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Relationship Building – Collaboration, (Self and Social Awareness)In Week 4, you created your Group Project Plan and began working on your common group goal.

 

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  • Week 6 AssignmentWeek 6 Assignment: Reaching a Common Goal Through Collaboration
    Due: Week 6
    Points: 150Skill(s) Being Assessed: Relationship Building – Collaboration, (Self and Social Awareness)In Week 4, you created your Group Project Plan and began working on your common group goal. This week, you’ll analyze and reflect on the collaborative process.Criteria for Success: In this assignment, you will:
    • Provide clear and comprehensive documentation of the common goal the team has completed.
    • Describe team process, including each specific person’s role and responsibilities and how these were established.
    • Identify collaborative tools (or potential tools used) and explain how they supported (or would support) work towards a common goal, with specific examples.
    • Describe 2–3 effective collaborative approaches or strategies and how they were used by the group to accomplish the team’s goal, including concrete examples.
    • Describe challenges and opportunities for improvement in collaborative teamwork, including specific examples.
    • What to submit/deliverables: A completed Reflection on Collaborative Strategies in Meeting a Common Goal [DOCX].What is the value of doing this assignment? This assignment gives you the opportunity to practice your relationship building skill, further developing your interpersonal interactions and collaboration techniques. It will show that you can collaborate with others to resolve a problem and work toward a common goal.Almost every job application lists communication as a requirement. We’ve all had experiences—whether on the playground, over text, or in a parent-teacher conference—where we know we could have communicated more clearly and effectively. This assignment asks you to use what you’ve learned in the course about interpersonal interaction, collaborating in small groups, and responding in the workplace to complete a common goal and reflect on the collaborative strategies or approaches used. Worried about where to start? The good news is that you’ve already established a foundation with these skills by reading Chapters 2, 5, and 20 in The Art of Public Speaking. You will use what you learned in those chapters to help you complete this assignmentYour goal for this assignment is to: Complete a common goal with a team and reflect on the collaborative strategies and approaches used.What you need to complete this assignment: To complete this assignment, you will need the following resources:
    • Assignment Overview Video.
    • Reflection on Collaborative Strategies in Meeting a Common Goal Template [DOCX].
    • Steps to complete: In Week 6, complete and submit your assignment in BlackBoard using the following steps:STEP 1: Document your progress and the outcome of the common goal your team worked together on. This can be in the form of a picture, document, or other evidence of collaborating towards achieving the group goal. A few examples of documentation are a picture of the group collaborating, before and after pictures of goal completion, or a screenshot of group progress (calendar, list, tracking chart, etc.).STEP 2: Download the Reflection on Collaborative Strategies in Meeting a Common Goal Template [DOCX] and complete all sections.STEP 3: Upload the completed document to the Assignment 3 link in Week 6 of Blackboard.
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Reflection on Collaborative Strategies in Meeting a Common Goal Template

 

Student Name:

 

Common Collaborative Group Goal:

Updated Team Members and Roles: List each member of your group (3-5 people total) and identify their specific role and responsibilities within the group. Be sure to include any updates to group members or roles and responsibilities.

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Role and Responsibilities

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Documentation/Evidence of Meeting Your Common Goal: Attach your documentation to the template or upload it separately. This can be in the form of a picture, document, or other evidence of collaborating towards achieving the group goal. A few examples of documentation are a picture of the group collaborating, before and after pictures of goal completion, or a screenshot of group progress (calendar, list, tracking chart, etc.).

 

 

 

Team Process: Describe the process the team used to work towards their goal. What was each person’s role and responsibility in the group? How were roles and responsibilities established?

 

 

 

Collaborative Tools: Describe any collaborative tools used by the group. How did these tools support the team in their collaborative work? If your team did not use any collaborative tools, describe potential collaborative tools that may have been helpful for the team’s work. Remember, collaboration tools can include Google Docs, Monday, Zoom, Skype, Smartsheet, Microsoft Teams, Slack, Microsoft Office 365, etc.

 

 

 

Collaborative Strategies: Describe 2-3 collaborative approaches or strategies used by your group to meet the common group goal. Remember, collaboration strategies or approaches can include in-person meetings, active listening, phone conversations, organization, sub goals, etc.

 

 

 

Challenges & Opportunities: What challenges did the group face in meeting the goal? What would you do differently next time to work through challenges or improve the interpersonal interaction and balanced teamwork of the group? If your group did not face any challenges, describe 1-2 common challenges that teams often face and how your group was able to avoid those challenges.

