I'd like you to reflect on the NationState game. What's working, and what isn't? How is your nation making its decisions, and are you happy with it? Would you like your nation to be more aggressive, or less, or take another route? Do you have an agreed-upon strategy for dealing with other countries or city-states? Are you proactive or reactive? Are there examples in the real world that you are using as models for where you'd like your nation to end up? Which ones and why? Use standard blogging rules for both your original blog entry and your comment.
I like the NationState game, the problem I'm having is that it seems like very scrambled; which isn't really anyones fault considering the game is still "new".
When making decisions we just kind of all throw ideas out there and then considered everything; then as a group figure out the best decision weighing the pro's and con's.
I am happy with the way things are decided in our country because it gives everyone the chance to present their "argument" and then from their the can see where the idea is good and bad.
Our philosophy was to just not socialize with the other groups and not bother them; that was last I heard, but I was not in class on April 19th, so things might have changed since then.
I personally am looking at Switzerland for some decisions and Englands "older style" of government for other decisions. I love Switzerland's policies when it comes to foreign countries; they just don't get involved. And I love Englands "old school" style of government because it worked/s very well for them; they are efficient (though sometimes slower) and try to keep mistakes to a minimum, which is a great quality in a government.
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Thursday, April 18, 2013
1.(I'd say everyone has been doing their best with the busy lives tht all of us in the group have)So i'd give me a 5.
2.id say tht we need some who can actually mke a little bit of time so tht we as a group can meet up nd maybe rehears for things such as our mid term so everything is decided upon in the last 15seconds b4 class.but i dnt think we should eliminate neone from the group cuz in actuality we wrk well together when we are upon one another as a group.
A. Showing up : 10B. Doing your fair share:6C. Being on time:10D. Responding timely to email and communicating effectively with other members:7E.Handling conflict among group members:7F.Being present in the group--not distracted by outside cell phone calls or text messages when the group is meeting:10
4.
1.listen to one another
2.try and be available to meet up as a group outside of school as often as need be
3. dont come with a hang over.
4.treat every1 in the group the way u expect to b treated
5.stay in contact with one another as much as possible.
2.id say tht we need some who can actually mke a little bit of time so tht we as a group can meet up nd maybe rehears for things such as our mid term so everything is decided upon in the last 15seconds b4 class.but i dnt think we should eliminate neone from the group cuz in actuality we wrk well together when we are upon one another as a group.
A. Showing up : 10B. Doing your fair share:6C. Being on time:10D. Responding timely to email and communicating effectively with other members:7E.Handling conflict among group members:7F.Being present in the group--not distracted by outside cell phone calls or text messages when the group is meeting:10
4.
1.listen to one another
2.try and be available to meet up as a group outside of school as often as need be
3. dont come with a hang over.
4.treat every1 in the group the way u expect to b treated
5.stay in contact with one another as much as possible.
Midterm Reflection
Please refelct on your midtermm assignment and its presentation. Find an article on group dynamics that roughly approximates what your experience was, and answer the following questions:
http://managementhelp.org/groups/dynamics-theories.htm
1. In your group were there people who did more than their fair share, and those who did less? How did that affect your group's performance? Where would you put your own contribution, among the most or among the least? On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest, please rate your performance compared to the others in the group (5 would be the average contributor).
It is not easy to work in groups, but as the group leader I felt like I was relied on a little too much. Yes, I should be providing clarifications and making sure everyone is doing their part and working together, but when I have to actually walk every single team member through each of their parts individually then it all becomes overwhelming. I would definitely say that I was one that did more than my fair share in this group. We ended up being able to perform alright I guess, but sometimes things were made ten times more complicated then they needed to be. Although, when someone doesn't do their blog it is a poor look on our blog posts and the overall quality of the blog. I would give myself a 9 because there were a few times where it may have taken me a little while to respond to calls or texts, but for the most part I was always available and in class to provide clarification.
2. If you could, would you remove a member from your group at this point? If you could add someone, what would be his or her characteristics that would add to the ability of your group to do its job? No need to name names.
