Incoming Sophomores: Discussion Questions

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Answer TWO of the following questions each in 250-350 words. Please be specific and thorough. *Either question 4 or 5 must be answered, along with another of your choosing.

2. What do you like and dislike about collaborating with other when trying to improve issues within your school? What actions could you take to make this process a smooth as possible?

One of the great things about working with others is you can get a better perspective of things, especially if it is a very diverse group. If it is a diverse group you have a better chance of making everyone happy with your decision because you can get a wider scope of the people you are trying to help. All of the people in your group have had different experiences and have had to deal with a variety of problems. Another pro to working with other people is you have more people coming up with ideas. If you only have one person trying to come up with ideas or a solution to a problem, particularly a very complex one, odds are they are going to get something wrong or it will not be the best possible solution. If you have many people collaborating and working to solve a problem, more ideas will be produced and put together, so you will more than likely come up with a better solution. One of the negatives of working with other people is that things can get very heated if individuals disagree on ideas. In my Introduction to Engineering class I …show more content…

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Any additional ideas for the class or council?

Not having any experience in the class, and not knowing exactly what it is like, I feel reluctant to put forth any major suggestions. One of my few complaints about the Freshman Student Council is throughout the year there have only been a handful of leadership and service opportunities. So one suggestions I have is that you have plenty of leadership and service opportunities for officers and non-officers