In the beginning, I was not confident of passing this module and I even considered dropping this module, because communication in English or teamwork seems quite hard for me at the moment. And actually, I did not perform nicely. But after the demanding assignments which were done in a team, I acquired invaluable experience in how to work in a team gradually. I think it is a meaningful attempt for both my study and life in the university to take this module.
For the first half of this module, I learnt a lot about principles of teamwork and communication. Even though I had known some of them, it still cost much time for me to grasp the application on these principles. (I also learnt many technic terms…) The rest of this module mainly focuses on the assignments (The further application on the principles): reflection, oral defense and presentation, which were demanding for me.
Most of these assignments were done in a team and it taught me not only how to work in a team effectively but also the importance of the application on the principles. For the CG1102 project, because of the lack of specialized knowledge, I did not contribute much to the solutions to our project. But I spent lots of time to complete my duties of the project (I sought a lot of help from my teammates) and I can say that I had put much effort.(but I failed to finish some tasks well). I also learnt a lot from my teammates. One important feature of teamwork is to exchange information and then all the team members are able to improve faster and more efficiently. Thus I had improved much faster than last semester. (We did individually for last semester)
It was the first time that I had been chosen as a team leader (for CG1413 project) and I experienced many first times: the first time to conduct a meeting, to write an agenda, to assign duties to members… As a leader, I took more responsibility and I need to make sure that the process for the project was reasonable and the timetable was suitable for both the progress and the members. I did not think I did a good job as a leader, but I got to know what a leader should be like and what I should to do improve myself in future.
I think I improved a lot in applying the principles of teamwork and communicating effectively, but I am still in a poor level. Just as Ms Happy always told me, I need to practise much more if I want to do well for my studies in the next few years. Now, according to my case, the most effective method for me to ensure better communication and teamwork is to improve my English speaking skills. Even though the application on the principles of the teamwork and communication is quite important, and there is a lot for me to improve, I need to improve my English first so that I can present my ideas clearly and make myself better understood. (Without reaching the level, other improvement is impossible)
