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**COLLABORATIVE WORK**

__**FIRST VERSION**__

Collaborative work is a new tendency in the scientific community and it is more evident in some fields, for instance, technology. In the educational universe, however, some students, and even masters, are not ready yet for this sort of work. Throughout its paragraphs, therefore, this essay will discuss the importance of collaborative work, emphasizing in cooperativism, harmony, synchronism and commitment, four of the mains characteristics of it, as well as the consequences for not observing them.

Collaborative work is all about cooperativism, as the name itself suggests. In such working process all members of the group have an specific assignment. It is not necessary, but a leader might be elected by the group, yet it does not mean at all that he is meant to tell the others what to do. In the matter fact , every each person is responsible for his own tasks. For some people, this is a serious problem, especially for Y oung students, who during their time in high school, got too used to take advantage from their classmates’ efforts. In the case of the professor, vanity disputes can be a barrier to the principal objective. The success of any P roject, therefore, is directly connected to people’s wilingness to cooperate, not to their pride.

Personal differences need to be well administrated during a working process, otherwise, everyone’s job might be ruined. The differences among human being are various and can be of distinct nature, such as character, temperament, level of instruction and manners, for instance. These distinctive features make our social interactions easy or even impossible, depending on how we react to them. When in a project we are given the chance to choose our co-workers it becomes easier for us to avoid certain embarrassments and successfully accomplish our tasks, nevertheless that is not always the case. For times, we are put in a group randomly or by the professor request. In such situations we are forced to work along with people we do not identify with, people with who we had a conflict in past or people we simply dislike. Despite what we may feel about someone, for the safe of the whole group and of the project, it is our responsibility to adapt to the situation, after all the only possible way to achieve the expected outcomes, chiefly in a long term work, is by putting the issues aside.

You have probably heard the proverb: “do not put off until tomorrow what you could do today!” When it comes to collaborative work, this is fundamental. Every academic work, as well as every educational work, has <range type="comment" id="892067">deadline ,<range type="comment" id="840787"> therefore, it is vital that all members of a group fulfill his tasks on the established period. <range type="comment" id="831613">As matter of fact, this is not merely a question of time. The main point is that each person’s job is <range type="comment" id="735655">directed connected to the others’, so it is totally necessary that every member does his part,<range type="comment" id="254184"> in order to everyone else can also do theirs.

The word which best defines collaborative work, probably, is commitment. It has a very broad concept, nevertheless a committed person can be described, among other things, as engaged, supportive, one who does not give up easily, who is willing to pursue his aim until he gets it. Collaborative work <range type="comment" id="169873">leaves, <range type="comment" id="707859">we come to the conclusion, leaves no room for selfishness<range type="comment" id="251254">, individualism neither for people searching for an opportunity to take credit for somebody else’s efforts.

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__ **SECOND VERSION** __

Collaborative work is a new tendency in the scientific community and it is more evident in some fields, for instance, technology. In the educational universe, however, some students and even masters, are not ready for this sort of work yet. Throughout its the following paragraphs, therefore, this essay will discuss the importance of collaborative work, emphasizing in cooperativism, harmony, synchronism and commitment, four of the mains characteristics of it of its main characteristics, as well as the consequences for not observing them. Collaborative work is all about cooperativism, as the name itself suggests. In such working process all members of the group have a specific assignment.Though <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">it is not necessary, a leader might be elected by the group‍, yet it does not mean at all that he is ‍meant‍ to tell the others what to do.‍ As a matter fact‍, every each person is responsible for his own tasks. For some people‍ this is a serious problem,‍ especially for‍ young students, who‍ during their time in high school,‍ got too used to  take advantage from taking advantage of <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">their classmates’ efforts. In the case of the professor, vanity disputes can be a barrier to the principal objective. The success of any ‍project, therefore, is directly connected to people’s willingness to cooperate, not to their pride. Personal differences need to be well administrated during a working process, otherwise, everyone’s job might be ruined. (Paragraph?) The differences among human beings are various and can be of distinct nature, such as character, temperament, level of instruction and manners, for instance. These distinctive features make our social interactions easy or even impossible, depending on how we react to them. When in a project we are given the chance to choose our co-workers it becomes is easier for us to avoid certain embarrassments and successfully accomplish our tasks, nevertheless that is not always the case. For times, we are put in a group randomly or by the professor request. In such situations, we are forced to work along with people we do not identify with, people with who we had a conflict in past or people we simply dislike. Despite what we may feel about someone, for the safe -> safety of the whole group and of the project, it is our responsibility to adapt to the situation‍. , A fter all, the only possible way to achieve the expected outcomes, chiefly in a long term work, is by putting these issues aside. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify;">You have probably heard the proverb: “do not put off until tomorrow what you could do today!” When it comes to collaborative work, this is fundamental. Every academic work, as well as every educational work, has a ‍deadline‍. Therefore,‍ it is vital that all members of a group fulfill his tasks on the established period. ‍As a matter of fact‍, this is not merely a question of time. The main point is that each person’s job is ‍directly connected to the others, so it is totally <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify;"> -> absolutely necessary that every member does his part,‍ so that everyone else can also do theirs. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify;">The word which best defines collaborative work, probably, is commitment. It has a very broad concept, nevertheless a committed person can be described, among other things, as engaged, supportive, one who does not give up easily, who is willing to pursue his aim until he gets it. Collaborative work ‍leaves‍, ‍we come to the conclusion,‍ no room for selfishness‍,‍ individualism neither for people searching for an opportunity to take credit for somebody else’s efforts.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify;">‍It‍ is undeniable that collaborative work is spreading and becoming evermore common in the academic environments, ‍however‍ every university student or master, who do es <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify;"> not fulfill the requirements described, must change their minds, behavior and habits, otherwise they will face serious problems to adapt to this inevitable changes in the educational system. Long period - run on sentences. ==

