Reflection on a Tourism Project: Group Work and Analysis

This report reflects on a collaborative research project focused on analyzing potential tourism ventures in Australia. The project involved a group of four students, who took on various roles to manage the project effectively. The group utilized a Gantt chart for time management and addressed conflicts through open communication and respect for individual opinions. The report highlights the importance of teamwork, data analysis, and decision-making. The project allowed the student to improve their interpersonal and communication skills, enabling them to analyze data and present logical arguments, contributing to the successful completion of the project. The reflection emphasizes the value of collaborative research in enhancing teamwork and analytical abilities.

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Reflection on the group collaborative
research project
The following write up is a reflection on a collaborative research project. The research project
involved analyzing different tourism promotion ventures that one can invest in Australia. The
project involved making final decision on which two ventures to invest in and the target group of
tourism. This write up will contain a reflection on group formation, conflict resolution, time
allocation, and the insight I gained in the process of researching the project in the group.
The group formation involved four of my colleagues coming together to form the group. We
assumed that we are investors who were researching on which ventures to start and take
advantage of the booming Australian tourism sector. In our first meeting we took different roles
in group to enhance the performance of the group. I took the role of the group leader and I was
involved in coordinating group discussion. One of the members took the role of recorder and
other the role of a thinker (Sandberg, Pareto, & Arts 2011).
The group used a Gantt chart to plan and allocate time to all events in the research project. The
Gantt chart enabled the group to work and completed assigned areas to analyze on time. Group
conflicts in the team were experienced in several occasions. The group focused on respecting
individual options, allowing questions, politely inquiring and solving problems as soon as they
arise (Barbolla, & Corredera, 2009).
From the collaborative research project process, I was able to gain and improve by interpersonal
and communication skills. I was also able to analyze data and present logical arguments that
contributed to the group completing the project within the allocated time. Therefore, I can
conclude that the collaborative research project improved by ability to work in a team to analyze
data and make informed decisions.

References
Barbolla, A. M. B., & Corredera, J. R. C. (2009). Critical factors for success in university–
industry research projects. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 21(5), 599-
616.
Sandberg, A., Pareto, L., & Arts, T. (2011). Agile collaborative research: Action principles for
industry-academia collaboration. IEEE software, 28(4), 74-83.