Yes, unfortunately there are a few members in my group who are not involved at all and don't really communicate that well. If I were to be adding someone else to the group they would definitely have to be reliable and have excellent communication skills. A group cannot succeed without communication.
3. How important were basic workplace rules in your group? Rate on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest, how important the were the following:A. Showing up : 10
B. Doing your fair share: 7
C. Being on time: 5
D. Responding timely to email and communicating effectively with other members: 10
E. Handling conflict among group members: 9
F. Being present in the group -- not distracted by outside cell phone calls or text messages when the group is meeting: 10
4. Please come up with 5 rules for having an effective group:
1. COMMUNICATE!
2. Ask questions, but attempt to answer them yourselves before reaching out.
3. Pay attention in class
4. Try to be available outside of class
5. Do your part of the bargain.
http://managementhelp.org/groups/dynamics-theories.htm
1. In your group were there people who did more than their fair share, and those who did less? How did that affect your group's performance? Where would you put your own contribution, among the most or among the least? On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest, please rate your performance compared to the others in the group (5 would be the average contributor).
It is not easy to work in groups, but as the group leader I felt like I was relied on a little too much. Yes, I should be providing clarifications and making sure everyone is doing their part and working together, but when I have to actually walk every single team member through each of their parts individually then it all becomes overwhelming. I would definitely say that I was one that did more than my fair share in this group. We ended up being able to perform alright I guess, but sometimes things were made ten times more complicated then they needed to be. Although, when someone doesn't do their blog it is a poor look on our blog posts and the overall quality of the blog. I would give myself a 9 because there were a few times where it may have taken me a little while to respond to calls or texts, but for the most part I was always available and in class to provide clarification.
2. If you could, would you remove a member from your group at this point? If you could add someone, what would be his or her characteristics that would add to the ability of your group to do its job? No need to name names.
Yes, unfortunately there are a few members in my group who are not involved at all and don't really communicate that well. If I were to be adding someone else to the group they would definitely have to be reliable and have excellent communication skills. A group cannot succeed without communication.
3. How important were basic workplace rules in your group? Rate on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest, how important the were the following:A. Showing up : 10
B. Doing your fair share: 7
C. Being on time: 5
D. Responding timely to email and communicating effectively with other members: 10
E. Handling conflict among group members: 9
F. Being present in the group -- not distracted by outside cell phone calls or text messages when the group is meeting: 10
4. Please come up with 5 rules for having an effective group:
1. COMMUNICATE!
2. Ask questions, but attempt to answer them yourselves before reaching out.
3. Pay attention in class
4. Try to be available outside of class
5. Do your part of the bargain.
Blog Assignment 7 -- Reflections on the MIdterm
Please refelct on your midtermm assignment and its presentation. Find an article on group dynamics that roughly approximates what your experience was, and answer the following questions:
http://www.beyondintractability.org/educationtraining/group-projects
1. In your group were there people who did more than their fair share, and those who did less? How did that affect your group's performance? Where would you put your own contribution, among the most or among the least? On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest, please rate your performance compared to the others in the group (5 would be the average contributor).
A. Showing up :7
B. Doing your fair share:5
C. Being on time:8
D. Responding timely to email and communicating effectively with other members:10
A. Showing up :7
B. Doing your fair share:5
C. Being on time:8
D. Responding timely to email and communicating effectively with other members:10
F. Being present in the group -- not distracted by outside cellphone calls or text messages when the group is meeting.:10
I believe there was definitely a few other people in the group who did more than their fair share while others including myself did less. I was one of the two people absent in my group the day we had our presentation on capitol punishment, so I presented my own a week later on my own and did not get to see me my other group members perform. I researched well enough and my blog up and ready, but I failed to execute my presentation properly which surely was not 5 minutes. I think on a scale of 1 to 10 I feel I earned a solid 3.
2. If you could, would you remove a member from your group at this point? If you could add someone, what would be his or her characteristics that would add to the ability of your group to do its job? No need to name names.
I would not wan't anyone to join or leave the group. I appreciate all of our group members as we all seem to have good ideas but usually are totally different.
