Unwritten laws when working in groups. (Add to the list)

<p>1.) If you typed the lab report, the presentation, made the powerpoint, or whatever, YOUR NAME ALWAYS GOES FIRST.</p>

<p>2.) Everybody contributed!</p>

<p>3.) Idk?</p>

<p>I always put my name last for some reason.</p>

<p>1.) If you typed the lab report, the presentation, made the powerpoint, or whatever, YOUR NAME ALWAYS GOES FIRST.</p>

<p>2.) Everybody contributed!</p>

<p>3.) Don't change or do anybody else's work unless you ask them first.</p>

<p>I once finished the abstract of a group lab and was about to post it on our schools wiki when I got this email that said "I already wrote the abstract so don't worry, just sign your name at the bottom (~~~~, so it shows user, date, time, etc)." I was just about ready to kill her so I sent a really obnoxious email back.</p>

<p>Wait..</p>

<p>if we post it in here, then they arent exactly unwritten?</p>

<p>OH SHOOT</p>

<p>1.) If you typed the lab report, the presentation, made the powerpoint, or whatever, YOUR NAME ALWAYS GOES FIRST.</p>

<p>2.) Everybody contributed!</p>

<p>3.) Don't change or do anybody else's work unless you ask them first.</p>

<p>4.) Pick the group members that ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO DO THEIR WORK (and do them correctly)</p>

<p>5.) Get phone number/email/whatever else contact information</p>

<p>Tell everyone to shut the hell up and that you will do everything. There are always those kids who "forget" to do their share of the assignment. Might-as-well just do theirs in advance. Not worth the agony and anxiety of sending 50 text to them on the Sunday night before it's due, only for them to ignore you while the new episode of Des Housewives is on.</p>

<p>1.) If you typed the lab report, the presentation, made the powerpoint, or whatever, YOUR NAME ALWAYS GOES FIRST.</p>

<p>2.) Everybody contributed!</p>

<p>3.) Don't change or do anybody else's work unless you ask them first.</p>

<p>4.)^Unless you don't want to fail.</p>

<p>:)</p>

<p>I always put my name last out of courtesy...</p>

<p>1.) If you typed the lab report, the presentation, made the powerpoint, or whatever, YOUR NAME ALWAYS GOES FIRST. (I do it alphabetical by last name, lol)</p>

<p>2.) Everybody contributed!</p>

<p>3.) Don't change or do anybody else's work unless you ask them first.</p>

<p>4.) Pick the group members that ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO DO THEIR WORK (and do them correctly)</p>

<p>5.) Get phone number/email/whatever else contact information</p>

<p>6.) Allow people to do parts that they are strongest in or have the most interest in so that they will be more motivated to do it than if you took that part and gave them a part they are more likely to blow off.</p>

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<p>Actually, that's what I do most of the time. Yeah...</p>

<p>^it ****es me off so much when people try to do that to me, but then again I come from an intense school where slacking usually isn't a problem</p>

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SAME! Or I put them alphabetically.</p>

<p>1.) If you typed the lab report, the presentation, made the powerpoint, or whatever, YOUR NAME ALWAYS GOES FIRST. </p>

<p>2.) Everybody contributed!</p>

<p>3.) Don't change or do anybody else's work unless you ask them first.</p>

<p>4.) Pick the group members that ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO DO THEIR WORK (and do them correctly)</p>

<p>5.) Get phone number/email/whatever else contact information</p>

<p>6.) Allow people to do parts that they are strongest in or have the most interest in so that they will be more motivated to do it than if you took that part and gave them a part they are more likely to blow off.</p>

<p>7.) Tell everyone to shut the hell up and that you will do everything. There are always those kids who "forget" to do their share of the assignment. Might-as-well just do theirs in advance. Not worth the agony and anxiety of sending 50 text to them on the Sunday night before it's due, only for them to ignore you while the new episode of Des Housewives is on.</p>

<p>8.) Set up dates in advance to work with the group. Nothing sucks more than trying to set it up after words and having to listen to, "My grandma died (for the 5th time this month, and 21st time this year.).", "My family is having a night together." "I'm having my birthday party." Or some other BS excuse that doesn't really work, or show any real thought.</p>

<p>1.) If you typed the lab report, the presentation, made the powerpoint, or whatever, YOUR NAME ALWAYS GOES FIRST.</p>

<p>2.) Everybody contributed!</p>

<p>3.) Don't change or do anybody else's work unless you ask them first.</p>

<p>4.) Pick the group members that ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO DO THEIR WORK (and do them correctly)</p>

