Individual Reflection on Team Experience

Paper instructions:

Individual Reflection on Team Experience

Teamwork is an important skill in today’s workplace whether it’s virtual teams or face-to-face. This individual assignment will give you the opportunity to reflect on your team experience and connect it to concepts and theories presented in the course.  You are asked to describe how your group/team evolved over the term of the course including:
•    What were the dynamics that occurred between the members and within the group?  How do they compare to the textbook description of group dynamics?
•    What structure emerged for the group?  How did your group’s process compare to the process described in the textbook?
•    Was there any conflict that may have arisen in your group?  How was it resolved?  How does this compare to the process of conflict described in the textbook?
•    Did your group have a leader?  If so, how were they chosen?
•    What communication issues did you encounter in your group?  How were the problems resolved?

You are then asked to connect your experience with group dynamics concepts presented in the course to illustrate their relevance.  You are also asked to compare and contrast your intra-group conflict experience with techniques presented in the course.  The reflection paper should be 10-15 pages in length and should include references to the textbook as well as at least 5 relevant journal articles. (11 pages total including table of contents and reference list)

The format of your paper should be as follows:

1.    Table of contents
2.    Introduction
3.    Evolution of the group/team over the term
4.    Group/team dynamics
5.    Group structure
6.    Intergroup/intra-group conflict
7.    Summary
8.    Reference List

Note:
•    More than 5 journals should be cited
•    Discusses group conflict and compares and contrasts with two relevant course concepts or theories.
•    Discusses group dynamics and provides limited illustration with two relevant course concepts and/or theories.
•    Provides sufficient information about the team’s evolution to provide robust context for the rest of the paper; provides Introduction, Summary and Table of Contents.