3. How important were basic workplace rules in your group? Rate on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest, how important the were the following:
E. Handling conflict among group members :10
5 rules for having fun in the group:
1: Always stay communicated with the other group members.
2: Always try to know what the current group assignment is and keep everyone up to date.
3: Always try to listen to what other group members might have to say and let everyone express their ideas.
4: Everyone should be on the same level and should not have to always rely on the group to the point to where they do not rely on themselves.
5: Speak up and be considerate when others offer criticism which can be and is usually is always helpful
http://www.beyondintractability.org/educationtraining/group-projects
1. In your group were there people who did more than their fair share, and those who did less? How did that affect your group's performance? Where would you put your own contribution, among the most or among the least? On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest, please rate your performance compared to the others in the group (5 would be the average contributor).
A. Showing up :7
B. Doing your fair share:5
C. Being on time:8
D. Responding timely to email and communicating effectively with other members:10
A. Showing up :7
B. Doing your fair share:5
C. Being on time:8
D. Responding timely to email and communicating effectively with other members:10
F. Being present in the group -- not distracted by outside cellphone calls or text messages when the group is meeting.:10
I believe there was definitely a few other people in the group who did more than their fair share while others including myself did less. I was one of the two people absent in my group the day we had our presentation on capitol punishment, so I presented my own a week later on my own and did not get to see me my other group members perform. I researched well enough and my blog up and ready, but I failed to execute my presentation properly which surely was not 5 minutes. I think on a scale of 1 to 10 I feel I earned a solid 3.
2. If you could, would you remove a member from your group at this point? If you could add someone, what would be his or her characteristics that would add to the ability of your group to do its job? No need to name names.
I would not wan't anyone to join or leave the group. I appreciate all of our group members as we all seem to have good ideas but usually are totally different.
3. How important were basic workplace rules in your group? Rate on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest, how important the were the following:
E. Handling conflict among group members :10
5 rules for having fun in the group:
1: Always stay communicated with the other group members.
2: Always try to know what the current group assignment is and keep everyone up to date.
3: Always try to listen to what other group members might have to say and let everyone express their ideas.
4: Everyone should be on the same level and should not have to always rely on the group to the point to where they do not rely on themselves.
5: Speak up and be considerate when others offer criticism which can be and is usually is always helpful
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Group Dynamics
Find an article on group dynamics that roughly approximates what your experience was:
http://www.successfulculture.com/group-dynamics-small-stones-cast-big-ripples/
1. In your group were there people who did more than their fair share, and those who did less? How did that affect your group's performance? Where would you put your own contribution, among the most or among the least? On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest, please rate your performance compared to the others in the group (5 would be the average contributor).
Yes, and sadly yes. Me :( I'm pretty sure I made things not as good as it coul've and I'm very sorry. I'm medium I did my other things, I stidied alot on the death penalty on how is done but I wasnt there and thats bad. But since I was absent Id give me a big fat 1 :( and I wasnt able to text to let people even know
2. If you could, would you remove a member from your group at this point? If you could add someone, what would be his or her characteristics that would add to the ability of your group to do its job? No need to name names.
No, I like our group and we always come up with good ideas, but if we added someone itd be someone who could hold together the small amount of disharmony we have
3. How important were basic workplace rules in your group? Rate on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest, how important the were the following:
A. Showing up: 10
B. Doing your fair share: 10
C. Being on time 10
D. Responding timely to email and communicating effectively with other members 10
E. Handling conflict among group members 10
F. Being present in the group -- not distracted by outside cell phone calls or text messages when the group is meeting. 7
(I say 10 because important even if we didnt make it happen)
4. Please come up with Five Rules for Having an Effective Group.
1: make sure you can always keep contact with at least leader tell leader everything
2: if one group memeber is fooling around attempt to push them to try harder
3: make sure there is harmony try to be the harmony keeper
4: always be postive when responding to someones idea, never say, thats dumb, say maybe thats good but instead
5: Listen to leader!!!!
http://www.successfulculture.com/group-dynamics-small-stones-cast-big-ripples/
1. In your group were there people who did more than their fair share, and those who did less? How did that affect your group's performance? Where would you put your own contribution, among the most or among the least? On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest, please rate your performance compared to the others in the group (5 would be the average contributor).
