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 The Team Project Which Topic Would You Be Interested in Forming a Team Around?

Over the coming weeks, you will be working in small groups to learn more about a topic related to human relations and interpersonal psychology. By mid-June, your team will have organized a short lesson for the rest of our class on your topic. In effect, you will become the teachers of the rest of us. More details about this assignment can be found on our Angel site in the **//Important Course Documents//** folder and //**Assignments and Grading.**// How you and your team decide to research your topic and organize your material will be up to you. I encourage you to be creative. This group work is part of the learning that happens in this class, and 150 points of your final grade will come from your team's presentation.

Teams can communicate in a variety of ways: phone, email, face to face, Angel mail, or they can use a wiki. If your team would like a wiki, I can create a specific wiki just for your team to use.

Based on what you each shared in your initial goal-setting assignment and in your personal introductions, I've identified five broad topics that could be the basis for a good team project. If there is something else you'd like to research and present on, you are welcome to share your ideas with the rest of the class below.

What I'd like each of you to do is look through the topics below and add your name under the one you'd most be interested in working on. These are all broad topics and you and your team are free to modify them. Most of these topics will need some 'narrowing down' in order for you to focus on a few specific points that you'll be able to teach us in your final presentation. You are also welcome to add any clarifying thoughts to what you post below. For example, you might click the EDIT tab and add your name under #5 Effective Communication Skills; then you can add something more specific like, //I'd like to put together a presentation that uses photographs and video clips to illustrate and explain various non-verbal signals that people use to communicate//. Don't forget to click 'Save' at the end of your entry.

If none of these are attractive to you, you may propose your own topic that you'd like to research. Keep in mind, each 'team' will need to have at least two members; three to five is a very workable group size.


 * 1. Improving One's Self-Awareness and the Ability to Manage Oneself More Effectively (These are important elements in //Emotional Intelligence// - a popular topic with many good resources available)**

2. How to Improve One's Self-Confidence, Self-Esteem and Assertiveness Skills **
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Tara Mace - how to improve self-confidence, self-esteem & assertiveness skills through positve affirmations using song lyrics, pictures and quotes :)

Zaynah Somani- I would like to improve one's self confidence, self esteem and assertiveness skills by positive outlook of using a powerpoint presentation and pictures.

Robert Meyer- I'd like to improve one's self confidence, self-esteem, and assertiveness skills through powerpoint and videos.




 * 3. How to Deal with Difficult or Angry People, and/or Resolve Conflicts in a Constructive Way**

Daniel Andreason Teal Smith Jeffery Paul


 * 4. Building Better Time Management and Stress Management Skills (a great topic for all of you procrastinators out there!)**


 * 5. Effective Communication Skills, Including 'Reading' Other People Better (This could include non-verbal communication or any other aspect of the huge topic of interpersonal communication)**

Tanya J. James- more specific " how to not let my emotions get envolved, think before I react, and be more logical." Jerry Hustead


 * Other possible topics that you'd like to consider for a Team Project: (Don't forget your name)**