Have you been in a bad group before?
We have all been involved with groups and group work that fails.
- We may have divided up group work, and then crossed our fingers and hoped that everyone would do their part.
- We may have experienced the bossy group member who takes over, doing everything, resulting in no group at all.
- We may have seen the missing in action members who show up only to take credit or add chaos to our carefully constructed plans.
These are ALL examples of Small Group FAILURE based on OLD or INEFFECTIVE STRATEGIES for our group work. If you want to avoid these situations in school, at work, or at home, then COM230 "Small Group Communication is for you!
COM230 12427 MW 11:30 - 12:45 Hybrid
COM230 12212 TR 10:00 - 11:15 Hybrid
For information:
Peter Facciola, Ph.D.
dr.pete@maricopa.edu
602-243-8085
This class sounds interesting, Pete! Is there a required book?
ReplyDeleteHi Matt. Thank you for your interest! We read Small Group & Team Communication to get some tips about making our groups more successful. You can check it out at: https://books.google.com/books/about/Small_Group_and_Team_Communication.html?id=tdpdDwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=kp_read_button#v=onepage&q&f=false
ReplyDeleteCool, thanks. That book looks interesting. Didn't think about all the different components of your course before looking over the table of contents.
ReplyDeleteNow when I hear students complaining about having to do small group work, instead of saying my usual (and probably boooring) spiel about how it is great prep for the real world of work, I can be more proactive and direct them your way....which I will. Thanks, Pete!
ReplyDeleteThanks Alicia!
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ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, many of the experiences you mentioned happen very frequently. It's nice to see that by taking one of these classes we can learn to avoid these situations. Sounds like a great class to me!
ReplyDeleteThank you! Yes, it happens too often. The good news there are ways to make groups more satisfying and effective.
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