[nabs-l] Finding members for group projects

Suzanne Germano sgermano at asu.edu
Tue Oct 1 01:39:26 UTC 2013


We just found out there was going to be a group project via blackboard.
Guess I'll try the guy next to me.

The last programming group project I did many years ago, I had to redo the
other 3 people's portions in order for us to get an A. So basically I did
the entire project and they all got  A's. I am not fond of group projects
in school. I bust my ass for A's and dont' want someone else having any
input on my grade.


On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 6:23 PM, Arielle Silverman <
Arielle.Silverman at asu.edu> wrote:

> Hi Suzanne,
>
> If you know when the group project will be assigned, maybe try asking
> the person sitting to your right before class if they want to pair up
> with you. When I've asked people I don't know to be in a group, they
> never turned me down, at least not in college (happened in high school
> though). If the group assignment is a surprise, then you could just
> try walking around and asking people you come across if you can join
> them until you either find a group or until most people are paired up
> and you find the odd one out or the pair that lets you be the third
> group member. My guess is that at least some of the other students
> don't have any friends in the class either.
>
> Best,
> Arielle
>
> On 9/30/13, christopher nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Suzanne,
> >
> > On the first day of school I usually send an email to my teachers
> > asking them to send me the rosters for the classes I am in. Once they
> > have done this, I can read and refer back to a list of all the
> > students in my class. This allows me to have a list of names from
> > which to pick group members for these kinds of projects, as well as to
> > simply know who is in my class. Keep in mind that I am in high school,
> > but you should be able to do this also with your college professor.
> >
> > Once I have a roster, I usually see if I know any of the kids in my
> > class. When we do group projects, I try to get partnered with students
> > I know so we can easily work together. However, if I do not know
> > anyone in the class or if the people I know already have partners, I
> > will just pick a random name from the class roster and go from there.
> > If it's a big class, I will sometimes ask the teacher or another
> > student if there is anyone who still has not joined a group or who
> > needs a partner. Once in a group, if I do not know the student(s) I am
> > working with, I will usually ask my group members to describe or read
> > material if this is necessary. Once the students get to know me, I
> > find that they will do this naturally without my asking. This is
> > especially important for group projects in science or math related
> > classes. I hope you will be able to use one or more of the above
> > suggestions in your group project. Best of luck.
> >
> > Hope this helps,
> >
> > Chris Nusbaum
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >> On Sep 30, 2013, at 8:48 PM, Suzanne Germano <sgermano at asu.edu> wrote:
> >>
> >> I am forced to do a group project in my programming languages class.
> >>
> >> what methods do you prefer to find group members? The groups are 2-3
> >> people.
> >>
> >> I do not know anybody in the class. I do not know if I have had any of
> >> these students in previous classes or if they are in any of my current
> >> classes.
> >>
> >> I sit in the front in the middle. There is an wide center aisle to my
> >> left.
> >> One person to my right and no body behind me for 3 rows. I sit at the
> >> larger desk meant for wheelchairs so I can use my laptop and cctv. The
> >> other seats are the kind with the little desk that flips up from beside
> >> you
> >> that isn't even big enough for a sheet of paper. Anyway I haven't spoken
> >> to
> >> anyone in class. No one really talk before class aside form a couple
> that
> >> obviously know each other outside of the class.
> >>
> >> I can be very social for example where I did my internship because we
> >> were
> >> all introduced to each other and I worked on small projects with a
> couple
> >> of people at a time.
> >>
> >> I am not good at just taking to someone in a classroom for no reason. I
> >> also feel I don't really fit in since i am 49 not 18-20.
> >>
> >> I only want to work with those who also want A's.
> >>
> >> Suzanne
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