GUIDELINES ABOUT UPCOMING IN- CLASS TEST #1:
PAGE  LAST UPDATED 10/22/08

 

--Date:    Scheduled for Fri 10/31/08 sect AA

                                               

  --Advance Question:  [to be completed at home & handed in along with your in-class test] [ will be worth _TBD_ pts] . Your answer should be 3/4 to 1 page long  [typed/double-spaced] & should integrate specific material from the relevant chapter &/or notes.

Based on what we have learned about DECISION MAKING so far, give at least 2 Analytical reactions to this statement which was recently made in reference to a particular standing academic policy committee - on which I serve: "Well what's the matter with your committee lately ? All of your decisions  this year have been  unanimous all year. " 

  --Chapters/Areas: Although you are responsible for all of the material covered so far, my emphasis will be on the information in & related notes pertaining to:  

 Chapters 1, 2, 3, 6 ,& Systems theory . Also be familiar with key terms from Chapter 9 [ pp233-241 Engleberg (4e)  (re: decision making) {[ or pp. 203-210] in 3e]. 

  Please note that you have already encountered information about one of the possible essay questions {butterflies & hurricanes}  and there may be a question based on a 10/21/04 soundbite from Joe Torre, who was then the manager of the NY Yankees baseball team, in which he was heard to say: "Obviously you don't make all the right decisions but you make all decisions hoping they're right." /OR/  a 1/31/07 soundbite from David Kaczinski: "You hope you did the right thing for the right reason."

{NB: be sure to carefully review your notes on  Needs Theories (including Maslow & Schutz) , Systems Theory (also see the online slide show) & the definition of Experiential Learning].  If you were able to print out the online quizzes, those would also be a good source  of study material. Instructions on how to access past quizzes is available on my main webpage.

 

--Test Format: will be:

 

----- Some Sample Questions [from past tests]-----      

Below are various samples of questions I have asked in the past. These may or may not pertain to your current textbook; I simply cut & pasted  items from previous tests, but at least they will give you an idea of how complex my questions tend to be.

   1. What are three of the INPUT variables (as in systems theory) that are influencing this  group's  interaction?

   2. Of the following terms: Bypassing, Task Roles, Maintenance Roles, Team Talk, Function Theory, Needs Theory, Feedback Loop, Interdependence, Multiple Paths-Multiple Causes. Throughput factors, Evaluator-Critic, Committee, Compliance Factor, Criteria, Consensus, Harmonizer, Self-Adjusting factor, Dewey's Reflective Thinking , which 5 are observable in this video group? Specifically cite the person's name & describe what they did  that exemplifies the term.

   3. Is the group in the videotape a PRIMARY or SECONDARY group? Why?

   4. Name & describe one TASK function role that is being performed in this group discussion.

   5. Name & describe one MAINTENANCE function role that is being performed in this group discussion.

   6. Adrian ranks high on Schutz' s scale of INCLUSION. That might explain why he volunteered   to be this the group's leader/moderator  and that he currently belongs to 10 different Secondary Groups. How can Schutz's theory be used to help us understand Adrian's behavior?