team+report+1+my+personal+breakdown

= = =PART A:=


 * What is important for a team to function effectively
 * code of Conduct – rules, responsibilities & roles
 * Who is leader – what other roles? What are the responsibilities of each?
 * Consequences if you fail in your role or do not adhere to code of conduct
 * Coping witth hitchhikers
 * Is anyone interested in matrix idea?

__Dimensions Within Roles__ Roles have two major dimensions. There are the behavioural roles and there are task roles. You should discuss the task roles but you need to be aware of how individuals react in team situations. You also need to consider how your team will work if, for example there is no natural ‘finisher’ in the team and are there behavioural roles which will cause conflict in the team.The behavioural roles are how you work in a team. Are you the natural leader, or are you more comfortable doing tasks allocated?

__Belbin Team Roles__ [] I did a year of psychology and left because I am not interested in categorizing people into certain categories. I do not believe this page will be very useful. Yes, different people have different roles but I will not determine what these are until I have really begun interacting with people in my group. Maybe then I will re-visit this page and do further study for assistance in how to deal with different types.

PART B
My housemate did this course last semester and he had so much difficulty with his group not turning up etc and they had meeting nearly every night. I think it is important to have goals for each meeting so we address one point at a time concisely. We should develop tasks for each person to complete and submit //before// the next meeting so we can all read over it.

I think MSN or studydesk chat is best option for real time meetings. everyone needs to remember that tone and visual queues do not exist so it may seem like someone is being rude but they're just being concise and to the point.

If you're not good at technology, tell everyone so that we understand from the beginning

We need one person to be in charge of keeping the meeting on task - assigning certain amounts of time to each point and maybe even controlling discussions, such as:


 * person1 you've had a lot to say, person2 can you add some input?
 * everyone except person 5 agrees so person5 you'll just have to go with this idea because we can't waste any more time

We really should use a matrix or something similiar which everyone fills in before they leave the meeting. This can then be posted on the team discussion board so the facilitator is kept up to date on how everyone is participating and whether they're turning up or not. The matrix should include comments like '4 people tried to contact person6 but no one can get in contact' or 'had a doctors appointment/had work/other reasonable excuse' once this is seen on the

PART C
Allocation or percentage of marks must be submitted with each team report on the cover page. Remeber:
 * // Participation // in team meetings (note participation is different from attendance)
 * Contributions of ideas and information
 * Tasks completed on time to a satisfactory standard
 * Asked for assistance when having trouble
 * Contributed to the team goal
 * Did more than just complete the allotted task

Matrix should solve this. we can look back at matrix from each meeting and calculate an overall percentage - then determine an average per person

Specific Resources and tips for Part C There are a lot of resources and information on peer and self assessment. It is important to develop a strategy that works for your team, is open and honest, allows for self improvement and perhaps can even be a little flexible to help cover unexpected personal circumstances. You could develop a standard set of questions to key areas of the teams work, develop a standardized scoring system and finally translate this into percentage contributions which will go on the cover sheet.

The peer assessment form is a good idea but it is helpful to assess at the end of every meeting - but not to spend too much time doing it otherwise people won't take it seriously out of boredom!

=PART D= This semester the technical projects are being done in-conjunction with the EWB Challenge (Engineers without Boarders). See also __[| http://www.ewb.org.au/explore/initiatives/ewbchallenge/backgroundinfo]__; [|2010 EWB Design Brief] Read the projects and documentation available. Look at the course objectives found in the Course Specifications (on StudyDesk). Think about the skills and knowledge you have that you can share with your team (from your personal learning goals) and discuss. How will you use them so that your all team members meet the objectives of the course and their personal learning goals? As a team decide on which project your team want to undertake.
 * Which project is your team going to do this semester?
 * Why has your team chosen this project?
 * How can all members of the team contribute to the project; how can mentoring and peer assistance take place in the team (sharing skills and knowledge) and how can all members be given the opportunity to meet personal learning goals?

Submission
Your report should be consistently formatted and presented in a professional manner.* It should be combined in the following order:
 * 1) team cover sheet with //participating// team members and team number
 * 2) the team's Code of Conduct and Cooperation
 * 3) the team's strategy for meetings
 * 4) peer and self assessment strategy – strategy to determine individual % contribution to team effort
 * 5) Project choice, justification and skill sharing strategy.

=Team Report 1=

Design 1. Redevelopment Design 2. Building Plan Design 3. Transport Design 4. Water Supply and Sanitation System Design 5. Energy Design 6. ICT for Education Design 7. Waste Management Desing 8. Sustainable Use of Biodiversity Design 9. Eco-Tourism, Accommodation & Education site
 * All I can say is I think this is too broad and it will be too difficult a topic to narrow down, let alone work on.
 * I think there's a lot of room for everyone to input into this idea, no matter what their experience so it would be a very interesting topic to choose - if not complex!
 * Doesn't interest me in the slightest - spend money on an airplane or spend money on roads. it seems as simple as that. boring. no room for scope or interpretation or originality of ideas
 * I am interested in this as this is basically what my career entails on a practical level. Yet it will give me experience in sanitary & water reticulation systems taking social and financial situations into consideration
 * I am not inerested in this idea at all. Without connecting to the main power grid there are options for solar, wind or water energy (and probably some others) but I believe it would be very difficult to design a system that would meet the residential & tourist needs for the different times of year in the extreme & harsh outback
 * Not interested in this as I did a year of education degree and learnt heaps about this. Basically, if you can have the internet you can do anything. However, if others are interested in this topic I have a lot of knowledge on productive pedagogies for rural communities, but not a lot of knowledge about how to connect Broadband in rural communities or how to design hardware.
 * Not interesting
 * Not interesting
 * Not interesting