Acknowledge your and others’ range of linguistic differences as resources, and draw on those resources to develop rhetorical sensibility

As an engineer teamwork is an essential part of the profession, each member of a group brings their our own strengths and covers the weaknesses of their fellow group mates. In writing for Engineering, group work was ever-present and sometimes an obstacle rather than an asset for the former half of the semester. Originally our group would split the assignments into parts and have each of us complete it by the deadline, while this allowed us to meet our deadlines our assignments lacked cohesion and were lackluster in comparison to what they could have been. As the. semester went on, my team mates and I were able to manage our time better and so that gave use more time to work on our assignments as a group instead of as individuals.

When my group and I were working on our Engineering proposal we each added to project in our own ways, that helped flesh out product’s design in different ways. A group member name Faris, brought attention to the need of solar panels in our proposal and went in-depth on how they would work. Another group member named Terelle, brought up the topic of water contamination in places with volcanic activity which we used as a springboard for ideas. While our product didn’t directly combat only volcanic activity it gave us a base to work from. Writing for Engineering has helped me better accustomed my self to a team dynamic and how to go beyond splitting work. However, I have not fully been able to acknowledge the range of linguistic differences as resources because while we can build on each other’s infinitely there are times we need to shave of the unnecessary portions which is difficult for me to do in a team situation.