Team analysis

I can honestly say that this has been the most awful paper that I've ever had the privilege of paying for. When I first saw the title "Communication in the sciences" I assumed it would be rather enjoyable because;  1. I'm a science major and 2. I love and understand everything to do with science and nature. What I wasn't prepared for was a rollercoaster ride consisting of emotions running high, stressful deadlines, team members quitting and a lack of communication from important parties.

It all commenced with finding and placing yourself in a suitable team. For most students, this was quite a trial because the whole point of "distance learning" in my opinion, is that you study and do assignments in your own time and at your own pace. Having to work in a team means having to adjust your schedule to fit in with others. This is more suited to internal learning methods and not what I had signed up for.

However, that being said, I can thankfully say that I was fortunate enough to find myself involved in a team of three that worked exceedingly well together. Everyone was considerate of each other's schedules and maintained their roles within the team exceptionally well. 10/10 girls for effort on this one.

Using the Belbin model, I think between the three of us, we each represented the three different general role types; cerebral, action orientated and people orientated and therefore worked well together because of being so different. We were each able to complement each other's work and work as a unified unit. Although we all had weaknesses, we focused on our strengths and built on these, enabling us to complete our tasks in a timely manner and professionally. If not for these two, I probably would have quit this paper.