Group growth

Posted Nov 21 2008 by with 1 Comment

Well this semester has been full of challenges for me and having group projects has been the biggest challenge.  I like working with other people; but when you are involved in 3 group projects it a little hard to keep time from overlapping.  That as it maybe I have learned a lot from these projects some about doing projects and some about me.

Projects in general:

1.      always prepare for the unexpected (surely something will happened that wasn’t planed – even if it happens to be that the project goes well and is finished before deadline.

2.      always hold yourself to the same standards that you hold other people to – easy to make an excuse for not doing your part just because its you and not someone else

3.      remember its not just your grade but the grade of your whole group

4.      sometimes other people plagiarize so part of your project is checking to see what everyone is doing – and hope that they are checking behind you as well

5.      if it rains and pours at the end of the storm there will be flowers

 

About me:

 

1.      I enjoy working with other people more when I’m not trying to micromanage – it’s easier for me to focus on my part

2.      it’s best to speak up when something is really going wrong – it leaves more time at the end to fix it

3.      I need to ask people what they did in the classes I sign up for in the future so that I won’t be stuck with three group projects at one time

4.      There’s always room for personal growth including attitude adjustments – every personality may not fit the person you are, but you can adjust the person you are to get the job done

5.      If I can make it to graduation the work force should be easy J

 

 

Side note: what do jazz, books, brochures, and catering have in common?

                  When I put them all together this semester I got a headache.

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Tiara - Hi, I’m Tiara Jackson. Currently I am a sophomore (1 class shy of being a junior) Public Relations Major. I’m a single mother of one and I am a student worker at ASU. I love ASU because it affords me the opportunity to go to a great school and work without neglecting my duties as a mother. The support that I have found here from faculty, staff, and most of all my fellow students have greatly exceeded any expectations I had before I started at ASU. I could have chosen a school in SC, where I live, but the location and the campus put ASU at the top of my list. I hope that my blog keeps you entertained about the ups, downs, and sideways of being a non traditional student at ASU. Happy reading.

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  1. tykke
    Nov 28, 2008

    Ever heard of dyscalculia? It’s “math dyslexia” and a huge side effect is math phobia. http://www.dyscalculiaforum.com – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyscalculia