GCU Group Project Stress

Published Nov 14, 2014

17 Posts

Specializes in ER, Med/Surg, LTC, Nursing Informatics.

I REALLY need help with the best way to approach GCU Online classes. It seems I spend a lot of time reading and formulating thoughts and posting...and so many other people are just cutting and pasting.

Then there is the group projects, (Insert your favorite curse word here!) What secrets are being held from me here?! Why am I the only one that stresses about doing a good job?! I'm always dragged into being the leader and it is just horrible. Can I just tell the members at the being of my next group: "Please don't copy and paste! Do you your part in an ethical manner! If you don't think this is appropriate get out of my group now!"

Everything just consistently feels like being a student at GCU involves developing a completely different skill set than what I previously used when I went to a brick and mortar school. Maybe one of those skills is being a little bit of a jerk, so I don't have to drag people along? Or is it that I need to learn to do the whole group project? Do I need to learn to recognize the junk people turn in immediately rather than a day or two before, when there isn't any time to get them to do a decent job? Maybe I need to learn where to not think too hard and where to focus my attention.

I have not gotten the secret GCU Online Student Manual that tells me how to handle these situations. I've asked my advisor and all she says is she understands my frustration. So if anyone one has ANY Suggestions, please let me know.

THANK YOU! David, RN