<p>5.) Get phone number/email/whatever else contact information</p>

<p>6.) Allow people to do parts that they are strongest in or have the most interest in so that they will be more motivated to do it than if you took that part and gave them a part they are more likely to blow off.</p>

<p>7.) Tell everyone to shut the hell up and that you will do everything. There are always those kids who "forget" to do their share of the assignment. Might-as-well just do theirs in advance. Not worth the agony and anxiety of sending 50 text to them on the Sunday night before it's due, only for them to ignore you while the new episode of Des Housewives is on.</p>

<p>8.) Set up dates in advance to work with the group. Nothing sucks more than trying to set it up after words and having to listen to, "My grandma died (for the 5th time this month, and 21st time this year.).", "My family is having a night together." "I'm having my birthday party." Or some other BS excuse that doesn't really work, or show any real thought.</p>

<p>9.) Grab the smart Asians for Science/Math projects and Indians for History/English and do some work so they will group with you next time!</p>

<p>Pair up with smart people.</p>

<p>1.) If you typed the lab report, the presentation, made the powerpoint, or whatever, YOUR NAME ALWAYS GOES FIRST.</p>

<p>2.) Everybody contributed!</p>

<p>3.) Don't change or do anybody else's work unless you ask them first.</p>

<p>4.) Pick the group members that ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO DO THEIR WORK (and do them correctly)</p>

<p>5.) Get phone number/email/whatever else contact information</p>

<p>6.) Allow people to do parts that they are strongest in or have the most interest in so that they will be more motivated to do it than if you took that part and gave them a part they are more likely to blow off.</p>

<p>7.) Tell everyone to shut the hell up and that you will do everything. There are always those kids who "forget" to do their share of the assignment. Might-as-well just do theirs in advance. Not worth the agony and anxiety of sending 50 text to them on the Sunday night before it's due, only for them to ignore you while the new episode of Des Housewives is on.</p>

<p>8.) Set up dates in advance to work with the group. Nothing sucks more than trying to set it up after words and having to listen to, "My grandma died (for the 5th time this month, and 21st time this year.).", "My family is having a night together." "I'm having my birthday party." Or some other BS excuse that doesn't really work, or show any real thought.</p>

<p>9.) Grab the smart Asians for Science/Math projects and Indians for History/English and do some work so they will group with you next time!</p>

<p>10.) When a presentation plan is already agreed on, do not change it when more than half the group is gone. Surprises on presentation day tend to be annoying, especially if the earlier plan would have gone much smoother.</p>

<p>11.) Do not whine about every single little thing and not offer a solution. Especially if you've done little to no work. </p>

<p>12.) Owning a piece of equipment should not exempt you from any work.</p>

<p>1.) If you typed the lab report, the presentation, made the powerpoint, or whatever, YOUR NAME ALWAYS GOES FIRST.</p>

<p>2.) Everybody contributed!</p>

<p>3.) Don't change or do anybody else's work unless you ask them first.</p>

<p>4.) Pick the group members that ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO DO THEIR WORK (and do them correctly)</p>

<p>5.) Get phone number/email/whatever else contact information</p>

<p>6.) Allow people to do parts that they are strongest in or have the most interest in so that they will be more motivated to do it than if you took that part and gave them a part they are more likely to blow off.</p>

<p>7.) Tell everyone to shut the hell up and that you will do everything. There are always those kids who "forget" to do their share of the assignment. Might-as-well just do theirs in advance. Not worth the agony and anxiety of sending 50 text to them on the Sunday night before it's due, only for them to ignore you while the new episode of Des Housewives is on.</p>

<p>8.) Set up dates in advance to work with the group. Nothing sucks more than trying to set it up after words and having to listen to, "My grandma died (for the 5th time this month, and 21st time this year.).", "My family is having a night together." "I'm having my birthday party." Or some other BS excuse that doesn't really work, or show any real thought.</p>

<p>9.) Grab the smart Asians for Science/Math projects and Indians for History/English and do some work so they will group with you next time!</p>

<p>10.) When a presentation plan is already agreed on, do not change it when more than half the group is gone. Surprises on presentation day tend to be annoying, especially if the earlier plan would have gone much smoother.</p>

<p>11.) Do not whine about every single little thing and not offer a solution. Especially if you've done little to no work.</p>

<p>12.) Owning a piece of equipment should not exempt you from any work.</p>

<p>13.) Nose goes.</p>

<p>1.) If you typed the lab report, the presentation, made the powerpoint, or whatever, YOUR NAME ALWAYS GOES FIRST.</p>

