After taking CG1413 module, in retrospection, I deeply feel that I have grown into a more competent team-player as well as a more incisive thinker.
The module was started by introducing us to the fundamental concepts underlying effective communication, and we are expected to grasp and apply such concepts in dealing with our projects that came after. I feel that my better understanding of what constitutes effective communication (effective sender and reciprocative receiver) rendered me more tactful when conveying my ideas. For example, in our project meetings, i would then become more conscious to ponder over various factors such as the context, my tone, speed etc, which might get my meaning distorted along the way. (However, i also became more aware that,speaking slowly, at times, compromised spontaneity and made you sound not as genuine). On the other hand, i also have became more adept at active listening, as I understand that a proper feedback mechanism is invariably the key to effective communication. I would adopt techniques such as mirroring, paraphrasing, summarizing, identifying with the speaker etc to make sure that i have understood him/her correctly and to clear any doubts in case of misinterpretation. Such techniques are vital to my career as I work as a private fitness trainer and to empathize with our clients is of cardinal significance in winning supports from them. My deepest appreciations to CG1413 and our beloved tutor .
Moreover, I have become better at teamwork. I used to consider teamwork a waste of time, considering how tedious and frustrating collaborating with a whole group of people can be, especially when there is an apparent lack of shared traits among the group members. It is the overwhelming workload of CG1102 projects that woke me up with a start and made me re-evaluate the importance of effective teamwork. I now understand better how does synergy (1+1=3) can happen and i am striving for optimized efficiency as a team player. Not only have i learnt to stand up against the odds with the rest of the team in working towards our common vision (or mission), more importantly is that i have learnt to accommodate and appreciate the variations that indispensably exist in our team. Diversity does not necessarily lead to divergence, it could offer more comprehensive perspectives if handled properly, as it did in our case: last-minute specialist should be delegated for report-writing and final compilation, consistently contentious worker should become the leader and set the master-plan, systematic planners who are better at portraying the big picture and understanding the panorama of the design should code the prototype, when critical thinkers who can better identify and correct mistakes should contribute to debugging... we may have different likes or strengths and seem very different people, but we can work together as a team.
Overall, CG1413 is a nice module.
2 comments on "Blog 6 : Overall Reflection on CG1413/CG1102"
Hey Tan Chen,
It is great to know that you have a better understanding of the importance of the teamwork. Just like the saying: If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go together. Working in a team might not be quite efficient, but it is really helpful when you achieve your big goal.
In your post, you mainly talked about your improvements and you discussed the process of your changes and the reasons carefully. But you did not cover enough details of the projects themselves. Maybe you can add more details, like what you have achieved from one project and what you think you lacked and how to improve yourself in future.
PS: Good luck with the exams!
Hey Tan Chen
Your post was impressive. It is great that you have become better at team work. I agree that it is hard to work as a team as many people have different views and conflicts might arise due to these differences. However, CG1413 had taught us many valuable team building skills that helped us to become a better team player. For your blog post, you may want to consider the following points:
1. You could have also talked about your weaknesses that you have discovered for yourself while working in teams.
2. You could have talked about the areas of improvement.
Overall, your post was impressive. All the Best!
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