[nabs-l] Finding members for group projects

Tue Oct 1 01:52:49 UTC 2013

As a future educator  I do group projects all the time. All of mine are not announced and I am in some classes that I know absolutely no one. For me I get together with anyone, trade contact info, and divide up parts. I do my part and only my part because it is not my job to carry the other people to the grade. I work closely with the professor when I do the projects or whatever so they know what  I am doing. I have the mentality of its college which means every man for him self. 

For that bit about finding a group just ask around. As I said its college at the end of the day all you need is the grade. 

Bridget 

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On Sep 30, 2013, at 9:39 PM, Suzanne Germano <sgermano at asu.edu> wrote:

> 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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