Whenever an individual works in a group, that person already knows they are going to have that one individual who barely ever responds, hardly contributes, is late on deadlines within the group. They are also aware of there’s always going to be that other individual who takes the role as leader right away, because each person is how they are. It is the fact when one gets in a group and has to work with others, they experience the ideology that “groups are living systems based on interdependence interrelationships.” The whole meaning and point of the word “group” is about having each member contribute something and when you put what everyone in the group did, it becomes a whole and that was established based on interdependence and having the interrelationships.
When parts of the system do not function well, the small group starts to fall apart and they lack the communication, the openness, the interdependence; all the parts of a system that are all somewhat needed for a small group to function well. As far as two examples goes from my own small group experiences that show the importance of interdependence and interrelationships, one I can think of that happened somewhat recently, which was this past summer when I took Comm 41 online which is the GE version of small group communication and we had two assignments where we were put in small groups and had to coordinate who will do what for each essay and when working online in small groups especially one of the key things to be a successful small group is constant communication. Making sure everyone is always one the same page, and at one point in one of my groups, when one individual stopped responding to e-mails, did not end up e-mail their part of the assignment they said they were going to do, the rest of our group had to take over their part fast in order to have everything ready to turn in on time to our Professor. So I felt both the groups I was in ended up being successful because we had that interdependence that we were relying on each other and working together and sharing the responsibility to meet certain dates and such and we had that interrelationship.
Another example would be in an organization I’m in on campus, we had our semester retreat right before school started this semester and we had this activity where we had to act out a skit and as a small group we were assigned to, we had to figure out who was doing what quick however at the same time we had to make sure each of us was up to par on what we were going to do, we brainstormed ideas together and came up with solutions (interdependence) and we were able to relate our own ideas to the topic at hand and we accepted each others’ ideas and built that interrelationship.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Introductory Post
Hi there everyone and Happy Thursday!
My name is Mary and I am a junior Communication Studies major. I was a Business Marketing major until last Spring when I took COMM 40 and loved it and realized I wanted to major in Communication Studies instead. I have taken COMM 101C and 144F last semester. I have taken three online classes at San Jose State so far and am taking two this semester(both communication studies courses). I’ve found online classes have taught me to me diligent, disciplined, organized, and time management skills.
One of the online classes I took this past summer was COMM 41 which is Small Group Communication and I really enjoyed it. Even though a lot of people ask, “isn’t it hard working in groups on essays and such online, if you never meet?” My response has been, online classes aren’t for everyone, but for those that it is, like me, I feel as long as we have clear and effect communication with our group members and are persistent on deadlines and who does what, it works out great. So what I hope to gain from this class is how we apply communication studies theories to small group communication and how each person brings forth their own knowledge towards and group and when you put more than one head together, what the outcome is.
A little bit about me… I am a hardcore SF Giants fan, and have grown up around it my whole life. My favorite sport is baseball in general, and although most people find it to be one of the most boring sports around, I on the other hand, not only find it fascinating and intriguing, but inspiring especially since it is America’s past time. So one can imagine since this past year when the Giants won the World Series, that was the best Christmas gift any fan can want and wish for. I love being in the outdoors and love walking different places. Lake Tahoe is my favorite vacation spot, been going there every summer with my family since I was a little girl. I love people and love making others around me smile and laugh.
I look forward to getting to know everyone more throughout this semester.
-little miss daisy
My name is Mary and I am a junior Communication Studies major. I was a Business Marketing major until last Spring when I took COMM 40 and loved it and realized I wanted to major in Communication Studies instead. I have taken COMM 101C and 144F last semester. I have taken three online classes at San Jose State so far and am taking two this semester(both communication studies courses). I’ve found online classes have taught me to me diligent, disciplined, organized, and time management skills.
One of the online classes I took this past summer was COMM 41 which is Small Group Communication and I really enjoyed it. Even though a lot of people ask, “isn’t it hard working in groups on essays and such online, if you never meet?” My response has been, online classes aren’t for everyone, but for those that it is, like me, I feel as long as we have clear and effect communication with our group members and are persistent on deadlines and who does what, it works out great. So what I hope to gain from this class is how we apply communication studies theories to small group communication and how each person brings forth their own knowledge towards and group and when you put more than one head together, what the outcome is.
A little bit about me… I am a hardcore SF Giants fan, and have grown up around it my whole life. My favorite sport is baseball in general, and although most people find it to be one of the most boring sports around, I on the other hand, not only find it fascinating and intriguing, but inspiring especially since it is America’s past time. So one can imagine since this past year when the Giants won the World Series, that was the best Christmas gift any fan can want and wish for. I love being in the outdoors and love walking different places. Lake Tahoe is my favorite vacation spot, been going there every summer with my family since I was a little girl. I love people and love making others around me smile and laugh.
I look forward to getting to know everyone more throughout this semester.
-little miss daisy
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