Right after the presentations, I sent out an email to the class about a group building exercise. Only a few students actually received the email. So, the fall back is to do the following by Friday as reproduced from the original email:
One issue that has come up in talking with a number of you is that group dynamics may not be as productive as they could be. Therefore, I'm going to make an additional assignment due by the beginning of class next week that will count as one of your five individual assignments. For each group, I want the following:
- A statement of tasks the group has to carry out to complete the project. This might include coding, quality control, research, presentation preparation, etc.
- Assignment of tasks to individuals.
- Your individual assessment of how your group's work has proceeded so far.
- How you personally intend to contribute going forward.
- A statement of what you personally will get out of the project.
You should complete this assignment no later than Friday, October 27 and send me your responses by email.