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** COLLABORATIVE WORK **
<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Collaborative work is a new tendency in the scientific community and it is more evident in some fields, for instance, technology. In the educational universe, however, students and even masters, seem not to be ready for this sort of work yet. Throughout <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">the following paragraphs, therefore, this essay will discuss the importance of collaborative work, emphasizing cooperativism, harmony, synchronism and commitment, four of its main characteristics,, as well as the consequences for not observing them.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Collaborative work is all about cooperativism, as the name itself suggests. In such working process all members of the group have a specific assignment. Though it is not necessary, a leader might be elected by the group‍, yet it does not mean at all that he is ‍meant‍ to tell the others what to do.‍ As a matter fact‍, every each person is responsible for his own tasks. For some people‍ this is a serious problem,‍ especially for‍ young students, who‍ during their time in high school,‍ got too used to take advantage from taking advantage from their classmates’ efforts. In the case of the professor, vanity disputes can be a barrier to the principal objective. The success of any ‍project, therefore, is directly connected to people’s willingness to cooperate, not to their pride.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Personal differences need to be well administrated during a working process. Otherwise, everyone’s job might be ruined. The differences among human beings are various and can be of distinct nature, such as character, temperament, level of instruction and manners. These distinctive features make our social interactions easy or even impossible, depending on how we react to them. When in a project we are given the chance to choose our co-workers, it is easier for us to avoid certain embarrassments and successfully accomplish our tasks, nevertheless that is not always the case. For times, we are put in a group randomly or by the professor request. In such situations we are forced to work along with people we do not identify with, people with who we had a conflict in past or people we simply dislike. Despite what we may feel about someone, for the safety of the whole group and of the project, it is our responsibility to adapt to the situation‍. After all, the only possible way to achieve the expected outcomes, chiefly in a long term work, is by putting these issues aside.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">You have probably heard the proverb: “do not put off until tomorrow what you could do today!” When it comes to collaborative work, this is fundamental. Every academic work, as well as every educational work, has a ‍deadline‍. Therefore,‍ it is vital that all members of a group fulfill his tasks on the established period. ‍As a matter of fact‍, this is not merely a question of time. The main point is that each person’s job is ‍directly connected to the others, so it is absolutely necessary that every member does his part,‍ so that everyone else can also do theirs.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The word which best defines collaborative work, probably, is commitment. It has a very broad concept, nevertheless a committed person can be described, among other things, as engaged, supportive, one who does not give up easily, who is willing to pursue his aim until he gets it. Collaborative work ‍leaves‍, ‍we come to the conclusion,‍ no room for selfishness‍,‍ individualism neither for people searching for an opportunity to take credit for somebody else’s efforts.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">It‍ is undeniable that collaborative work is spreading and becoming evermore common in the academic environments. However‍ every university student or master, who does not fulfill the requirements described, must change their minds, behavior and habits, otherwise they will face serious problems to adapt to this inevitable changes in the educational system.