Week 2 D1- small groups

1.       After reading chapter 2 and getting a better understanding about groups I was able to relate some of my personal experiences to them. Groups are based on interdependence and interrelationships. When parts of a system to a small group don’t function well, the whole group can fall apart. When being in a group you need one another to help you get things done and to depend on for help. If someone doesn’t do their part, then it can harm the small group. When being in a small group you have to relieve on each other.

 In the past, I’ve been in many small groups for mostly projects in school as well as leader groups for camps. One example that I have from a small group experience would be being in a group for an online class. We had to all decide on a place to meet and do the project correctly. Not everyone was on board and I ended up having to do everything since I didn’t want a bad grade. I had at first delegated sections out to the group since I was the leader of it and depended on them to do their part. Not everyone did and I picked up the slack.

 Another time  I was in a small group was for a final for my comm class and we had to do a presentation. We all had our sections outlined and ready to do in front of the class. In order to get full credit each section had to be completed. The whole group was prepared and we all were ready to perform. On the day we were set to present one of the members of the group didn’t show up. We also didn’t have a copy of their section and had to improvise and wing it. Lucky we were able to pull it off and everyone pitched in, but the group member that didn’t show up had everyone panicked worried that we wouldn’t be able to complete it since no one else had done research on that topic. We had depended on them and they let us done. Being in a small group has many challenges and it can be tough at times if everyone doesn’t pitch in and do their part.