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Yep, you read that heading correctly: group work. The fact that your instructor and peers aren’t in your geographical location doesn’t get you out of completing group assignments. Research shows that working in groups is tremendously beneficial, and being able to do it in an online setting takes skill, patience, and a lot of communication. To some of you, this won’t come as a surprise, because more and more people work remotely. Your job is one giant group project!

As with any group-based task, you can do a few things to help make group work more efficient and effective (as you can find out in Chapter 13):

 Communicate as soon as possible and as often as possible.

 Summarize the project and break it into manageable tasks.

 Delegate tasks to group members.

 Establish roles.

 Document progress.

Most conflicts among group members are about one or more members of the group not doing their share. Documenting progress, or lack thereof, and keeping your instructor in the loop helps keep each member accountable and helps your instructor better facilitate conflict resolution when necessary.