Hello everyone.
Last week in management class we had the midterm. Honestly I think it covered too much material for a midterm test, considering the next one is only on a few chapters. I got a 97 before the curve so I’m very happy. When I finished the exam however I did not think at all that I did that well. That played a very big part in my decision making process.
For handling the conflict and chaos in class I decided to take on an accommodating role. My main reason for this is that I thought I did not do very well and was very nervous to get the grade back, so before he handed them out I was ready to jump in front of the class and do whatever it took to boost my grade. When I received it however, I was more then thrilled and figured I had nothing at steak no matter what decision the class comes up with. Also I kept in mind that many people did get a lower grade and their decisions would impact them a lot more then me.
Last week in management class we had the midterm. Honestly I think it covered too much material for a midterm test, considering the next one is only on a few chapters. I got a 97 before the curve so I’m very happy. When I finished the exam however I did not think at all that I did that well. That played a very big part in my decision making process.
For handling the conflict and chaos in class I decided to take on an accommodating role. My main reason for this is that I thought I did not do very well and was very nervous to get the grade back, so before he handed them out I was ready to jump in front of the class and do whatever it took to boost my grade. When I received it however, I was more then thrilled and figured I had nothing at steak no matter what decision the class comes up with. Also I kept in mind that many people did get a lower grade and their decisions would impact them a lot more then me.
A big factor in my decision making was that the decision had to be unanimous, so if one person disagreed no one would get anything. Combined with the time limit, everyone was under a lot of pressure to conform. Towards the end I noticed a lot of "grouthink" going on, no one was critically evaluating the results, just striving to reach a consensus.
For these reasons I decided to go along with whatever the class thought was best and stay out of the conflict. The only thing I did want was for the lowest grade to be dropped so that I would have no pressure for the next exam, which the class agreed to right away. There was one thing that I thought should have been added to the test, and that was a choice of essay topics, but people were too scared that the teacher would make them harder that many refused to vote for it. Personally I don’t think he would of made it that much harder, and you do get a choice of three, so your bound to know one if you study, but once again I had nothing at steak for the next exam so I decided not to start more commotion about that. So overall I think being accommodating was the best role I could of played in this.
For these reasons I decided to go along with whatever the class thought was best and stay out of the conflict. The only thing I did want was for the lowest grade to be dropped so that I would have no pressure for the next exam, which the class agreed to right away. There was one thing that I thought should have been added to the test, and that was a choice of essay topics, but people were too scared that the teacher would make them harder that many refused to vote for it. Personally I don’t think he would of made it that much harder, and you do get a choice of three, so your bound to know one if you study, but once again I had nothing at steak for the next exam so I decided not to start more commotion about that. So overall I think being accommodating was the best role I could of played in this.
1 comment:
first off - wow, 97! good job! lol. but yeah, i completely agree with you... i also kept in mind that many people did get a lower grade (from all the HOSTILITY that some people had! lol), therefore the solution would have a greater effect on them than me.
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