As many of us know, effective communication between people is very important on many levels. It promotes good relationships, allows for timely results and much more. the last exercise we had in class proves this. In the beginning, we were not allowed to speak to the speaker and the frustration on every one's faces showed how we were feeling. A one sided conversation is a difficult situation to deal with though we sometimes experience it. The second round of the experiment was a little better because we were allowed to speak freely, however there was still a gap between the speaker's message and our interpretations. This exercise, like the others we had in class allows us to learn real life applications to the class topics. Combined with the blogs of our classmates, we are able to explore different ideas on the topics and come to a better understanding. This is why I feel that the blogs are a great tool to have in addition to the other class materials. The blogs create a channel in which our peers can speak more openly because they maybe shy or there was not enough time in class to speak their minds. WE are also able to get to know each other somewhat through the blogs where if we just left it to in class meetings we might not know anything at all. Also, in combining the blog with the topic of management, we are able to explore the topics even further because of the extra materials Prof. Kurpis adds. I feel that more than the extra readings, the explanations in class were helpful in learning the material. As for the 20% of our grades the blogs account for. This is a fair compensation for the work we put in, however I feel that nothing really can help with test anxiety more than the actual tests themselves. I believe that the tests account for 70% of our grades and this is still a frightful number. Thankfully, we capitalised on the opportunity to change the grading system of the class in one of the exercises, but I still have fear of our final...=( As for keeping this blog going after the class I probably will, though it may not be about management. =( Now that I think about it, it's kinda sad to leave the class because we had so many good times so hopefully some of us can keep in touch through the blogs or other channels of communication.
