group and project work (1)

8/10/2019 Group and Project Work (1)

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Group and Project Work

TEMO


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Lessons

In the afternoon: Exercises and case analysis

The following points can be helpful when working in groups:

Read the curriculum before the lecture

Consider how the theories can be used in practice Listen actively to your fellow students

Make sure everyone in the group gets a chance to makehis/her opinion clear.

Respect that you will probably have different viewpoints onthe case presented.

Make your argument clearbased on the theoriesnotcommon sense.

Try to organise your viewpoints even though they contradict.

Make the conclusions clear


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Challenges in group and project work

You are a part of a group

Team members have different professional backgrounds

different understandings, different interests etc.

Understand the goal, performance, content, quality, theprocess etc. differently

The basis for misunderstandings and different

expectations

Group and performance evaluation - a running process Individual performance measuresbut a collective project


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This afternoon

Describe your expectations for the teamwork,the content of the report, the learning processetc.prepare a mutual team contract

Set your ambitionshow high do your prioritisethis workset the frames and rules for theteam

Talk about how you prefer to workas a group,individually and how you see yourselftype ofplayer - roles

Discuss what kind of results you expect

Try to develop a mutual language andunderstanding of the goal, the project,performance, expectations etc.


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Team contract

A team contract is a toolwhich can help yourgroup to formulate therules of the game for

your group work and theexpectations towards thefinal result

To take to work out acontract is to invest ingood team work


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Frames and rules

Generate a common overview of: Regular meetings

Deadlines and milestones

Deadline for poster and project

Formal requirements regarding theproject and your work

Make agreements on:

Cancelling meetingshow and when

Late team members

Lazy team members

Conflicts in the group


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Roles

How will you divide the roles

Is it always the same person

who does the same thing?

Will you change roles

through the semester?

Or only do what you dobest?


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Personal reflection :

Which 3 statements fits you best?

Do you like to start new projects?

Do you always get new ideas?

Can you find solutions to various problems?

Do you think strategic?

Are you good at make other people join your ideas?

Do you have a good network?

Are you good at organising work?

Do you enjoy the social aspect of teamwork?

Do you try to prevent errors due to carelessness?

Do you always finish on time?

Do you basically prefer to work on your own?


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Who are you?

The shaper

Sets the direction

Makes sure that everyone has his/her attentionon the goals and priorities

The Co-ordinator

The social leader

Makes sure to make use of each members potential

The team worker

Supports each members potential

Makes sure of a good atmosphere in the group

The resource investigator

Explores new ideas and creates development withinthe group

Makes contacts

Negotiate and combine others ideas


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Two questions for you and another team member

1) List 3 good reasons for working professionally with

team and project work at DTUwhat can you use it

for?

2) List 3 things which can make your teamwork easier?


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Team contract

Spend the next few hours to work out a team contract. It is important that everybody in the

group has considered their attitude towards the issues which are to be discussed and

decided upon.

1 - MEETINGS________________________________________________________a) Meeting day:Do you want to have a regular weekly day? Where are the meetings going to

take place? What is the timeframe a meeting? Can the internet be used as an alternative?

b) Cancelling meetings:Are you to announce that you will not participate in a meeting if you

are prevented from coming? How and to whom?

c) Minutes:Do you want to take minutes from the meetings? Should there be a deadline for a

minute? Is it to be placed on CampusNet?

d) Roles: Are you going to change roles?

2. PERFORMANCE AND EXPECTATIONS_________________________________

a) Time:Should each member perform the same through the whole project? Is it okay to

perform at various levels at different times?

b) Expectations:What are the success criteria? Should all be owner of the project and learn

something? Should all pass the exam?

c) Ownership: How will you each perform to reach the criteria ? What are you good at?

3 - CONFLICTS___________________________________________________

What will you do if one is always late?

What will you do in one never delivers on time?

What will you do if there is bad chemistry in the group?

Write down your contract and put in on CampusNet so it is accessible to all group members and

the teachers.


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Contract

The group contact is a binding contract, between all team members. The purpose of which is the production of theproject and the creation of material for the presentations of the case studies in the individual oral exam, for thecourse 42490 at DTU

The agreement is made between

1 Leadership and environment

Type of leadership

Areas of responsibility

Working environment Level of ambition

Meeting plans / Non attendance

2 Method of working

Problem solving and basis on which decisions are made

Information sharing

3 Project management

Control of the project

Status meetings

Evaluating work

4 Conflicts

Options for change

Conflict resolution

Exclusion

Signatures are binding for the class 42490 during the period -------------------------

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