Performing in teams and within a community

Performing in teams

I feel like I contributed the most to my team's success in our last project because I wrote down all things the team got done each day, made it know what else needed to be done to be successful, voiced new ideas, contacted group members every day to make sure all parts were being done, and made sure my team member was up to date when absent. I didn't feel like least part of the team for the last project because my group and I made sure everyone felt equal and no one was left out of the loop. The team role I played was the reporter which is the person who write everything down each time the team meets up. Also the reporter makes sure everyone within the team knows what they are responsible for getting done and checking on the progress of the project. In the last project I didn't play any roles that I felt weren't effective, every role I am assigned I make sure to do my part. Everyone on a team need to have common goals. This is important to make sure everyone is on the same page and is determined to get the job done to have a successful turn out of the project. Some common practices I use to improve team work is making sure everyone understands the project and their part before everyone leaves.

Within a community

I feel like I contributed to my community when I see trash in my lounge of my dorm and I pick it up or even when I simply recycle when throwing out my trash. I feel like my community benefits me when I see everyone starting to recycle because I told them how everyone should start doing it and how it's good. I've felt least a part of my community when there's been meetings for my dorm and no one has told me about it. Some characteristics of a effective community is positivity, listening, open minded, feeling comfortable, and being able to voice your ideas and opinions. Having the same meaningful participation and common values in a community isn't always required but it's good because it sometimes makes things easier.

Clarifying Your Future

I've noticed that I have high expectations and standards when it comes to people in my life and the role they play. Over the weekend I had someone tell me that they aren't perfect and it made me realize that I've had so many people mess up in my life and do wrong towards me that I search for perfection. I need to realize that no one is perfect and everyone makes mistakes. I'm not perfect and I make mistakes too.

Role Model(s): My mother and Step father

How does this person fit your definition of a role model?
My mother and step father are both my role models. I know it sounds typical for a person to have their parents as role models but I have a good reason. They fit my definitions of a role model as parents because they do and would do anything for my siblings and I no matter what.

Why do you look up to him?her and want to emulate him/her?
I look up to my mother because she went from being with a person that didn't know how to love or appreciate her to a single parent who not only just took care of my older sister and I but also 6 of my older cousins. I also look up to my step father because he came into my family with no knowledge of how to raise a family but quickly caught on. He not only joined our family but he added my younger sister to the family. Even though my older sister and I gave him a hard time he still took care of us as if we were his own.

If you already have acquired the characteristics that you admire, how have you done so and how are they manifesting themselves in your life?
I have acquired the characteristics of being generous, caring, and loving by my parents raising me to believe that that's how people should be and being a good person is important. These characteristics manifest in my life by my actions of kindness, how I react in situations and how I treat people in my life.

Methodologies: Unlocking Process Knowledge

Scenario/Problem 1:  I have a required course and exam for this class right after 
Spring Break. I must receive a very good grade to keep my grade up in the class to maintain my scholarship. My professor cancels the last class due to a family emergency. To prepare for this exam I must read pages 70-120. I realize that 20 of the required pages are missing from my textbook and realized I don't have anyone's number or email from my class.  My textbook is out of stock in the bookstore. I have a plane to catch in less than 24 hours to Cancun with three friends and won't be back until the day before the exam.


Identify Key Issues: 

• Exam with missing pages from my textbook
• Plane to catch in less than 24 hours

Collect Data and Info:

• Worth 50% of my grade

Identify Assumptions: 

• Failing the exam

Break the Problem Apart:

• Last class cancelled
• 20 pages missing 
• Book out of Stock
• No number or email of classmates
• Less than 24 hours to catch a plane
• Exam the day after return

Model Sub-Problems:

• No number or email of classmates

Integrate Solutions:

• Email Professor
• Switch Flight to Cancun
• Look up textbook online

Test and Validate:

• Look up switching flights
• Look up ebook for textbook or online bookstore

Generalize the Solution: These reasons are keeping me from preparing for the exam 

Communicate Solution: Preparing for an exam that's 50% of my grade is more important than a trip to Cancun. So to make sure I study and get to enjoy my Spring Break, I'm going to try and get in contact with my professor if I can't contact any of my classmates or find the text book online.