Pros and Cons for Group Work

Pros: Being able to collaborate and communicate with others, sharing responsibility with others.

Cons: Some people may not put in the same amount of effort as other people.

One of the ways I ensure my group is clear on the common purpose is to…

• find someone in the group to lead and makesure everyone is sure of their role and what they need to do.

If there is disagreement within the group, I find it helpful to

• reassure every member and make sure everyone is putting in equal amount of effort and nobody feels like they are doing too much.

If I notice …, that’s a sign that my group needs help and we can get support by… 

If I notice my group is not getting a lot of work done and is procrastinating a lot that’s a sign my group needs help and we can get support by working together at the same time but all individually on our own portion that way we can get work done and get feedback at the same time from other members.

I learned that working in a group is easier as everyone can get ideas of others and the work is split up. Though most of the time I do enjoy working alone for projects I really liked working and presenting as a group for this project.