On Monday, 10/20/08, we got our first grade back for Management. The class average is 68. Although I did not get the grade that I expected, but at least, I did not do too badly. Then, the professor announced if we can come up with a plan for this exam and the next one in a reasonable matter, and has 100% agreement by the end of the class time, he will do what we propose. Then, the chaos started... with the large class that we have like the management class, to have 100% agreement is not easy.
There are five ways to handle conflicts, such as compete to win, avoidance, compromise, accommodation and collaborating. I would say that I am handle the conflict by accommodation through communicating with my neighbors about what we can do; however, everyone has their own concern, and their weakness, so the disagreement build up, and frustration build up too. As a matter of fact, I have couple minutes of avoidance which is just looking at the crow and sit quietly. But at the end, some people stand up and take charges, then, and I once again see the light, and I engage to the process by agreeing or disagreeing to the proposal that comes up by raising my hand. If there is a second time, I would be accommodating fully, with no second thought.
Anyhow, at the end, we have 100% agreement of drop one lowest exam with the two midterms, and curve the first exam, and for the next exam for the multiple-multiple choice, professor have to tell us how many correct answers are there within a question of five choices.
And the day ends...
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
thought 2... the egg activity
There are five steps in the planning process.
1. Define your goals and objectives
2. Determine your resource and current status objectives
3. Develop several alternative strategies
4. Make a tactical plan
5. Implement the plan and evaluate results
Base on the activities that we have with the "EGG", I would give our team from the scale of 1-10, and 10 as the highest, a 9.
1. Since the beginning of the activities, our team know our goal and objectives, is to drop the egg with protection of 8 straws and some tape, and the goal is to protect the egg without breaking the egg after dropping from high.
2. The resource is defined: an egg, 8 straws, some tape, and one scissor pass around the class. In fact, our current status and objectives are set. Our group strength is to work as a team. Everyone plays their own parts in participating.
3. We all give in our ideas of what we think, and choose from the best plan, or build on top of the best plan, to make it more firm to achieve our goal and objectives.
4. Then, we decide our role in the team. I am responsible for getting the scissor, Julien responsible for dropping the egg. But in the mean time, Julien and I rip the tape, So and Wen placed the straws and trape the straws. Then, Jason constructs the straws with trap with the egg.
5. The plan goes well; we follow the guideline and showing 50% of the egg, while building the construction around it.
However, when the egg drop from high, it leaks a bit when it hit the trash can. Overall, I believe our team works together and share our thoughts together, I giveour team a 9. If there is anything that our team has to work more upon, I should say we should think out of the box more, instead of being limit, but try to figure out what is the limit.
1. Define your goals and objectives
2. Determine your resource and current status objectives
3. Develop several alternative strategies
4. Make a tactical plan
5. Implement the plan and evaluate results
Base on the activities that we have with the "EGG", I would give our team from the scale of 1-10, and 10 as the highest, a 9.
1. Since the beginning of the activities, our team know our goal and objectives, is to drop the egg with protection of 8 straws and some tape, and the goal is to protect the egg without breaking the egg after dropping from high.
2. The resource is defined: an egg, 8 straws, some tape, and one scissor pass around the class. In fact, our current status and objectives are set. Our group strength is to work as a team. Everyone plays their own parts in participating.
3. We all give in our ideas of what we think, and choose from the best plan, or build on top of the best plan, to make it more firm to achieve our goal and objectives.
4. Then, we decide our role in the team. I am responsible for getting the scissor, Julien responsible for dropping the egg. But in the mean time, Julien and I rip the tape, So and Wen placed the straws and trape the straws. Then, Jason constructs the straws with trap with the egg.
5. The plan goes well; we follow the guideline and showing 50% of the egg, while building the construction around it.
However, when the egg drop from high, it leaks a bit when it hit the trash can. Overall, I believe our team works together and share our thoughts together, I giveour team a 9. If there is anything that our team has to work more upon, I should say we should think out of the box more, instead of being limit, but try to figure out what is the limit.
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