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Relationship Building – Collaboration, (Self and Social Awareness)In Week 4, you created your Group Project Plan and began working on your common group goal. This week, you’ll analyze and reflect on the collaborative process.Criteria for Success:

Introduction

This week, you’ll analyze and reflect on the collaborative process. Your project will be evaluated based on your ability to demonstrate:

Consider the members of your group

Consider the members of your group. How did they work together to achieve their common goal?

What role did each member play in achieving their individual goals and contributing to the group’s progress?

How did each person’s strengths contribute to the overall success of your project?

Examine the strengths of each member and analyze how those strengths have contributed to your group’s progress.

In Week 4, you created your Group Project Plan and began working on your common group goal. This week, you’ll analyze and reflect on the collaborative process.

In order to complete this assignment successfully, it is important that you consider the strengths of each member in order to determine how those strengths have contributed to your group’s progress. As an example: what are the strengths of each member? How have they contributed toward achieving their own personal goals as well as those of the whole group?

Describe the ways in which you have been able to apply different skill sets to support each other in achieving your goal.

Describe the ways in which you have been able to apply different skill sets to support each other in achieving your goal.

As I have mentioned, we have been working on this project for a long time. To make things more difficult, we had to work together as a group and complete our tasks together. This made it hard for me because I was trying my best not only to complete my own assignment but also help others with theirs as well!

One way I contributed was by helping out whenever there was something that needed doing outside of class or homework assignments that needed completing before being turned in at home later on during the day (e.g., cleaning up papers). Another way I contributed towards our common cause was by doing some research into who else might be interested in joining us on this adventure through social media networks like Facebook or Twitter where people could see what kind of challenges were ahead…

How has the division of labor among you been effective?

The division of labor is important for a group project to move forward. If roles are not clearly defined, there can be confusion and frustration in the group. Additionally, if roles are not clearly defined, it could lead to conflict within the team. Finally, if roles aren’t clearly established within your team then you won’t have accountability for each other’s work so nothing gets done on time or at all!

Have you noticed any patterns or themes with regard to communication, (email, text, phone) and if so, how have those patterns supported your collaborative efforts?

Communication is a key component of the collaborative process. Effective communication is essential for any project, but especially so in this case because each team member has their own unique perspective on the task at hand and how it should be completed. As such, it’s important that you are able to communicate effectively with your fellow group members. You may find yourself wondering how you can improve your ability as well – what skills do you need? How can they help?

Did you experience any conflict? If so, how was it resolved? If not, how did your group avoid conflict?

Conflict is inevitable, and it can be a good thing. In fact, conflict is the lifeblood of any collaborative project. It’s important to know how to resolve conflict so that you can move on with your work without letting it derail your progress or frustrate others in the group.

It’s important for each member of the group to understand their role in resolving conflict as well as their responsibilities when dealing with disagreements between themselfs or others outside their team (e., more senior members).

What strategies do you think were used effectively to make sure all ideas were valued and considered?

In your group project, you’ve been working together to create a plan for the project. This week, you will analyze and reflect on the collaborative process.

What strategies do you think were used effectively to make sure all ideas were valued and considered? Asking questions such as “Did everyone have an equal opportunity to contribute?” or “Did each person feel like they were heard?” can help identify ways that could be improved in future collaborations.

What role did leadership play in your collaboration? Was a single leader identified or did that role change over time?

Leadership is critical to the success of a group project. A leader can be defined as someone who has the ability to lead others and set direction for them. Leaders may come from different backgrounds, but they all have one thing in common: They are able to inspire people around them by making them feel good about themselves or their work.

Leadership can change over time and can even be shared by several people (e.g., a team member becomes a speaker during our presentation). Leaders don’t always have control over everything that happens during a collaboration because each participant will bring unique strengths, interests and perspectives into their role as well as challenges that may prevent them from completing tasks effectively on time or at all!

Relationship Building – Collaboration, (Self and Social Awareness)In Week 4, you created your Group Project Plan and began working on your common group goal. This week, you’ll analyze and reflect on the collaborative process.Criteria for Success:

In Week 4, you created your Group Project Plan and began working on your common group goal. This week, you’ll analyze and reflect on the collaborative process.

Criteria for Success:

Relationship Building – Collaboration (Self & Social Awareness)

Week 4 – Group Project Plan

Conclusion

We hope that you enjoyed this week’s lesson. We know how difficult it can be to communicate across cultures and languages, so we want to remind you not only about the importance of communication, but also about the importance of keeping an open mind. In this course, we will teach you how to use your social awareness skills—which are necessary for success in any career—and make those skills even more effective by using them collaboratively!