Principles of The
Effective Teamwork
At First
In this course , you will be working in a group-project.
Each group consists of
6
incompatible students , works
collaboratively to develop a complete , high quality project within a
specific time frame. (The Goal)
Why incompatible?
Different skills
Different interests.
Different personalities.
Different opinions.
Different schedules.
Different [Link].
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Principles of Effective Teamwork
1. Communicate, Communicate, Communicate.
2. Listen Actively.
3. Supporting and Building on Ideas.
4. Involving the Entire Team.
5. Make a commitment to excellence
for the team and with yourself.
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1. Communicate
Determine:
Contact information (email, mobiles),
Meeting schedule by knowing students schedule, Exams
Schedule.
For each meeting:
Write down the meeting agenda before the meeting.
Estimate meeting time.
Record the meeting summary after the meeting.
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2. Active Listening
Pay attention to the speaker.
Looking at the speaker.
If you're unclear about something that's been said, ask for
more information to clear up any confusion before moving
on.
Reviewing and summarizing the discussion.
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3. Supporting and Building on Ideas
Support group member's ideas.
Encouraging others to express conflicting views.
Respect other opinions in the team.
Pointing out positive aspects of ideas.
Redirecting attention to ideas and information that have
been discarded.
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3. Supporting and Building on Ideas
ALWAYS REMEMBER
Its all about OUR project, OUR Ideas
NOT
MY project , MY Idea.
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4. Involving the Entire Team
Avoid being dominated by one or two people.
Encouraging quieter members to speak.
Giving all members equal time and attention.
Distribute workload fairly between team members according to
their preferences and assign a sample role for each member.
To enhance learning, assign strong member with weak member.
Avoid disabling students, and write Kick Out Rules.
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5. Commitment
Make a commitment to excellence for the team and with
yourself.
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Common teamwork Problems
Problem
Suggested Plan
Problems in communications.
Determine contact information, meeting
schedule by knowing students schedule,
exams schedule.
Problems in work distribution.
Distribute work fairly by knowing your
members.
Problems in decision making and
acceptance.
Listen to others and determine your
guidelines in decision making.
Time management Problems.
Time management sheet.
Problems in the quality of the submitted work.
Determine your quality standards in the
beginning of the project, and before every
phase.
General conflicts between the team
members.
Guidelines for each common conflict.
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Finally , Always Remember
When Your Team Goal Comes
First
Complete
High
Quality
on time
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When Your individual Goal
Comes First
In Complete
Low Quality
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