PSSDR Week 4 – Activity 1Flexsim Simulation Assignment
Teamwork Activity – Observation and Discussion
Watch the videos and take note of the details you notice.
Video 1 – Al Pacino Speech “Teamwork”
Al Pacino Speech “TEAMWORK” – Motivation Video (HD)
Video 2 – Excellent Teamwork
Excellent Team Work – Must watch
Video 3 – Steve Jobs talks about managing people
Steve Jobs talks about managing people
Have a look at your notes, try to remember the scenes and answer the following questions.
On what particular value/values is teamwork based in each video?
How effectively do the videos communicate the idea/values of team working? Give each video a score from 1 to 10, where 1 is ineffectively and 10 is very effectively. Provide reasons for your score.
Which video best describes teamwork, in your opinion?
Think about your most recent experience of teamwork you have had. Have you applied any of the approaches/adopted any of the values communicated by the videos you have watched? Can you identify any similarities between your teamwork and those in the videos?
If you could choose a team from the videos to work with, which one would you choose? Why?
PSSDR Week 4 – Activity 2
The value of
collaborative studying/working
The Bucks Graduate Attributes include team working – as related to leadership and self-development. Team working is essential in both the academic context and the workplace. The skills you improve when studying collaboratively during your course will help you in your career.
Have a look at the list below. Choose two different colours to identify and highlight:
the aspects that make team working effective and lead to success.
the aspects that make team working ineffective and result in failure.
Enjoying a sense of group solidarity.
Planning the tasks.
Sharing ideas and stimulating each other’s thinking.
Considering the cultural background of the members.
Imposing your own point of view.
Clarifying the team’s purpose.
Setting goals.
Sharing tasks.
Taking responsibility of your individual role in the group.
Taking responsibility for your goals and tasks as a group.
Bringing anxiety in the group’s discussion.
Addressing anxiety and concerns within the group.
Establishing rules and roles.
Not sharing your ideas and letting other people decide.
Judging the other members.
Blaming the others or making them feel guilty/wrong.
Talking about personal experience.
Stay focused on the tasks even when enjoying the company of others.
Clarifying your thoughts through discussion.
Learning with people I find difficult.
Listening to the others.
Addressing tasks individually/differently from what has been decided by the group.
Receiving and accepting criticism (being open, positive, grateful).
Offering constructive criticism (being sensitive, open, realistic).
Being supportive to members of the group who show difficulties.
Underestimating the value of others based on your perceptions/assumptions.
…Reflection…
Can you identify any of those aspects in your recent experience of team working?
Which aspect do you value the most, and why?
What aspects do you think your group should improve?
How do you think the effective aspects that you have selected can help you further in your career?
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