Favorite Concept

One of my favorite concepts about this course was diversity and steryotypes.  I think that groups really work better in a diverse environment where they can exchange different ideas and viewpoints.  This can also be a struggle when people dont understand the different communication styles of different cultures.  This is also where sterotypes come in.  Many people create pre consieved ideas of how people are and this can have a negative effect on a group.  I think these two ideas are very realistic ones and something I encounter on a daily basis.  We live in a diverse state and need to be able to adapt to the different people and work environments.  People need to look past their sterotypes and not judge a "book by its cover". 

Class review

I really enjoyed this class and thought that creating a blog is the way to go!  I have never had a blog before and enjoyed writing my thoughts and reading everyone elses blogs.  I also really appreciated the chapter summaries that was provided to us on a weekly basis.  The chapter notes were really helpful on quizzes and tests.  I really liked the movie essay assignment and thought that was a clever way to apply some of the concepts we have learned.  I really dont have any suggestions to make the class better because I felt everything went really smoothly.  Actually, the one suggestion I have is to have the week end on Sunday not Saturdays... lots of people are busy with different events and activities Saturday and wait till Sunday to get their work done.  Other than that, I really enjoyed the class and would recommend it to other students. 

Group Observation

I thought the idea of group observation was good and bad.  I thought being the one observing the group gave a new perspective to see how a group operates and where the groups stronger and weaker parts are.  However I feel that in order to see if a group is running successfully you need to be apart of the group.  You experience this first hand then you know what works and what doesn't.  I felt that only observing a group for a few visits wasnt necessarily enough time to see what the group's flaws are.  Overall, I learned alot about group observation and the different things that make a group more effective.