Case Study

Describe

To begin with, I'm from the team AIM which consists of 5 members in total including myself. We have chosen to use Facebook webpage as our mode of communication, where meetings and group discussions will be made, besides the usage of hand phones. The reason for choosing Facebook is because it would be much easier, cost saving and also in a way treating everyone equally without any complications where every members of the group would be able to view the posts that are being posted. We managed to allocate roles and tasks during meetings which were held after classes or spare time, in which we divided the tasks accordingly and not blindly to avoid mistakes. Most of the problem solving steps was done as a group where each of us brainstormed the issues and solved it.

Interpret

This approach differed from the practice case in concern with the timing, lack of information and preparation. This is because, there was lack of time to prepare, followed by information deficiency which has ceased the performing stage of our group. As for this case, we managed to go through the performing stage where the members get on with the job, fulfilling roles that enable them to achieve an appropriate balance between productivity and interpersonal affection.( Tyson 1998) There was enough effort put into this case compared to the practice case as there was excessive time to prepare for it and also abundance of information was collected and analysed before proceeding. Besides that, there was cooperation between team members, despite some criticism, we still managed to stick as a team and resolve it in order to complete our tasks.

Evaluate

I'd actually rate my individual performance as more than average as I did co-operate as a member and took initiative to fulfil the tasks assigned to me before the deadline. However, as an open-minded person, I was able to resolve some conflicts which would have arised due to misunderstanding between group members. As it is a challenge for teams to keep controversy properly focused so that it does not denigrate into interpersonal conflict.( Fogler & Le Blanc 2008 ) Consequently, I also did contribute to the team by giving suggestions and opinions in concern with the problem solving method meanwhile I managed to prepare myself for the meetings and attend it however, unless for some emergency or unexpected issues.

Plan

I plan to make sure the team is now more focus on the importance of working as a group. As the communication and participation wise was not satisfactory due to some reasons. Similarly, there wasn't a leader-follower connection as some party find it hard to take criticism and compromise. Otherwise, the team preparation was excellent and they were well prepared for the meetings as well as understanding the