Intro to Human Communication

Dr Schina
Semester II 2008
Student: Lousine Saakian
Date: March 3, 2007

Assignment 1

My group’s method of deciding is: Expert opinion method.

Expert: Professional Skier.
A list of just 5 items that we will use to survive:
 Food- Water
 Matches
 First aid kit
 Blankets
 Knife

1. What did you think of the assigned method given to your group and why?

The assigned method given to my group was a good chance to see if I and the other

members of the group were able to communicate in the right way altogether and each

of us tell his opinion about the problem in order to have a lot of alternative choices,

analyze the individual decisions and to conclude finding the best solution.

2. How well did your group make a decision?

My group made a decision by following a particular process. Initially, we

mentioned the issue of the problem and we defined the expert who is a professional

skier. In addition, we started one by one expressing our thoughts about the solution

that we had to find. Later on, we referred each choice taking into account many

factors. We found the advantages and disadvantages of each choice and we excluded

the choices that would help less to our problem. Finally, with the help of the expert

we found the 5 items that we will use to survive.

 3. How quickly did your group come to a decision?

My group came to a decision very quickly at about 15 minutes because we

followed the right process by telling each of us his opinion. My group was consisted

of 5 members, so we had 5 choices or more (because some of us expressed more than

1 solution), and we conclude to the best that would help our problem.

4. Did your group have enough time to use this method, or did you need more

time?

Fortunately, my group had enough time to use this method and we didn’t need

more time. This happened with the help of all members of my group because all of us

were expressing our views, so we quickly came to a final decision.

5. How satisfied are you with the decision that your group came to?

I am satisfied a lot with the decision that my group came to because except the

expert’s decision we had to follow, all the members of the group we agreed with him,

so we end in the most important items that will help us to come out of the wilderness

alive.

6. Do you think you would have come to a superior decision using a different

method? If so, which method would you have preferred and why?

In my view, the method that my group used was the best for this particular

problem and we needn’t more superior decision. Perhaps, if we had another kind of

problem, for instance a problem that we had to confront in the financial sector, we

would use a more analytical process. In our case, we wanted just to survive, so we had

to find quick solutions in order to come out of the wilderness alive.