Interdependance and Interrelationships is how well the group works together. By being Interdependant, they share each other's knowledge to excel in whatever project they are doing. however, by being "independant" the group members work by themselves being ineffective to the groups effort and goals.
Examples of my personal experience with interdependance and interrelationships could be anywhere severe as a person not doing their part as a whole, or not even contributing any ideas to the cause. for example, if we asked what everyone thought about our conclusion, and one person complains that its not good, but yet doesnt offer any better alternative, then he is working independantly. In this case we actually got a lower grade. Not only that, but he complained that our group didnt do any work when we in fact did all of the work. another example, but of a positive group consists of all of us collaborating on our work and talking about all of our problems. We made the group work at its best because we all put in the same effort, with also helping our members if they were stuck. For that project we all received a great grade. It was solely on the fact that we worked well together.
Your example of a person working independently hits home for me. I have often been on both sides of the "independent coin" when it comes to working on school projects. In some cases, I have though that everyone in my group was not understanding the assignment, so I have started to work on my own back up plan while they all go in the wrong direction. In retrospect, I could have waited to offer my interpretation of the instructions on a n assignment when the group had reached a decision threshold. This could have saved a lot of time and maybe brought about tighter group communication and teamwork in the mean time. group work is always more fun when people are sharing thoughts and ideas and embracing interdependence than when group members go off on their own. besides, when you are alone in a group, you never get to reap the true benefits of the results.
ReplyDeleteHi, nice work with your response. I liked what you had to say in your post, and I also liked the examples you gave. I liked when you gave the example of a group collaboration with class work and the discussion of conflicts or issues. I agree that when all members contribute with the same amount of effort, then the work is better overall. I have experienced this in my personal life. In courses where group work was required, I found that when all of my team members gave the same amount of enthusiasm and effort, then our whole project excelled. That is why I give it my all when I am a participant in group work.
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