Yes, and sadly yes. Me :( I'm pretty sure I made things not as good as it coul've and I'm very sorry. I'm medium I did my other things, I stidied alot on the death penalty on how is done but I wasnt there and thats bad. But since I was absent Id give me a big fat 1 :( and I wasnt able to text to let people even know
2. If you could, would you remove a member from your group at this point? If you could add someone, what would be his or her characteristics that would add to the ability of your group to do its job? No need to name names.
No, I like our group and we always come up with good ideas, but if we added someone itd be someone who could hold together the small amount of disharmony we have
3. How important were basic workplace rules in your group? Rate on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest, how important the were the following:
A. Showing up: 10
B. Doing your fair share: 10
C. Being on time 10
D. Responding timely to email and communicating effectively with other members 10
E. Handling conflict among group members 10
F. Being present in the group -- not distracted by outside cell phone calls or text messages when the group is meeting. 7
(I say 10 because important even if we didnt make it happen)
4. Please come up with Five Rules for Having an Effective Group.
1: make sure you can always keep contact with at least leader tell leader everything
2: if one group memeber is fooling around attempt to push them to try harder
3: make sure there is harmony try to be the harmony keeper
4: always be postive when responding to someones idea, never say, thats dumb, say maybe thats good but instead
5: Listen to leader!!!!
Blog Assignment 7 -- Reflections on the MIdterm -- Due April 17
Please refelct on your midtermm assignment and its presentation. Find an article on group dynamics that roughly approximates what your experience was, and answer the following questions:
http://www.shirky.com/writings/group_enemy.html
1. In your group were there people who did more than their fair share, and those who did less? How did that affect your group's performance? Where would you put your own contribution, among the most or among the least? On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest, please rate your performance compared to the others in the group (5 would be the average contributor).
I feel like everyone did their fair share of course we were missing a couple people during our presentation and I think that did affect our performance since we expected to have more people during our 20 minutes. My presentation was not very long I had meant for it to be longer but I get really nervous talking in front of classes. I feel like I would deserve maybe a 7 or 8 just because I did my presentation and answered questions at the end but I defenetly think mine could have been better.
2. If you could, would you remove a member from your group at this point? If you could add someone, what would be his or her characteristics that would add to the ability of your group to do its job? No need to name names.
I wouldn't want to remove anyone from our group were all different and I think that's a good thing to have in a group.
3. How important were basic workplace rules
in your group? Rate on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest, how important the were the following:
A. Showing up 9
B. Doing your fair share 9
C. Being on time 10
D. Responding timely to email and communicating effectively with other members 9
E. Handling conflict among group members 10
F. Being present in the group -- not distracted by outside cell phone calls or text messages when the group is meeting. 10
4. Please come up with Five Rules for Having an Effective Group.
1. Being cooperative
2. Listening to what everyone has to say
3. Do more as a group instead of individually
4. Speak your opinions
5. Meet up other than just in class
http://www.shirky.com/writings/group_enemy.html
1. In your group were there people who did more than their fair share, and those who did less? How did that affect your group's performance? Where would you put your own contribution, among the most or among the least? On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest, please rate your performance compared to the others in the group (5 would be the average contributor).
I feel like everyone did their fair share of course we were missing a couple people during our presentation and I think that did affect our performance since we expected to have more people during our 20 minutes. My presentation was not very long I had meant for it to be longer but I get really nervous talking in front of classes. I feel like I would deserve maybe a 7 or 8 just because I did my presentation and answered questions at the end but I defenetly think mine could have been better.
2. If you could, would you remove a member from your group at this point? If you could add someone, what would be his or her characteristics that would add to the ability of your group to do its job? No need to name names.
I wouldn't want to remove anyone from our group were all different and I think that's a good thing to have in a group.
