Effective Learning Assignment: Google Scholar, Teamwork Analysis

This assignment explores the concept of effective learning, focusing on the importance of teamwork and the use of Google Scholar for research. The student details their process of using Google Scholar to find and verify the authenticity and relevance of sources, including checking author details, citation indices, and the 'cite' option for referencing styles. The assignment then discusses the significance of teamwork, highlighting its benefits such as fostering tolerance and mutual respect, while also acknowledging potential challenges like ego, jealousy, and bullying within teams. The student emphasizes the need for team members to control their ego, be tolerant, and share knowledge to promote effective collaboration and achieve common goals. The assignment includes a mind map summarizing the research process and relevant references supporting the analysis of teamwork dynamics.

Running head: EFFECTIVE LEARNING
Effective learning Development
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Task1
I wanted to get some authentic source of information for my college assignment, so I
thought of using Google scholar. I opened Google scholar and typed in the topic over there, then
a list of information was displayed as a search result. There were several parameters in Google
scholar that I could use to check if the sources were authentic enough and also relevant for being
used up in my college assignment. I got the option of checking the author. I clicked on the name
of the author and an entire page giving the details of the author opened. I checked biography of
the author and also could make an idea about whether this author is an expert in this particular
field related to my college assignment. I also made use of the “cited by” option that gave me the
number of times this source has been cited by others. Apart from this, there was also the “pdf”
option beside it which enabled me to download the entire article in the form of pdf. I also used
the “cite” option to select the kind of referencing style that was needed in my college
assignment. I also checked the year and the citation indices of the article that gave me a clear
idea about the number of times the article has been cited. For instance my topic was team work
and I typed this topic in scholar and there was a list of pdf options. Among that I selected pdf
journal article called Feeling good makes us stronger: How team resilience mediates the effect of
positive emotions on team performance
I clicked in ion the name of an author and got the entire information. The author was
Isabella Meneghel, who is a professor of department of evolutionary, educational and social
psychology. So, it is from here that I got an idea about the author’s area of expertise and was
sure about the relevance of the same. It was also from the citation indices that I got the number
of times this have been cited by other users and I also got the year in which this article has been

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Cited. This article has been cited for about 43 times in the current year 2017. In other words I
could verify the authenticity and the relevance of the article as well.
Task2
It is very useful for any and every individual to rely on a team because team spirit is of
utmost importance in the present day scenario. It is through team work that people will be able to
develop the tolerance power and mutual respect towards one another (Katzenbach and Smith
2015). Team spirit must be inculcated right from the early ages that are from school and colleges
so that the individuals do not face any kind of difficulty in the future days. It is often seen that
after stepping in the professional world, individuals often face different kinds of problems
because they usually find themselves in a very tough situation. They are not able to adjust
themselves with the office environment. However it must be noted that there are also several
problems that often persist within team works (Galegher et al 2014). This is because not every
member in a team is of the same mindset. There are many people working within the same team
who often suffer from the ego problem and also from feelings of jealousy.
There are many people who get enjoyment when they can bully others or can show their
pride in front of others. However all these aspects are indeed very harmful for the peaceful
working of the team. This interrupts the overall production of the team. Apart from this, there is
often a feeling of jealousy that world between many of the team mates. Often some members of a
team feel inferior in front of the others (Sergeeva et al 2015). They feel that their superiors are
being partial towards some specific people of the team. Some senior members may take the
undue advantage of the new team members and might boast off their pride and try to take an
upper hand in everything. This has to be kept in mind that not every member of a team are from

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the same background (Ferrazzi 2014). As a result of which people often get the chance of
bullying others. All these practices harm the moral state of the members and the teams are unable
to work properly. However all these malfunctioning of a team can be avoided if the individuals
can get rid of their ego and jealousy. They must try to keep a control over themselves and must
try being tolerant towards each other. They must try to share their knowledge with another and
help each other to grow rather than trying to dominate others. They must keep in mind that they
are to work together as a team and progress with the help of their joint efforts.

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Mind Map
To Search for relevant
information for college
project.
Search in Google
about the topic team
work.
Use the “cite” option for selecting the
referencing style and citing it in the
assignment.
Search the details of the
author and verify the
relevancy of the article.
Search the
specifications of book
including the year of
publication.
Get a large number of
topics from the search
result including books.
Search the topic in
Google scholar.
Confused to use it as there
is doubt regarding the
authenticity and relevancy
of the book.

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References
Ferrazzi, K., 2014. Getting virtual teams right. Harvard Business Review, 92(12), pp.120-123.
Galegher, J., Kraut, R.E. and Egido, C., 2014. Intellectual teamwork: Social and technological
foundations of cooperative work. Psychology Press.
Katzenbach, J.R. and Smith, D.K., 2015. The wisdom of teams: Creating the high-performance
organization. Harvard Business Review Press.
Sergeeva, A., Huysman, M. and Faraj, S., 2015. Transforming work practices of operating room
teams: the case of the Da Vinci robot.