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Groups and Teamwork Marjan Houshmand

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Logistical Items Recap

◦ The paper tower exercise

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Team effectiveness

◦ The survival exercise ◦ Group dynamics video clip

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Course Outline (updated schedule) and Slides on Connect Office Hours

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Flexible (with advance notice) Potential times: Tuesdays and Thursdays 12:30-1:30 or 3:30-4:30 pm.

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Case Due January 29th

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Teamwork Turmoil Case:

◦ Problem Identification, Analysis, Assessment of Alternatives, and Recommendations

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Presentations Order Team Day next Tuesday (Laptops permitted)

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Different members often play different roles ◦ Division of Labor

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Different members often play different roles ◦ Division of Labor Norms often play a role ◦ Members bring their own norms (e.g., about what constitutes a “tower”), and conflicts can arise when norms differ.

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Different members often play different roles ◦ Division of Labor Norms often play a role ◦ Members bring their own norms (e.g., about what constitutes a “tower”), and conflicts can arise when norms differ. Group Dynamics! ◦ Groups have their own dynamic, and the group’s products reflect that individual dynamic! ◦ Group dynamic is complex ◦ Depends on roles and norms and accidents and what members bring in.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEJaz3sin Es

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Performance

First Meeting Phase 1 (Low) A (A+B)/2

Phase 2 Completion Transition

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Time

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Put your individual rankings into column 1 (10 minutes). Discuss in teams and come to agreement. Put the team’s ranking into column 2. DO NOT CHANGE YOUR INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS! (15 minutes) Enter expert’s ranking and calculate differences in columns 4 and 5 (use absolute values). (5 minutes) Sum up differences at the bottom of columns 4 and 5. Which difference is larger? What does it mean? Calculate average of individual scores.

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