Week 1 DQ 1
What are the advantages of working in teams? When might working in teams be a disadvantage? Please be specific and reflect the course reading.
Week 1 DQ 2
From your past work in teams, describe your experiences with the stages of team development discussed in Ch. 2 of Working in Groups. Be sure to address ALL of the stages
Week 2 DQ 1
Consider meetings in which you have participated. How did an agenda or lack of an agenda affect those meetings? In what circumstances could it make sense for a meeting to have no agenda (and still be effective)…. if any?
Week 2 DQ 2
After examining the self-centered roles in Ch. 3 of Working in Groups, discuss how these roles affect teambuilding and teamwork.
Week 3 DQ 1
Read the case study Sociology in Trouble on p. 213 (Ch. 9) of Working in Groups. In what ways was the conflict constructive or destructive in this group? Why?
Week 3 DQ 2
Are leaders born or made? Is leadership more a matter of personal characteristics or a collection of specific behaviors that anyone can learn? Consider Ch. 5 in Working in Groups as you formulate your answer
Week 4 DQ 1
Of the strategies to improve listening skills discussed in Ch. 8 in Working in Groups, which might work best in a team environment? Please fully explain your answer.
Week 4 DQ 2
Is it possible to be too much of an active listener? Please explain your answer in detail and be sure to clearly define “active” listening.
