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Exercise - Belonging
Team work experience Groups of 5/6 make a list of all the teams, formal and
informal to which each person has belonged or belongs
15 min
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DiscussionThe scribe
Did the scribe volunteer or was s/he volunteered?
What criteria were used for selection? What skills are needed to function well in
a team?The chair
Who took the lead/chaired the discussion?
What qualities are need to lead teams?
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Discussion - the team
Who spoke the most? Were your ideas adopted…adapted…rejected? Who questioned the ideas? Who supported the ideas? How were differences of opinion handled? Did anyone not contribute? Who should ensure that all team members
contribute? Why is it important that all team members
contribute?
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Teams and you
Everyone has belonged or will belong to various teams throughout life
Different teams have different sets of rules Automatically part of some teams Other teams you have to apply to Formal or informal Family or social life OR business life or
the work place
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Teams and you cont.
Good interpersonal skills importantRoles will varyIndividuals
Recognise own strengths and consolidate them
Learn to be flexible to meet the common good
Acknowledge weakness and work towards improvement
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Democratic/Egoless Teams 1
(a) Structure (b) Communication paths
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Democratic/Egoless Teams 2Democratic - one team designated team
leaderAdvantages
Free exchange of ideas Increased job satisfaction
DisadvantagesCommunication overheadWeaker individual responsibility & authorityPromotion
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Chief Programmer Teams 1
(a) Structure (b) Communication paths
Librarian Programmers Back-upprogramconsultant
Chief Programmer
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Chief Programmer Teams 2
Chief ProgrammerMakes all major technical decisionsResponsible for product & scheduleAdministrative & technical support
AdvantagesSensitive programming areasTraining ground for junior programmers
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Hierarchical Teams 1
(a) Structure (b) Communication paths
Junior programmers
Seniorprogrammer
Project leader
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Hierarchical Teams 2
PL manages the projectCP provides technical expertiseAdvantages
Limits communication pathsGood training groundSuited to large hierarchical developments
DisadvantagesPromotion to the level of incompetence
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Teams - defining teams
Research - at Henley Management centre by Dr. Meredith Belbin (1969-79) Examined the pattern of team members
during the playing of a business game Successful teams showed a capacity for
working in 8 clearly defined roles Using psychometric tests that identified the
role each member would play, research team were able to predict the performance of the team
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Chairman - presides over the team and co-ordinates its effort , often team leader but not always
Shaper - shapes application of the team effort; more personal input than chairman; pushes activities forward to generate decisions and actions
Plant - source of ideas and imagination for the team; critical of other peoples ideas, prefers his own; needs controlling and reminding of the team goal
Monitor/evaluator - analyst of the group; not an idea originator but keeps team on the right track
Team Members
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Company worker - practical organiser of the group; turns ideas of the Plant and Shaper into tasks
Resource investigator - knows a man who can
Team worker - mediator; manages conflict, sorts out difficulties, soothes egos; uncompetitive
Finisher - progress chaser; focuses people on the next deadline
Team Members cont.
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Team issues
Things to think about during the next exercise: Does the task have clear objectives? Within the team is there:
Co-operationConfrontation Willingness to listen to others Sharing of informationFull participation
Is there appropriate leadership?
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Exercise - The Zin Obelisk
An information sharing exerciseInstructions #Teams 5/6Information cards (25 min)Answer and rationaleReview sheet
Concentrate on points 1-5
Rich Text Format
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Exercise - Team Review
Individually complete a team self review sheet (5
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Development & Use of Interpersonal Skills
Two concepts Good interpersonal skills,
communications and relationships stem from mutual respect (the ‘OK Corral’)
Whilst one person has rights, so do others (‘bill of rights’)
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Exercise
Read ‘Stances: the OK Corral’ Represents the way a person (or
persons) relates to others Reflects the attitudes, thoughts, feelings
and behaviour in force at any one time
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Exercise cont.
Read ‘A bill of rights’ Fundamental approach to communication
which stems from basic human rightsEveryone has the same rights and exercising
one’s own rights must not cause the infringement of someone else’s.
One has the right to choose not to be assertive
Exercise - Are we both OK? Rich Text Format
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Team work Vs. Collusion/Plagiarism
Team work - people working together to capitalise on the full potential of each individuals talents.
BEWARE - unless the course work specification states ‘this is a team course work’ you should not work together on assessed material
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CollusionThe conscious collaboration, without official
approval, between two or more students in the preparation and production of work which is ultimately submitted by each in an identical or substantially similar form and/or is represented by each to be a product of his or her individual efforts.
Also occurs where there is unauthorised co-operation between student and another person in the preparation and production of work which is represented as the student's own.
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Plagiarism
The representation of the work, written or otherwise, of any person, including another student, or any institution, as the candidates own. Examples: verbatim copying of another’s work without
clear identification and acknowledgement close paraphrasing of another’s work by
simply changing a few words or altering the order of presentation without clear identification and acknowledgement…….
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Plagiarism cont.
unidentified and unacknowledged quotation of phrases from another’s work
deliberate and detailed presentation of another’s concept as one’s own.
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What will happen
Collusion and plagiarism are not acceptable and will be investigated