3. How important were basic workplace rules
in your group? Rate on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest, how important the were the following:
A. Showing up 9
B. Doing your fair share 9
C. Being on time 10
D. Responding timely to email and communicating effectively with other members 9
E. Handling conflict among group members 10
F. Being present in the group -- not distracted by outside cell phone calls or text messages when the group is meeting. 10
4. Please come up with Five Rules for Having an Effective Group.
1. Being cooperative
2. Listening to what everyone has to say
3. Do more as a group instead of individually
4. Speak your opinions
5. Meet up other than just in class
Friday, April 12, 2013
Blog Assignment 7 -- Reflections on the MIdterm -- Due April 17
Please refelct on your midtermm assignment and its presentation. Find an article on group dynamics that roughly approximates what your experience was, and answer the following questions:
http://www.smallgroups.com/articles/2011/groupdynamics.html
1. In your group were there people who did more than their fair share, and those who did less? How did that affect your group's performance? Where would you put your own contribution, among the most or among the least? On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest, please rate your performance compared to the others in the group (5 would be the average contributor).
I feel like their were people who did less than their share, solely because they did not have anything else to say, or anything that was relevant. The groups performance overall was not what I expected due to having two people absent on the presentation day. I feel like I contributed a huge amount to this project, but also comparative to a few of the other people; as in we took the majority of the work. My scaled performance compared to others in the group would be a 9 in my opinion.
2. If you could, would you remove a member from your group at this point? If you could add someone, what would be his or her characteristics that would add to the ability of your group to do its job? No need to name names.
I would not add anyone to the group nor would I take someone out; even though the group tends to disagree I do enjoy hearing the different opinions that are offered during our discussions and decision making processes.
3. How important were basic workplace rules in your group? Rate on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest, how important the were the following:
A. Showing up 10
B. Doing your fair share 8
C. Being on time 10
D. Responding timely to email and communicating effectively with other members 9
E. Handling conflict among group members 8
F. Being present in the group -- not distracted by outside cell phone calls or text messages when the group is meeting. 10
4. Please come up with Five Rules for Having an Effective Group.
1. Communication
2. Know when to say what's on your mind verses inappropriate times to speak
3. Make sure that you are prepared to do your best and help other's do theirs
4. Think of the group; help when needed and offer criticism when needed
5. Do not rely too heavily on the group; make sure you are knowledgable in all aspects of the work in case someone else isn't ready with their required "area" of focus
http://www.smallgroups.com/articles/2011/groupdynamics.html
1. In your group were there people who did more than their fair share, and those who did less? How did that affect your group's performance? Where would you put your own contribution, among the most or among the least? On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest, please rate your performance compared to the others in the group (5 would be the average contributor).
I feel like their were people who did less than their share, solely because they did not have anything else to say, or anything that was relevant. The groups performance overall was not what I expected due to having two people absent on the presentation day. I feel like I contributed a huge amount to this project, but also comparative to a few of the other people; as in we took the majority of the work. My scaled performance compared to others in the group would be a 9 in my opinion.
2. If you could, would you remove a member from your group at this point? If you could add someone, what would be his or her characteristics that would add to the ability of your group to do its job? No need to name names.
I would not add anyone to the group nor would I take someone out; even though the group tends to disagree I do enjoy hearing the different opinions that are offered during our discussions and decision making processes.
3. How important were basic workplace rules in your group? Rate on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest, how important the were the following:
A. Showing up 10
B. Doing your fair share 8
C. Being on time 10
D. Responding timely to email and communicating effectively with other members 9
E. Handling conflict among group members 8
F. Being present in the group -- not distracted by outside cell phone calls or text messages when the group is meeting. 10
4. Please come up with Five Rules for Having an Effective Group.
1. Communication
2. Know when to say what's on your mind verses inappropriate times to speak
3. Make sure that you are prepared to do your best and help other's do theirs
4. Think of the group; help when needed and offer criticism when needed
5. Do not rely too heavily on the group; make sure you are knowledgable in all aspects of the work in case someone else isn't ready with their required "area" of focus
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