Hospitality Services Management

Htm531 Hospitality Services Management

Self Evaluation of Group Participation

Much work has been completed to provide a written and verbal report to the client. The remainder of the course will continue your group’s work on assisting our client with a tangible business issue. Since we are just past the midpoint of the course, the completion of a self evaluation of your contribution to the group and the overall output of the group is timely. This assignment is to be completed INDIVIDUALLY with no assistance from your group members.

You are welcome to utilize writing resources (like CARP) to assist in your summary of work completed. This assignment asks you to compose a short (maximum 2-page) document that adequately describes your contribution to the group work from the beginning of the semester through the interim project. The analysis of your work should be detailed and include enough information so the reader understands:

• Your personal contributions to the group’s work. Think about each group member and their specific and unique responsibilities that help the group attain its goal(s). What specific responsibilities have you contributed to reach the group goal(s)? Explain how your specific skills were implemented into the group’s work.
• Your involvement in group meetings, research, and writing components of assigned tasks. Discuss your attitude toward the project, the timeliness of your submissions to the group, and how you functioned with group members. What have others in the group learned from you? What have you learned from others?
• What activities or strategies has the group specifically chosen to undertake assigned work? Which activities, if any, are particularly effective? Why or why not? Suggest one way you feel the group could work more effectively in the second half of the semester.

The purpose of this assignment is for you to reflect on your contribution to the group and to the group’s output. The assignment will be graded on your ability to summarize your opinions in writing. This is a WRITING assignment; therefore, you should make certain your submission is well organized with a clear introduction and conclusion. Your submission should also be free of grammar, spelling, and sentence structure errors. Guidelines & Specification: This report is two (2) pages at the most, 1.5 line-spaced, in 12 point font, with 1†margins. Any text submitted past the end of the second page WILL NOT BE READ OR GRADED. Two pages is a maximum length, and the submission could be less. To meet this page restriction, you will have to carefully edit and parse your word to maximize meaning in every sentence. Repetition and verbose prose are not your friends in this assignment.

Include your #SFSU ID in the document header – DO NOT put your name on the assignment. You must have page numbers at the bottom of each page.

Group assignment which requires team work needs group members to work all together towards the goals. In this semester’s group assignments, all of our group members contributed to reach the goals. Although at the beginning, we did not deal with the assignment very well because we have not found an appropriate method to split all the work, we figured out the right path to complete the assignments from experience. We have five people in the group, each with specific tasks. One or two of us serve as leaders, and I act as a regular member who connects with each other. Because I have the advantage of time management, after the group leader split the work and assigned various jobs, I tried to determine specific deadlines for each group member to complete their drafts.

I kept in touch with group members to ensure the process was on track while all of us worked on the assignments. Most of our group assignments were completed and edited before the deadlines, resulting in finalized versions. We held many meetings outside of class during the semester, except during scheduled workshops. I attended every meeting except when I had conflicting classes. Initially, I was less vocal because I did not know the group members well; however, I began expressing opinions and sharing recommendations later in the semester to improve our work. I recognized that each person played a key role and we had to collaborate effectively to complete tasks, so I treated every assignment seriously and dedicated effort to each.

As the time controller of the group, I understood the importance of submitting my work timely. I submitted my part to the final editor a day before our internal deadline, which I had set for the group. I communicated via email with group members to ensure everyone could complete their contributions on time. My fellow members acknowledged that they might submit late but not past the deadline. From this, I learned to respect each member’s opinions, understanding that the best ideas often come from a combination of inputs. Additionally, other members appreciated the importance of timeliness, learning from our initial experience where a paper was completed just before the deadline.

Learning from that, I established a timeline for the group, enabling us to complete assignments ahead of schedule. Our goals aligned, and early planning helped us work cohesively. We discussed the main direction early in meetings, divided the work accordingly, and then conducted final edits collectively, which facilitated a smooth process with minimal conflict. Although working on individual sections, better integration could occur if we collaborated more closely during the final compilation phase, ensuring a more cohesive final product.

Moving forward, I will continue to work closely with group members, maintaining the role of time controller. I plan to communicate more frequently and set detailed timelines for upcoming assignments, aiming to improve the overall effectiveness and timeliness of our teamwork. I believe that strong collaboration and clear communication are key to our success, and I am committed to fostering these elements to enhance our group performance for the rest of the semester.

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