Effective teamwork and group communication are essential for your professional and personal success. Group assignments can help build important interpersonal, process management, and technology skills.
Interpersonal skills
- Building positive working relationships
- Communicating effectively in meetings
- Negotiating to agree on tasks and resolve conflicts
- Accommodating people with different cultural orientations and work habits
- Always be honest, but respectful, in a group. If either the project or a fellow group member is heading down a path you don’t agree with, speak up.
- Don’t dominate conversations or talk over others. Ensure that all members get to share their opinions and raise their concerns.
- Don’t let personal conflict interfere. Don’t let your personal opinions or feelings get in the way of accomplishing your final goal.
Process management skills
- Identifying group goals and dividing work
- Planning and complying with meeting schedules and deadlines
- Managing time to meet group expectations
- Monitoring group processes and intervening to correct problems
Digital Collaboration skills
| Canvas Tools | Real-time Communication Tools | Collaboration Tools |
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Every group gets a set of collaborative tools and work space in the course just for members of the group. When you are part of a group, you will have access to the following tools in your group site: Announcements, Pages, People, Discussions, Files, Conferences, and Collaborations. Learn more about these tools. | It is important to set up meeting times for the group to exchange ideas and define expectations for the group. Learn more about Real-time Communication Tools. | Within your group, you may be asked to work on a collaborative presentation, paper or project that includes certain deliverables. Google Drive offers you tools to help with group planning, presentations, and data collection. Learn more about using Google Drive for Group Work. |