Katie Ludwiczak: CTP Blog #3

Group projects can be a dreadful process. They can be a feat within themselves because you never know who you are going to be paired up with. You can either be stuck with a partner that chooses not to do anything, or you can be lucky and be with someone who is motivated and excited to get the project done.

 I have never been interested in participating in group projects, but last semester that changed after I was in CM-225. For that class, most of our presentations were done within a group setting. We really got to know the people in our group which helped make me more comfortable when speaking in front of the class. When we would be assigned a group presentation, we either presented the day of researching a topic, or presented a few days after, giving us time to work depending on how long the presentation had to be. For our final project, we each had to talk about different topics within the subject of the exploitation of women. We choose to research and discuss: Substance Abuse Among Women, Pornography: Sex Sells, Prostitution, Women and Sex Tracking in the U.S., and the Exploitation of Women in Poverty. Each of us presented one topic, but it all flowed together. The way we planned things and worked with each other really helped make for a smooth process. Three out of the five of us were assigned a task. I organized our binder with all of our PowerPoints under different tabs, one member was in charge of making sure the group stayed organized, and another was in charge of making sure everyone's powerpoint was completed - she made sure everything looked the same. This final project took a great amount of time and effort; the members in the group were willing to help one another succeed and do well and that is what you need in a group.

Here is a link to our presentation!

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1oP0IlAVQjVvrwGjkPXpvPoSSEFmDjpNPnc92fuhCbUc/edit#slide=id.g13da6804b0_0_56