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Group - Unity

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Malik Ata ul Mujeeb Group Members Zoe Hill Rushabh Simone Himani  6th August, 2019  

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Introduction This report is to highlight our group working progress and how we relished our strengths and used those to overcome any limitations that we encountered. This will be done by answering three main questions. Which are as follows:  1.

What was one significant strength of you and your team in the group work process and why?

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What was one significant limitation of you and your team in the group work process and why?

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What did you learn from this overall group work experience that may better prepare you for your life and professional career? In other words,how has your view of working effectively (task/performance values) and ethically (social/moral values) with groups of people changed?

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Strength in the Group I believe our biggest strength was the fact that everyone was very eager to do the Presentation and were very passionate for the cause of removing Plastic from the Ocean. We learnt that one of our group members actually used reusable straws and I myself was a bit skeptical about the effectiveness of this. However the member easily explained to me that it was not that hard to use. I think this was also enforced in class when Omar said that whenever you do something do it to the fullest and have a passion for it and not just because you have been told to do it and if you disagree with something then voice it out so everyone can hear your opinion. I believe this was also another big advantage that everyone was open to ideas and didn’t have one stern stance on what things should be, rather, join in on ideas and try to make an idea even better by inputting positive contributions. I think I personally overcame issues of self confidence and detering to perhaps not say something as I would look foolish but I realised that I needed to be wiser about my input as just saying stuff without thinking over it would not make much sense (O. Salim, COMM week 9 lecture notes).

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Limitation in the Group Our limitation was actually circumstantial as it was hard for us to find a suitable time where everyone was free to meet up. Since everybody was taking different classes our schedules were very hard. And the days we were free from college, work would pin us down. Thus meeting up was difficult. However many members sacrificed work and some other classes even to be able to get the presentation done. Another issue was the fact that we initially lost a member as they did not reply to any of the messages. However we took that as a challenge and carried on, distributing the work that would have been done amongst ourselves evenly.

Outcome of the Group work experience I personally had not worked in a group of other cultures before and I don't know if I was astonished to notice that there clearly wasn't anything that was different. I think I had an idea that I would need to change my approach or adjust significantly to fit in the group but surprisingly we connected very well. Perhaps this was just how accepting the other groups were but it has taught me that I should always try my best and not feel like things are going to be hard. Another thing that was taught well in our class and it was ingrained in us that even though you may highly disagree with your groupmate you still have to respect others

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opinions and not treat them as any less of a respectable person. (O. Salim, COMM week 9 lecture notes). Another Beautiful thing I took away from this was if a group was passionate about a cause they will go to great lengths to prove their point. This was evident when members skipped work and even classes to complete the presentation. Thus, I believe commitment always follows cause. If a genuine cause is brought up people will automatically be committed to seeing it being achieved. I was also shocked to know how efficient group work can be as almost everyone has their own set of skills and thus can bring in their way of doing things. This both helps an individual himself and also the group as new techniques can be found (Service, 2019). Time management and handling responsibility was also crucial in the group. We had to be sure of getting everything done on time and this experience has reinforced those attributes in me atleast (University, 2019). Importantly that if someone trusts you to do something you should not break their trust and try as hard as possible to get things done.

Conclusion So in conclusion, I think due to the accepting and humble nature of all our group members we were able to overcome any obstacles that we came across. Whether it was taking time off work or Video calling during work breaks or coming to college very early to prepare for the presentation was done in good faith.

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References 1. Salim, O. (2018). Conscious Listening Week 9 [PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved from Durham College DC Connect https://durhamcollege.desire2learn.com/d2l/le/content/276357/viewContent/3207 341/View 2. Service, S. (2019). The benefits of group work. Retrieved 17 August 2019, from https://www.le.ac.uk/oerresources/ssds/studyskills/page_85.htm 3. University, C. (2019). What are the benefits of group work? - Eberly Center Carnegie Mellon University. Retrieved 17 August 2019, from https://www.cmu.edu/teaching/designteach/design/instructionalstrategies/grouppr ojects/benefits.html

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