The team project that is about to start for the course, I am excited to start because of the nature of the project researching a topic that I have a lot of interest in as well as I believe that I will work well with my partner. I will be working with Harrison on my project and we have decided to explore the route of the difference of effect of an infant receiving breast milk versus formula. We are still unsure at the moment whether we will be exploring the nutritional or immune route, but I believe it is a good and relevant topic to be discussing since both of us are interested in either pediatrics or labor & delivery. As for our communication plan for the project, we are open with each other and will text, video call, meet in person, really whatever we feel is needed for the task that is to be completed we will make it happen. So far throughout the planning process we have utilized texting and video call to use, but I foresee us using in-person formats as the project gets underway. For conflict management, we are both very upfront individuals and will let each other know if something isn’t done yet or up to one of our standards. Reminding each other is just a friendly text to send and with the right wording it won’t come off as bossy or demanding. I believe working in a team for this project is a huge benefit for splitting the work of a research project because during undergrad in my Research Methods course we each had to do our separate research papers on the same subject to only then come together at the end and mesh all of our findings into a research poster. Therefore, I believe that having multiple people involved in the same process and able to discuss points and topics with is a huge benefit to carry on through. This is a useful method to carry on throughout my nursing career to start developing my inter professional dialogue and research with others. It will be a good way to get used to bouncing ideas off of another colleague and to use each other as a resource in the research process.
