I Got The Message: You Still Want An A!

Congratulations! Each Team made considerable progress in the previous 24 hours with the number of surveys completed. One Team, thanks in part to Twitter, surpassed the goal of 100 completions. Excellent work, ladies! Another Team has more than 60 completions, and all others (including those of the hard working guys), are each above the 50 completions mark! 

Creative thinking drove these results and most of the Teams at least doubled the completions rate. 

What I like about this is that you did not quit! You hit a roadblock and rather than throw up your hands and say, "It doesn't work," or "It can't be done," you got to work and resolved the problem. That learning process alone is worth the price of the course . . . each one of us runs into roadblocks almost everyday. And the roadblocks never end! The sooner you learn the skills of commitment, hard work and creative problem solving, the better for you (and the people you work with). We all have to solve problems -- and now you've demonstrated your ability to be a problem solver. 

What I also like is that you didn't depend on me to resolve the problem. That shows maturity and accountability on your parts . . . and that's a beautiful thing! It's not uncommon for GUST faculty to grumble about the lack of initiative displayed by their students . . . I understand that grumbling because I've experienced the same issue, and for a while this past weekend you all had me worried. "Are they not going to engage in this project and get it done?" But you did! (Or you're almost there). And now every GUST professor wants a class like MCM 201! 

The work isn't finished yet . . . all but one Team needs to add significantly to their completion numbers . . . you are now SO CLOSE you just need to work together, work your plans, and you'll get the results. 

TEAM LEADERS: Please allow time so that you meet with your Team members (hopefully in person) by Tuesday morning . . . at that point you must look at your results and create a Word document and tell me what you would tell GUST Times about the three (3) most critical points of information uncovered by your survey. Just 3. No more, no less. What 3 points can you share with GUST Times to improve their product? The Word document must be emailed to me prior to the start of class on Tuesday 8 March. Do NOT bring the file to class -- email it in advance, preferably before 1:30 so I have time to look at it before I start teaching at 2. 

On Tuesday we'll discuss the analyses of these surveys.