[nabs-l] Finding members for group projects

Tue Oct 1 02:01:16 UTC 2013

Yes with co-workers. I had no issues at all at my internship with all the
employees there. I was the only intern. I don't have problems working with
people or working on a large project as part of a group.

It is the class of 60 students, you don't know any of them or their work
ethic. And you randomly pick someone who may not give a crap about their
grades or have the "Cs get degrees" attitude. Trying to form groups is more
like a popularity contest or who is friends with who. That is not how a job
is. I have been employed in the field. My fiance is a executive in the
field. There are people assigned to certain projects and you work with
them.

On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 6:54 PM, justin williams <justin.williams2 at gmail.com
> wrote:

> True, but keep in mind, in the real world, there are a lot of projects that
> are done in groups, teams, and task forces.  Great learning experience.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Suzanne
> Germano
> Sent: Monday, September 30, 2013 9:39 PM
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> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Finding members for group projects
>
> 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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