Week of February 7 - 13

Here is what's listed on the Schedule and Participation Pages for this week:

Requirements:
*Read Chapter 3 - Norms, Roles, Cohesiveness, and Groupthink

*Read Chapter 9 - Decision Making and Problem Solving

*Participate in this week's discussion. (3 posts to your blog, 150 words each and 3 comments on your colleagues blogs, 100 words each). Make sure your comments are within this week's discussion. Do not comment on past weeks posts.

*Quiz on Blackboard - Chapters 1, 2, 3 & 9. Please log onto Blackboard and click on the left hand side "Assessments". Please read over the "Quizzes" page on Blackboard for the parameters of taking quizzes and tests in this course PRIOR to starting your quiz.

*Email Instructor with some possible choices for your Small Group Observation project (Assignment #3, which is a semester long project).

Class Discussion: Answer one in each of your three posts at least 12 hours apart:

1). Are there group norms at SJSU? What are they? In the group of individuals that you spend time with, are there group norms? What are they? In both cases, how did you identify these norms? How did you adapt to these norms?

2). What are the functions of norms in groups? Can you give a personal example not already discussed this week? Have you ever experienced a violation of a norm? Explain.

3). Pick one concept from either text, not already discussed, that you found useful or interesting and discuss it.

***Remember to post 3 responses to your colleagues blogs with this week's discussion. Make sure you are not posting a comment on a previous week's questions.