Technology and the Final Project

Now that our final project is coming to an end, it is clear that technology has played a huge role in making the group work run smoothly. The Blackboard page was updated frequently with meeting agendas, meeting minutes, and information on our project through every step of the process. This kept the whole group informed throughout the process of making our proposal. We also utilized email to keep in touch with each other before and after group meetings. We emailed each other regarding what times we were going to meet, and with completed tasks after group meetings. Email played a huge role in getting our group work done because often we would split up work at our meetings, then compile the work later. Email was also used to keep in touch with our client. We also used the internet to do research and help formulate our proposal. Technology had a huge part in making our final project a success.

Ethical Principles

While looking through the examples of unethical conduct in class and on my own, I found it shocking how many ethical issues arise in different aspects of our lives. From going through these examples, I have learned the importance of having a personal code of ethics and standing by it. I have also learned that you cannot expect others to act ethically, and that trust should not come easily. I would say that my ethical code would consist of being true to myself, always working hard to reach my goals instead of taking the easy way out, and helping others along the way. It would be so easy to cheat your way through life, but ethically, this is not the way to get ahead. Also, many people "step on" those around them to make themselves look better or move higher up in the workforce. This is also unethical, and in the end will come back to haunt them.

Miscommunication

I have been in many situations where there have been lapses in communication. Often this will happen when I am working on a group project with people I otherwise would not know. In this type of situation, people are worried about being portrayed as overly aggressive if they assign roles and tasks for others in the group. Unfortunately, this is often what is needed in a group setting. I remember working on a group project where we decided what needed to be done before the next meeting, but it was unclear as to who was going to do what task. Fortunately, we worked out the problem and got our work done, but it did take several emails between group members to sort it all out. The aftermath of this miscommunication was that it took way longer to complete the task than it would have taken if we took the time to go over our individual responsibilities. A miscommunication like this can be avoided by being organized from the start of the project and delegating who would do what task.