Volunteer State Community College

Department of Communication

COM 100: Fundamentals of Speech Communication

Prof. Len Assante

SMALL GROUP COMMUNICATION

Small Group Project

Step #2

By this time you have all been assigned groups and used the Discussion Board feature of Campus Pipeline to leave a message for your group with your name and e-mail address. This completes the first step in the group project.

Today you will receive a short description of “who” your group is. This basically tells you what you will be doing in the in-class portion of the small group project. Before you can begin that task, each group needs to appoint a LEADER. Use the discussion board and e-mail features of campus pipeline to leave messages for your group about who should be the leader. Some things to consider:

1. Does anyone in the group have expertise or experience in the area of concern?
2. Does anyone have experience leading groups?
3. Does anyone WANT such leadership experience?
4. Something I have not thought of that is relevant.

By the time the in-class portion of the project commences, each group shall have a leader appointed. I will ask you for the name of your leader at the start of the in-class portion of the project. Groups that have failed to appoint a leader will lose 10 points off the in-class portion of the project.

If you have any questions, please see me. I will be “spying” on your group’s progress by looking at your discussions on Pipeline and using what I have found to help discuss leadership in class. (No, I wont mention any names or groups!)