See Discussion Questions below. The following Paragraph is Part B to the case.
“It is now Monday, four weeks into the semester, and the group’s first virtual oral report is to be presented tomorrow afternoon (Eastern US time). Mike has been acting as the informal leader of the group and wants theirs to be the best presentation, although Peter occasionally challenges his leadership. Over the past four weeks, Priyanka has made some very good suggestions in group meetings, but Peter seems unwilling to listen to her. One suggestion, however, seems very similar to something another group was working on. Sing How has attended every meeting, and was given a task by Mike two weeks ago. At each meeting, Sing How has assured the group that things are going well, but has not said anything more about his progress. Today, the group discovers that Sing How has done almost nothing. He did not understand Mike’s terse assignment and was unwilling to ask for clarification for fear of looking incompetent. Heather has missed the last three meetings. The group is worried about the marketing content of the presentation, since that was Heather’s part. However, Heather just phoned Priyanka and told her that she is hard at work on the project. Heather says she will definitely have her piece done by 10:00 tomorrow morning (Eastern US time). Mike volunteers to put the whole presentation (except Heather’s part) together tonight, including doing Sing How’s missing work. The group agrees to meet again tomorrow morning.”
Respond to at least 1 or 2 of the following prompts. Post your initial replies no later than the middle of this lesson period; post your responses to your classmates’ posts no later than the end of this lesson period, see the course schedule for specific dates. NOTE: for your comments to count toward your participation grade, they need to be posted before these deadlines each week. Please review the course expectations for Individual Participation.
- What has gone wrong? Draw on the materials/readings from class to diagnose what has happened. Draw on specific concepts/principles in your answer. Make sure to reference which reading(s) you are commenting in the title of your post.
- Do some perspective taking. How do you think each group member feels about the situation and about the other group members?
- What can the group members do to ensure that they do not have a repeat of this scenario before the next presentation?
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