Student-Friendly Guide: Successful Teamwork!

Häftad, Engelska, 2004

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This lively, concise and to-the-point guide offers hints and practical sugestions to help you deal with the issues you face when working on a group project. It helps you to understand what goes on in project groups, to move forward in difficult situation, and to draw valuable lessons from the experience.

· How to share out the work

· How to transform your group into a team

· How to take decision

· How to deal with‘free riders’

· How to work constructively with someone you don't like

· How to make good use of your experience when applying for jobs

A must for every student working on a group project, and especially recommended if you have been put into a group, assigned a project and left alone to get on with it!

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2004-09-16
Mått149 x 210 x 7 mm
Vikt199 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor136
FörlagMcGraw-Hill Education
ISBN9780335215782

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Contents Teamwork in universities. READ THIS FIRST! Part One: Basics and contextWhat do we mean by ‘a team’? The benefits of working in a teamTeamwork skillsAcademic teamwork and the job marketPart Two: Getting startedGet in your groupsGet to know one anotherFormulate your ground rulesThe value of ground rulesMission statementsCommunicationMeetingsTaking decisionsCheck out your assignment and plan your workThe project briefThe elements of project workProgrammes of work: the ‘critical path’Allocating tasksPart Three: How are we doing? Progress on the projectProgress from ‘group’ to ‘team’Personal progressPart Four: Perspectives on team behaviourTensions: the task, the team and the individualTeam rolesManagement systems and team organizationTeam development: forming, storming, norming, performing …The decision-making processNegotiationCultural traits and differencesIndividual traits: ‘cats’ and ‘dogs’Part Five: Teamwork issues and solutionsThe task: getting the work doneGetting help from your teachersSharing the work load: ‘social loafing’The ‘free rider’ problemFocusing on the taskTaking decisions: ‘risky shift’, ‘group polarization’ and ‘groupthink’Personal and inter-personal issuesThe group that doesn’t stormGetting your multi-cultural group to ‘bond’Do teams need leaders?Dealing with a team member who tries to dominateWorking constructively with someone you don’t likeFinding your place in the teamPart Six: Benefiting from the experienceGetting feedback – including appreciationReflectionLearning logsReflective reportsApplying for jobsPolishing up your CVBeing interviewedGroup tests in assessment centresNotes and referencesFurther readingBackground and acknowledgments