Group Project Survival Skills

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     Where to start?

     Group Roles? 

     Communication?

     Ideas -decisions?

     Deal with Conflict?      

      Manage Schedules?            

    Group Assessment?

 

                            Introduction                   Case Study                    Resources

Decision Making?

bulletWhen consensus (all members come to agree through discussion) doesn't seem possible consider the use of Nominal Group Process or other decision making models linked to this page

Nominal Group Process:

bulleteach member writes down own ideas without interaction
bulletall ideas are then recorded on a flip chart or board without discussion
bulleteach member individually lists their top 5 choices (votes are recorded)
bulletfacilitator leads discussion with ideas explained, clarified or combined
bulletindividual group members vote a second time as before (top 5, 1-5pts)
bulletvotes are tallied

Rating example for Topic: Solve a campus problem

IDEAS

5's

4's

3's

2's

1's

 TOTALS

Speeding

 x x   x x 12

Lack of entertainment

 xx x   x   16

Student involvement

 x x xxx x x 24

Limited parking

   x   x   6

Publicity for events

 x   x   xx 10

Limited housing

     x   x 4

 

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Last updated: 11/30/04.