How I feel about group projects...

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Specializes in M/S, LTC, Corrections, PDN & drug rehab.
Yeah, you can bring your laptop into the bathroom and use it while sitting on the toilet.

Don't ask me how I know this. ;)

Lol. Don't act like none of you have never been on the toilet & AN! Hahaha!

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Lol. Don't act like none of you have never been on the toilet & AN! Hahaha!

Well, I remember when I was a kid, my dad would disappear into the bathroom with a newspaper for about 30 minutes. He also was smoker.

The smell of newsprint, cig smoke, and the results of the bathroom visit . . . . makes me think fondly of my deceased dad.

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Specializes in Cardiac and OR.
WRONG. WRONG. WRONG.

The group essay test, that is. Damn, I didn't think group projects could get any worse than what I've experienced but group essay? Was that like a timed essay exam? The horror....

We had just the class period to complete the essay tests. We had topics based on the readings that we were to explain, expound and pontificate upon. Holy Christmas cakes! It was terrible. To make matters more fun, they were highly subjective, so when grades were posted, and points were missed, there was no clear reasoning as to what, when, how or why the answer was not up to snuff. But as I said, it's all over now. Thank you (insert deity/spirit/whatever- of your choosing)!

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We had just the class period to complete the essay tests. We had topics based on the readings that we were to explain, expound and pontificate upon. Holy Christmas cakes! It was terrible. To make matters more fun, they were highly subjective, so when grades were posted, and points were missed, there was no clear reasoning as to what, when, how or why the answer was not up to snuff. But as I said, it's all over now. Thank you (insert deity/spirit/whatever- of your choosing)!

I always say "thank Zeus!"

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Specializes in Neuro/ ENT.

I LOVE THIS THREAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Specializes in Neuro/ ENT.

Ya, my favorite group story: I was asked by the other group members to be the "leader". So, I asked for ideas on how we wanted to tackle... when none were given I gave a possible example, then a couple ideas came out, then we all agreed on one path to take. This was essentially how the whole project went. when one person failed to participate or communicate, after just a couple days I started doing her work for her "just incase". Well, she did give us her portion. However, we had all discussed that we would each show everyone our work and that it may be edited bc this grade was EVERYONE's grade, so errors that one makes another could correct. Everyone was fine with this. Well, that one girl who rarely participated threw a complete fit the day I presented the possible final project (all I did was piece together what the whole group agreed on) because a coule things were reworded in her section. She was furious because that was "her" section that no one had any right to change. Sorry, but the whole group agreed we would edit each other's errors to improve chances of increasing our grades. She was just so angry. She even took it to the instructor... who told us to just ignore her... I wasn't mad... I was actually entertained. It took effort not to laugh at her when she flipped.

Why wouldn't you want the team to edit out errors??? :facepalm:

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Specializes in None yet..
We had just the class period to complete the essay tests. We had topics based on the readings that we were to explain, expound and pontificate upon. Holy Christmas cakes! It was terrible. To make matters more fun, they were highly subjective, so when grades were posted, and points were missed, there was no clear reasoning as to what, when, how or why the answer was not up to snuff. But as I said, it's all over now. Thank you (insert deity/spirit/whatever- of your choosing)!

I will never complain about my evaluation process in nursing school again. No matter what screwy little kinks and curls our instructors use, I have NEVER heard of anything as bizarre and twisted as a "group essay" timed test, not to mention a subjective one.

:sorry: So sorry you were subjected to this. (Passing sympathy card and lilies.)

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... Why wouldn't you want the team to edit out errors??? :facepalm:

Pure, unadulterated pride and egoism? I was in an online statistics class ( back in the prerequisites days) with a classmate whose major mathematical errors I corrected. She had a hissy fit because she was "an expert with fifteen years experience in graphing with Word." Sigh. She didn't even get that it wasn't about how the graph looked. :no:

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Yes!!! I secretly research what the rest of my group was supposed to be researching, just to make sure they did a thorough job.

I wouldn't do it secretly! If they did their job, they should feel proud to be corroborated! If they did a bad job, well that'll shine as well, right on you as the honest one!

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Here's hoping for South Texas!

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Specializes in M/S, LTC, Corrections, PDN & drug rehab.
Here's hoping for South Texas!

I agree!!!

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Specializes in Emergency Nursing.

How I feel about group assignments. Nope. I ain't got time for dat! ;)

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