Professionalism Grade
I believe I deserve 45 out of 50 potential points for my professionalism grade. I believe I always approached class in a positive manner, BA 352 was actually my favorite class, I was always open to different ideas and structures. This class has been completely different than what I am use to. I am use to a clear road map in a class with clear directions, this class was not presented in that manner for the purpose of preparing us for this type of communication in a work environment. I realized the purpose of this class and accepted the different structure of the class. Once I established acceptance towards this format I was excited to attend every class and was excited to adjust to new procedures. I also lifted my teammates emotions by making them laugh and giving back positive energy. I conclude that because three people in my group told me that I do a great job at keeping the groups spirits positive and high.
I believe I respected everyone in our class. I never turned down ideas in a rude manner, made friends with 2 international students, and did not engage in arguments with my group. In my peer reviews one of my members stated I do a good job showing compassion for the team and embracing participation from everyone. Showing compassion and welcoming all ideas were efforts to demonstrate I respected everyone and was interested in the growth of individuals. I was also able to make friends with 2 different international students, I always believed it would be hard to interact on a consistent basis with someone that was raised in a different culture. However, I was able to respect different cultural views and gain knowledge about other cultures. Yue Sun served as inspiration for me in my learning after seeing her have strong work ethic even being away from her country.
I was late to class once due to a misunderstanding in my work schedule and communicated with my group my reasoning for being late. For group meetings I ensured my work schedule would not conflict with group meetings. If my schedule conflicted with meetings I notified my group. I was absent from class once due a bad cold, I ensured to receive all notes from my group and finished all required work.
I believe taking initiative and being responsible were my strengths this term. I believe the first half of the term would of been more difficult to engage in conversations. I felt my group had a lot of shy members that were timid to speak up. I took the initiative to improve conversations, thus leading to highly effective meetings by the end of week 10. I was always responsible for attending all group meetings and completing all assigned tasks. I took on about four individual tasks through the term and never failed to turn them into the group at the appropriate time.
Overall, I believe I demonstrated excellent professionalism but unfortunately should receive less points for my absence and tardiness one time. I believe minus 5 points is good for missing a day of class for being sick