Overview
How to work effectively in a group project?

Working in a Group
     
Evaluation Checklist: Handling Disagreement
     

Conflict and disagreement should not be ignored in a group. It has to be resolved properly. Otherwise, it can:

  • affect the group's progress
  • ruin the relationships among members
  • create barriers to good solutions and creative ideas
     
How well are you doing in handling disagreement?
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(a) Try to find out the causes of the conflict: e.g. clashes between personal and team goals, work procedures, interpersonal relationships.

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(b) Consider each other's viewpoints.

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(c) Voice your feelings and viewpoints towards the issue.

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(d) Be careful what you say and how you react in relation to the disagreement.

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(e) Make use of humor to ease tension.

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(f) Look for alternative ways of doing the project that can avoid the disagreement.

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(g) Make sure that everybody is satisfied with the final solution.

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(h) Repair the damage the disagreement made on group relationships and the project.

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