For Students

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This guide and accompanying workbook will help you prepare for your upcoming group assignments. Group assignments can be very rewarding. However, they can also be very challenging at times. 

The guide works on the assumption that it is better to be honest and realistic about the situations you might find yourself in; not to worry you, but to better prepare you for what lies ahead. It is important that you enter group assignments with some understanding of group dynamics and some strategies you can use from your first day. It is also important that you enter group assignments with an understanding of their purpose and the bigger picture of group work. 

After reading the guide, you will have a better understanding of what lies ahead with group assignments and how you can start preparing for them. After completing the accompanying workbook, you will have given deeper consideration to the topics and issues presented in the guide and should feel even more prepared for your upcoming assignments. Reading about the challenges and opportunities associated with group work is one thing. Giving targeted thought to them is the next level.