Week 2 Question 1

Small groups, must manage and maintain the sufficient degrees of interdependency in order to reach to a common goal. When parts of the system do not function well, the intended goal of the group will not be attained or be a success.

The importance of understanding interdependence and interrelationships can easily be shown in nearly every school group project I have had as a college student. Most of the time, it's very rare that a student would take initiative towards the group project, and only when does deadline approach all the students get together. A student can also take initiative early, but because the project is due weeks later there's a lot of empathy towards the project from the other members. The active student is stuck with wanting to do the project, but does not have the group support to get it started.

I also see the importance of understanding interdependence and interrelationships when I sometimes play soccer. The players must have an understanding of each of the individuals in their team. The team/group functions as a system and each player is parts of the system. The coach demands the interrelationship of those parts to achieve the specific goals and objectives.