Here at Royal Roads, especially in the Science program, team work is stressed every single day. In fact team work is so prevalent that I don't know when I last had an assignment that I did by myself. This situation can be good and bad.
Good:
- Each person has a different background asnd is able to help someone out
- when someone is having problems in any aspect of their life the team can help them out with the expectation that the help will be returned
- Employers really love to see team work in your abilities
Bad:
- The lazy people ride on the coat tails of the rest of their group and don't get penalized for their actions
- After 8 months half the class doesn't get along anymore
- People do not contribute and add to the stress of the rest of their group.
Our classroom is a close community and if we don't support eachother equally we are going to lose the shared meaning of what a community actually is. To get around the busy schedules and schedule conflicts of each group the Moodle site was put into operation. I personally believe taht it is another added stress. On top of all the homework we have we are supposed to check work discussion groups and participate in these forums. Although in some communitys e-dialogues may work, in this type of setting it seems to fail.
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