{"id":711,"date":"2020-08-17T10:47:05","date_gmt":"2020-08-17T14:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/scld\/?page_id=711"},"modified":"2025-07-04T11:32:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T15:32:12","slug":"mastering-group-work","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/scld\/learning-skills\/academic-skills\/mastering-group-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Guide to Group Work"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ai\">Academic Integrity at YorkU<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<em>Academic integrity<\/em> refers to a set of conventions that&nbsp;scholars&nbsp;follow in their work, and which generates credibility, trust, and respect within the academic community.\" - <a href=\"https:\/\/spark.library.yorku.ca\/academic-integrity-what-is-academic-integrity\/\">SPARK<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Refer to your course syllabus to see what guidelines your instructor has provided around the use of GenAI for your course. 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When in doubt, ask! <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/scld\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2023\/12\/Yorkuniversity-Video-5-Music-Op2-1_CAPTIONS-2-1.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.3%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large img-thumbnail rounded-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"918\" height=\"612\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/scld\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2020\/08\/class_ta_students2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/scld\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2020\/08\/class_ta_students2.jpg 918w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/scld\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2020\/08\/class_ta_students2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 918px) 100vw, 918px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.6%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tips for Working in Groups<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Establish ground rules\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Determine what success looks like\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Establish group roles\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Communicate, listen, resolve conflict\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Show up, be fully present\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Be prepared, do the work<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">           Resource<\/th><th>Download<\/th><th>Description<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Group Work Contract<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/scld\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2023\/11\/Group-Work-Contract.pdf\">PDF<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/scld\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2023\/11\/Group-Work-Contract.docx\">Word<\/a><\/td><td>Sample template for creating a group work contract. <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Group Work Personal Skills Reflection<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/scld\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2023\/11\/Personal-Skills-Reflection.pdf\">PDF<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/scld\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2023\/11\/Group-Work-Personal-Skills-Reflection.docx\">Word<\/a><\/td><td>Reflection sheet for identifying the skills you bring to group work <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learningcommons.yorku.ca\/groupwork\/\">Student Guide to Group Work<\/a> <\/td><td><\/td><td>Learn all of the tips and tricks you need to succeed working in a group <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns social-bar-block is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading h6 text-white text-center\">Connect with Student Community &amp; Leadership Development<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tips for Working in Groups Additional Resources Resource Download Description Group Work Contract PDFWord Sample template for creating a group work contract. 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