In Class Free Write

I hate group work. Every time I get put into groups at least one of the members does not follow through or does not care what so ever about their grade in their class. Since I probably care too much I usually have to do their work as well in order to get the good grade that I want. This is completely unfair because that means that person gets a good grade for doing absolutly nothing. Also I am generally a very busy person because I have two jobs and go to class and study so the time that I am available is pretty slim which is not the case for most people. Also I find myself always being on time with my group work because I think it is very important to be considerate of other people so I try to get my work done on time or at least ahead of time. Most people do not recipracate. Now after all this complaining about people and group work there are some fellow classmates that I know would be considerate of others in their group and get their work in on time and well done. So I can not generalize the population and say that everyone is like this, but just most of the experiences I have had in the past the group does well except for that one bad apple who drags us down. Last semester I had a group project and the girl never did her part and most of the time did not show up to our meetings unless she was 30 minutes late which was a problem since our meetings generally were only 30 minutes. Then she used sources like Wikipedia which really drove me crazy.

An ideal group work situation would entail all of the people in the group doing their part. By splitting up the work evenly one person would not feel the most responsible for the project and it would probably be just about the same amount of work for each person and in the end be easier for each member. Also by being timely and efficent in our in class workshops and out of class meeting we could probably have the project done way before we needed to which would allow us to focus on the other finals that we will be having that week. If everyone does their part of the project at home ahead of time then our work in class would be much easier and it would go more smoothly.

In this project the first role will be the leader of the group which mostly directs the group and makes sure all parts of the project are accomplished as well as helping the other members with brain storming about the argument we will choose and then researching our topic. Everyone in the group should have an equal small role in thinking of a good argument and the complex stance that the group is taking on that argument. Once that is decided the group as a whole can decide on what type of media should be used which will be best for the topic that we chose. Next each memeber should choose which media they want to focus on and the fourth member should help which ever member has the hardest one. After research and development of those arguments the group should collaborate on the cover letter so that there is a consensus on what the overall project is saying.