Group Analysis- Alicia

Alicia Misci
March 3, 2008

Group Analysis
The second project was a learning experience for most people in my group. I always dread group projects because it is difficult to coordinate schedules with ten other people. However, my group used our class time effectively and was able to complete our assignment in class. We started out brainstorming our personal definitions of feminism. Ana Perez, our group leader, helped to broaden our thoughts and think more in depth. Many people helped with our definition of feminism. After we came up with a rough definition, we decided to start brainstorming for the actual event. In general, everyone contributed to the definition and to the overall discussion. However, the specifics are even more important.
Andria first suggested a picnic or an outdoor type of event. For the most part, everyone agreed with this suggestion. Andria also contributed the idea of showing a moving, A League of Their Own. Daniel then came up with the input of Title IX. Daniel is also very interesting in his thoughts and views about the class in general and he has a way with putting words together, which greatly improved our definition. During this whole ordeal, Delilah was on a Word document making the flyer. She also contributed to suggestions regarding the actual event and that we should have a sign-up sheet for the baseball game. Krysten agreed to try to find a professor that would be “willing to speak at our event,” even though it is not real. She also had the idea of a co-ed baseball game, which turned out to be a great hit among the rest of the group. Rhea then came up with the location of the game, which would be Shipley Field because as a transfer student, she had the school map with her. Anne then volunteered to make the detailed description of the event. Lauren, who had not been to discussion before, was more than willing to be the editor of our flyer and finalize it by adding color and liveliness to it. Although we did not use Brenda’s suggestion of feminism in foreign countries, she added to our conversation on our feminism in the United States. Rosemond was active in the class discussion and helped significantly with our definition of feminism. I voiced my feelings of the importance of making our event more appealing to men and not just women. I also thought of the idea to have food at our event because both men and women would be interested in eating while at a game and gathering. I feel the rest of the group valued my contribution to the project respectably and that I respected everyone else’s opinions as well. Throughout the group discussion, I was actively involved and put my thoughts in where I felt they would be beneficial.
Overall, the group discussion and work went well. We had some disagreements on ideas and specifics, which is to be expected in a group. The definition was difficult to come up with because feminism means something different to everyone. However, we decided on one that included many group members’ ideas. Groups can be annoying when there are too many strong personalities but luckily our group was more balanced. Everyone was willing to compromise and listen to other classmates’ decisions. Personally, I found out a lot about my classmates through their discussion comments and their views on feminism. Conflict within the group was addressed at times with the help of Ana Perez’s input but for the most part we worked disagreements out with each other. We made sure everyone’s input was fairly assessed. Everyone in the group was open to new ideas so no one should have felt scared to voice their opinions. The group project took a lot of time but hopefully our hard work will pay off in the end when we present for the rest of the lecture class.