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• Leadership in Groups

• Responsibilities in Group Work

• Reflective Thinking

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• There are three main leadership styles: Laissez-faire, Democratic, and

Authoritarian. A leader's style and involvement may fall anywhere along the

continuum.

• It is the group leader's job to unite group members in working toward a common

goal, keep them motivated, diffuse conflict, and ultimately deliver success.

• Excellent communication can be the key to successful group work. When

messages are properly understood and all group members feel they are being

heard, the group's goal can more easily be accomplished and conflict is less

likely.

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• Assigning group members roles can help alleviate uncertainty about expected

responsibilities and help keep the group on task such as leader, scribe, devil's

advocate, and tracking lessons learned.

• Group member responsibilities include holding themselves accountable,

participating in group activities to achieve the overall goal, and respecting all

members of the group.

• Each group member has something uniquely valuable to bring to the table.

Allowing group members to use their strengths and bring their individual

knowledge and backgrounds to the project will allow the group to function to its

full potential.

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• Reflective thinking requires scientific analysis of a problem and

using empirical knowledge to make decisions.

• According to John Dewey, a disciplined mind is necessary to gain knowledge and

obtain true intellectual freedom.

• When group members use reflective thinking, they are able to use the scientific

method to reach logical decisions and understand the strength of the group

based on individual competencies.

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• Group Presentation Formats

• Thoughts for Group and Individual Presenters

• Preparing for Team Presentations

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• A panel format is a discussion between group members led by a moderator.

• A divided presentation is a sequence of individual presentations by group

members.

• A debate format presents two sides of an issue and reasons for and against each

side.

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• The first speaker should introduce the entire presentation. After that, each

speaker should introduce the next and transition with a preview of their topic.

• Each presenter should make eye contact with the audience and move to the front

of the group when it is his or her turn to speak. The last speaker should then

conclude the entire presentation.

• When preparing the presentation, the group should check each individual's work

for consistency of information and formatting. Group members should answer

audience questions as a team with no one member dominating.

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• The model for understanding team processes can be grouped into three

categories: transition, action, and interpersonal.

• Teamwork processes examine interpersonal interactions between group

members, which can be used as strategies for successful presentations.

• Another approach to the dynamics of a team presentation involves looking

specifically at the strategies that guide interactions between group members

throughout the team effort.

• Establishing ground rules, coordinating meeting times, and effectively resolving

disputes are some methods used to build effective teams and group

presentations.

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Appendix

Key terms

• consistency correspondence or compatibility (CC BY-SA 3.0)

• continuum a continuous series or whole, no part of which is noticeably different from its adjacent parts, although the ends or extremes of it are very different from each other (CC BY-SA 3.0)

• format The form of presentation of something. (CC BY-SA 3.0)

• forum A form of discussion involving a panel of presenters and often participation by members of the audience. (CC BY-SA 3.0)

• group think A process of reasoning or decision - making by a group, especially one characterized by uncritical acceptance or conformity to a perceived majority view. (CC BY-SA 3.0)

• process A series of events to produce a result, especially as contrasted to product. (CC BY-SA 3.0)

• Rapport a relationship of mutual trust and respect (CC BY-SA 3.0)

• scientific method A method of discovering knowledge about the natural world based in making falsifiable predictions (hypotheses), testing them empirically, and developing peer-reviewed theories that best explain the known data. (CC BY-SA 3.0)

• strategy A plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal. (CC BY-SA 3.0)

• symposium A conference or other meeting for discussion of a topic, especially one in which the participants make presentations. (CC BY-SA 3.0)

• transition The process of change from one form, state, style, or place to another. (CC BY-SA 3.0)



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A well-known company is disorganized, with no vision or comprehensive business goals. This company would best benefit from which type of leadership?

A) Laissez-faire leadership

B) Authoritarian leadership

C) Democratic leadership

D) All of these answers.

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A well-known company is disorganized, with no vision or comprehensive business goals. This company would best benefit from which type of leadership?

A) Laissez-faire leadership

B) Authoritarian leadership

C) Democratic leadership

D) All of these answers.

