Week 9 reflection exercises

These are the exercises contained in Lesson 9 that you need to respond to for the
second assessment, the Course Engagement responses. As well as these exercises,
you can respond to some aspect of lesson 9, to the textbook readings or to what
other students have written. You can respond to as many exercises as you like, but
you only need to submit five (5) for assignment 2 in week 10. There is a research
and referencing component in the criteria. The responses do not need to be heavily
referenced; however, use references where appropriate to back up your arguments.
If you do use information from the lesson, textbook or others sources, it must be
referenced.

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Have you ever been part of a team? Your team may have been a sports team, a
committee or a work team. What were your experiences of team work? Could you
have achieved what you did as a team on your own?

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Negotiation is something we all do on a regular basis. When did you last negotiate?
Was it successful? If not, why not? Do you usually get what you want or are you
usually the one to compromise? Write down the factors that you think influence the
results of your personal negotiation experiences.

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Observe a group. Analyse the dynamics of the group.

Who is the leader? Is there more than one?

How well do members interact?

Do you sense tension? How?

Do conflicts arise? Are they resolved? How?

Do you see evidence of groupthink?

How does the group make decisions?

How does each member contribute?

Overall, how successful do you think the group is? Why? Could the group dynamics
be more competently handled? How?

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Think of your last conflict. How did it start? Was it about the person or the issue?
Was the conflict resolved to everyone¡¯s satisfaction? If not, reflect on how you could
have handled it differently.