Week 2: In-Class Assessment On Teamwork (Group Work, Individual Assessment)

The document outlines an in-class assessment for an engineering course on teamwork. It involves forming teams of at least 5 students who will work together on a semester-long project. During the tutorial, students will discuss strengths, weaknesses, interests and appropriate roles for team members. They will also discuss expectations and elements of a team charter, such as workload allocation and communication protocols. The tutor will observe student participation in the team formation exercise and quiz each group. To do well, students must actively participate in discussions, record notes, and be prepared to answer questions from the tutor based on their understanding of teamwork fundamentals and qualities they bring as individuals.

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Week 2: In-Class Assessment On Teamwork (Group Work, Individual Assessment)

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Week 2: In-class assessment on teamwork (group work, individual assessment)

Assessment value: 5%
Due to the complex and multi-disciplinary nature of engineering projects, professional engineers
will, over the course of their careers, perform most of their work in teams. The ability to work
effectively in a team is an essential skill for engineers. Teams are formed and managed in order to
achieve objectives by harnessing the diverse and complementary skills of the individuals within the
team. With the common goal in mind, it is important for the individuals within the team to know the
strengths and weaknesses of their colleagues in order to allocate tasks and nominate roles
appropriately.
Activities
During the Week 2 tutorial, you will participate in group activities and form into a team of
minimum five for the duration of this semester. You will undertake the EWB Challenge as a
team. Your tutor will outline the fundamentals of an effective team and introduce you to
Belbins team role summary descriptions.
Within your newly formed team, you will share and discuss your individual strengths,
weaknesses and interests, and discuss what roles would best suit each team member. This
information should then be used to allocate appropriate roles and tasks for yourself and
each of your teammates.
Finally, you will discuss your expectations of one another and make suggestions for your
team charter (i.e., workload allocation, deadlines, quality, meeting schedule, communication
mediums and protocols, conflict management, etc.). During this activity, you will need to
ensure that you record notes of these discussions.
During the course of the tutorial, your tutor will observe your participation in the team formation
exercise, and query each group.
Scope of exercise
Based on your understanding of teamwork fundamentals and the qualities you bring as an individual
to your team, you will:
participate in, and make notes of the team discussion regarding:
o the strengths, weaknesses and interests of yourself and each of your teammates;
o appropriate roles and task allocations for yourself and your teammates; and
o elements of your team charter.
respond to queries from your tutor.

Ensuring a good mark

Allocation of marks will be on the basis of your participation in the team discussion and response to
queries from the tutor. Prior to attending the week 2 tutorial, make sure you have read p. 276-307
of the textbook and looked at the Belbin website http://www.belbin.com/