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Scavenger Hunt Case Study

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A scavenger hunt can be a great team building activity, but could also tear a team apart. Teams should use their strengths and weaknesses to reach the final goal of finishing in first place. In order to be successful, a group should be aware of the amount of time they are given to complete the task; doing so will depend on how well a team communicates and uses their resources. In our case, our success was fully contributed to our time management, use of technology, leadership, and communication skills; if given the opportunity to conduct the scavenger hunt again, there are a few changes we would make. Our team excelled in many different areas in order to make sure we used our time efficiently. We made sure that we all showed up to class promptly. …show more content…

Our team decided to accomplish the tasks that involved items we knew about first and skipped over the objectives we didn't know. This caused our team to run back and forth between opposite sides of campus. For example, we were unsure of where the Arlitt Playscape was so we chose to complete that task last. Another example was when we didn’t know where the only 19th century building on campus was located. We continued on to the life-sized Taft statue and realized that we had passed the 19th century building, Van Wormer Hall. Our group was then forced to walk back across campus to get our picture in front of the hall. Although this approach hindered us, it was effective in the fact that we finished the other items on the list quickly. If we were given the chance to do the scavenger hunt again, we would be sure to plan out where the tasks are and the order in which we want to complete …show more content…

This would include keeping an upperclassman as a part of our team. We feel that the upperclassmen was able to guide our team in the right direction as we went around campus, as well as be a knowledgeable tool to our team concerning where specific buildings were. We would still use technology to ask other students, through call or text message, for answers because this proved to be beneficial to our team. Lastly, we would be sure that each member of our team showed up five minutes early to class. Leaving early allowed us to get a head start on the tasks. We would urge teams who are completing this scavenger hunt next semester to map out all of the objectives first, be aware of the time allotted, and make sure everyone’s voice is

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