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Introduction

Business Capstone 301 is a wholly a new type of unit that has

different work demands than the previous units I had before. Plus, 65% of the

total assessment is group work based, which I usually wish I could avoid.

Before the course commence, I was even made more nervous when the tutor inform

us that we are not allowed to choose our group members and that each group will

consists of members from different majors. It became a concern to me as having

a cohesive group is essential in ensuring a successful outcome of a group work.

This report is a documentation of my collaboration and contribution towards

group effort throughout the course also to reflect upon my self-assessment as a

group member thus improving myself in preparation for a better performance in

the future.

My Collaboration

On the day the group members’ list is posted, I became concerned as

I do not know two of the other members in my group. The reason why I became

paranoid when it comes to group work is because I had quite few experience

working with group mates who are not cohesive as a group; either we do not

share the same goal or it is hard to communicate effectively.

Nonetheless, all that negative feeling on my group mates soon fades after we

sit down and agree upon certain conditions as per written in the group

contract. For example, we agree that everyone must punctually attend all

meeting and be well prepared for the discussion. Also,老人手机, we endeavor to be the

market leader in the group simulation round, which in the end, we actually did.

In addition to the tense I had on the group members’ issue initially,

understanding the CapSim game was another predicament for me. The Simulation

Game is very confusing as we do not have a clear direction of where we are

going and how to get there. We only have a PDF file which serves as a manual

provided to us, and the rest of the substance are pretty much to be learnt by

experience. However, knowledge...