rd, 2016). For the second criteria point, each member of Larry’s group had a high level of respect for other members of the group. When the group would brainstorm before a presentation, everyone would listen about what each person wanted to talk about in the presentation and would make sure that they included that within their presentation. For example, in Presentation 1, Derek expressed interested in talking about Marshall McLuhan’s theories because he was learning a lot about them in another class. The group then accommodated him and made room for what Derek wanted to discuss in the presentation. For the third criteria point, Larry’s group continued personal communication after the second presentation ended. For example, the group has talked about the major paper via ‘iMessage’. “How much did you guys write for the recommendations section?” (Neil Pederson, Personal communications, April 8th, 2016). “Do we have to do citations or anything?” (Derek Carroll, Personal communications, April 8th, 2016). For