<p>2.) Everybody contributed!</p>

<p>3.) Don't change or do anybody else's work unless you ask them first.</p>

<p>4.) Pick the group members that ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO DO THEIR WORK (and do them correctly)</p>

<p>5.) Get phone number/email/whatever else contact information</p>

<p>6.) Allow people to do parts that they are strongest in or have the most interest in so that they will be more motivated to do it than if you took that part and gave them a part they are more likely to blow off.</p>

<p>7.) Tell everyone to shut the hell up and that you will do everything. There are always those kids who "forget" to do their share of the assignment. Might-as-well just do theirs in advance. Not worth the agony and anxiety of sending 50 text to them on the Sunday night before it's due, only for them to ignore you while the new episode of Des Housewives is on.</p>

<p>8.) Set up dates in advance to work with the group. Nothing sucks more than trying to set it up after words and having to listen to, "My grandma died (for the 5th time this month, and 21st time this year.).", "My family is having a night together." "I'm having my birthday party." Or some other BS excuse that doesn't really work, or show any real thought.</p>

<p>9.) Grab the smart Asians for Science/Math projects and Indians for History/English and do some work so they will group with you next time!</p>

<p>10.) When a presentation plan is already agreed on, do not change it when more than half the group is gone. Surprises on presentation day tend to be annoying, especially if the earlier plan would have gone much smoother.</p>

<p>11.) Do not whine about every single little thing and not offer a solution. Especially if you've done little to no work.</p>

<p>12.) Owning a piece of equipment should not exempt you from any work.</p>

<p>13.) Nose goes.</p>

<p>14.) If the groups are larger, and the project is big get one kid, regardless of intelligence, with money so you can actually buy the poster board and presentation material and have someone who lets you print all you need without worrying about the price of ink. </p>

<p>15.) If you're going to pair with friends make sure you actually work instead of talk. </p>

<p>16.) Don't pray the others in the group will do your portion for you.</p>

<p>17.) If groups are assigned by the teacher make sure the teacher is grading on individual effort more than the group effort.</p>

<p>Hahaha, I LOVE 13!</p>

<p>1.) If you typed the lab report, the presentation, made the powerpoint, or whatever, YOUR NAME ALWAYS GOES FIRST.</p>

<p>2.) Everybody contributed!</p>

<p>3.) Don't change or do anybody else's work unless you ask them first.</p>

<p>4.) Pick the group members that ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO DO THEIR WORK (and do them correctly)</p>

<p>5.) Get phone number/email/whatever else contact information</p>

<p>6.) Allow people to do parts that they are strongest in or have the most interest in so that they will be more motivated to do it than if you took that part and gave them a part they are more likely to blow off.</p>

<p>7.) Tell everyone to shut the hell up and that you will do everything. There are always those kids who "forget" to do their share of the assignment. Might-as-well just do theirs in advance. Not worth the agony and anxiety of sending 50 text to them on the Sunday night before it's due, only for them to ignore you while the new episode of Des Housewives is on.</p>

<p>8.) Set up dates in advance to work with the group. Nothing sucks more than trying to set it up after words and having to listen to, "My grandma died (for the 5th time this month, and 21st time this year.).", "My family is having a night together." "I'm having my birthday party." Or some other BS excuse that doesn't really work, or show any real thought.</p>

<p>9.) Grab the smart Asians for Science/Math projects and Indians for History/English and do some work so they will group with you next time!</p>

<p>10.) When a presentation plan is already agreed on, do not change it when more than half the group is gone. Surprises on presentation day tend to be annoying, especially if the earlier plan would have gone much smoother.</p>

<p>11.) Do not whine about every single little thing and not offer a solution. Especially if you've done little to no work.</p>

<p>12.) Owning a piece of equipment should not exempt you from any work.</p>

<p>13.) Nose goes.</p>

<p>14.) If the groups are larger, and the project is big get one kid, regardless of intelligence, with money so you can actually buy the poster board and presentation material and have someone who lets you print all you need without worrying about the price of ink. </p>

<p>15.) If you're going to pair with friends make sure you actually work instead of talk. </p>

<p>16.) Don't pray the others in the group will do your portion for you.</p>

<p>17.) If groups are assigned by the teacher make sure the teacher is grading on individual effort more than the group effort.</p>

<p>18.) If the group meets outside of school, you'd better make room for it in your schedule. So what if you have to miss a club for once? It's hard enough to get a bunch of people to meet at the same time. Make a sacrifice.</p>