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Ready to pull your hair out yet? Frustrated beyond belief that your professor thought it was good idea to assign a group project for your final? I’ve been there. Before you go bald, utilize a few of these techniques and hopefully your group work will run a bit more smoothly. -Don’t Join your Best Friend’s Project At the end of the day, you need someone to complain about your group project to, but if the person you usually unwind with is a member of your group (or worse the most … [Read more...]
Sometimes you meet someone and you know that the two of you are never going to get along. You are definitely not two peas in a pod; you have nothing in common, and you’d honestly be happy if you never saw one another again. But sometimes, that same person winds up being your lab partner, your roommate, or the person that’s always sitting next to you in the library. Maybe she didn’t get the same vibe you did. Maybe it’s just pure coincidence. Whatever the reason, it’s time to pull … [Read more...]
You may call the kettle black, but does it know it's black? It's hard to see yourself for who your really are. It's not like you can read the thoughts of your friends and family and learn that your a nice person or a smart one. Most of your self image is probably based on information that has been given to you by others. So how do you know what type of worker you are? How do you know if you're the dreaded slacker? Do other students avoid joining your group? When your professor announces … [Read more...]
Group projects are a balancing act. Every student has an assigned role, a task that they must complete, and if one student steps out of line it all unravels. That’s why randomly assigned group projects are a true joy. At the onset of the project you’re working with students you know nothing about. You don’t know their weakness or their strengths, and you can’t predict how well your group will work together. Yet still, you have to trust each student. After all, every student involved … [Read more...]
In high school group projects were a blast. Unless your teacher decided to cruelly assign your group alphabetically, you got to work with your friends or your secret crush. You had fun making videos and writing papers together. If there were issues, your teachers were almost always sympathetic. They knew you personally, knew what a good (or maybe not so good) student you were, and what type of students your group members were too. They were eager to help you work through any … [Read more...]
