As I look at our group I see that there is no clear leadership role that was shown. We all had a part in the research, planning, and implementation of the project. However, there are two figures that stand out a bit, Nancy and myself. She had the leadership role in the original planning stage of the project. She was the one that brought forth the idea for the Special Olympics. However, I was the one that organized the meeting locations and times. The others all did their parts to the fullest. Jen, Frank, and Edwin did their best to put together the power point presentation that was planned originally. Ava and Jasmina both did an excellent job with the photography part of the project. We all became leaders in the assigned roles that we played, so this project would not ha

Group cohesion was a little shaky in the beginning of the project. Because of the fact that almost no one knew each other, it was hard to focus on the topic at hand. We tried to jump straight into the project from the first day. However, I decided to take the teachers recommendation and stop trying to jump into the project without getting to know each other. So we decided to go to Panda Express and sit down, chat, and get to know each other more intimately. After this we had different views about each other, and as a result we started to bond more. At this point, even after the project has been completed, we are all still good friends and I think we will continue to be so for a long while.

The group came together to solve problems that arose through the project. One of the main problem solving techniques that we used was brainstorming. This seemed like the best solution to almost all of the problems. We would sit and talk about what the problem was. Then after we had a solid problem laid out, we were able to talk about how the problem came about. After this was completed, we were then able to brainstorm on what could be done to fix the problem. If nothing could be done to fix the problem, then our next phase consisted of more brainstorming that would help us replace the failed plan. This procedure was applied to our power point presentation dilemma.

When we started out on the project, we gave ourselves a deadline for all of the parts to the

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Ava Jasmina, Southern Europe, Special Olympics, , Panda Express, Frank Edwin, power presentation, leadership role, special olympics, non-verbal communication,
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