Unit 5 - Group work

What should I pay attention to in group work?

Group work can be challenging. In the "Learning" module, we give you tips for putting together and organizing learning groups. Some of these tips can also be applied to work for the joint creation of term papers. Take a look at the corresponding tutorial.

Here are some important aspects to consider when working in groups:

• A successful team ideally consists of people who complement each other well in terms of their skills. As different personalities often come together in a team, communication is particularly important. Therefore, give yourselves some time to get to know each other better, come together in your working group and establish a common way of working and communicating.
• Set clear goals, deadlines and dates! Take a look at the next unit "Organizing group work" to see which tools you can use for this.
• Discuss with each other: How good should the result be compared to the time spent? Is there an overall grade or will your contributions be assessed individually? What exactly should be achieved by when? When exactly will you meet? Where will you meet?
• Define clear responsibilities: Who does what by when? Distribute the tasks so that everyone is indispensable.
• If necessary, agree in advance that unfinished work should be disclosed to lecturers.
• Give each other feedback on your work. It is best to use the FSU Cloud to revise texts and take a look at the unit on "Commenting on texts"
• Also, give positive feedback to motivate each other.

We wish you a lot of success with your group work!