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a continuous series or whole, no part of which is noticeably different from its adjacent parts, although the ends or extremes of it are very different from each other

A) continuum

B) phenomena

C) Reflection

D) dynamics

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a continuous series or whole, no part of which is noticeably different from its adjacent parts, although the ends or extremes of it are very different from each other

A) continuum

B) phenomena

C) Reflection

D) dynamics



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a relationship of mutual trust and respect

A) phenomena

B) Reflection

C) Rapport

D) dynamics

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a relationship of mutual trust and respect

A) phenomena

B) Reflection

C) Rapport

D) dynamics



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A process of reasoning or decision - making by a group, especially one characterized by uncritical acceptance or conformity to a perceived majority view.

A) continuum

B) Rapport

C) group think

D) scientific method

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A process of reasoning or decision - making by a group, especially one characterized by uncritical acceptance or conformity to a perceived majority view.

A) continuum

B) Rapport

C) group think

D) scientific method



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Sally is working on a class project with four other group mates. Even though Sally privately disagrees with using a law firm as their project's case study, she goes along with the group's decision. Sally's behavior can be best described as

A) groupthink.

B) social loafing.

C) accountability.

D) brainstorming.



The group member responsible for tracking and documenting both the positive and negative outcomes of meetings and projects is referred to as the

A) Leader.

B) Devil's Advocate.

C) Lessons Learned tracker.

D) Scribe.



Reflective thinking in group settings allow for intellectual decisions based on

A) comparing and contrasting group members' interpretations of the project experience to select the best solution.

B) comparing the strengths and weaknesses of the group to select the best solution.

C) assessing the competencies and assumptions of the individuals to select the best solution.

D) defining a problem and using concepts based in logic to select the best solution.



A method of discovering knowledge about the natural world based in making falsifiable predictions (hypotheses), testing them empirically, and developing peer-reviewed theories that best explain the known data.

A) scientific method

B) Rapport

C) continuum

D) group think

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A method of discovering knowledge about the natural world based in making falsifiable predictions (hypotheses), testing them empirically, and developing peer-reviewed theories that best explain the known data.

A) scientific method

B) Rapport

C) continuum

D) group think



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Which of the following best describes a symposium?

A) A format in which the presenters talk to each other in addition to the audience.

B) A collection of individual presentations covering a broad topic.

C) A debate conducted by teams of two people alternating speeches for their side.

D) An individual presentation by a designated leader of a group's thoughts and findings on a topic.



A form of discussion involving a panel of presenters and often participation by members of the audience.

A) consistency

B) process

C) strategy

D) forum

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A form of discussion involving a panel of presenters and often participation by members of the audience.

A) consistency

B) process

C) strategy

D) forum



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A conference or other meeting for discussion of a topic, especially one in which the participants make presentations.

A) symposium

B) process

C) consistency

D) strategy

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A conference or other meeting for discussion of a topic, especially one in which the participants make presentations.

A) symposium

B) process

C) consistency

D) strategy



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The form of presentation of something.

A) Rapport

B) phenomena

C) oral

D) format

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The form of presentation of something.

A) Rapport

B) phenomena

C) oral

D) format



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When giving a group presentation, the last person to speak should

A) open with an introduction to the whole presentation.

B) act as the leader during a Q&A session.

C) All of these answers.

D) present a conclusion for the whole group.



The process of change from one form, state, style, or place to another.

A) audience

B) brainstorming

C) reiterate

D) transition

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A) audience

B) brainstorming

C) reiterate

D) transition







A) informative speech

B) wisdom

C) topic outline

D) transition




A) body language

B) transition

C) sentence outline

D) detour




A) anecdote

B) body language

C) commemorative speech

D) transition




A) anecdote

B) detour

C) draft

D) transition



correspondence or compatibility

A) forum

B) consistency

C) format

D) strategy

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correspondence or compatibility

A) forum

B) consistency

C) format

D) strategy



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Which of the following is one of the action processes?

A) Assure that roles and responsibilities are being fulfilled.

B) Formulate an approach to achieving the goals and mission.

C) Identify and resolve disputes.

D) Motivate and build confidence, while maintaining high member performance.



A plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal.

A) forum

B) consistency

C) strategy

D) transition

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A plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal.

A) forum

B) consistency

C) strategy

D) transition



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A series of events to produce a result, especially as contrasted to product.

A) transition

B) process

C) format

D) forum

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A series of events to produce a result, especially as contrasted to product.

A) transition

B) process

C) format

D) forum



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