Assignment: Advantages of Teamworking

Assignment: Advantages of Teamworking

Assignment: Advantages of Teamworking

Week 1 DQ 1

What are the advantages of working in teams? When might working in teams be a disadvantage? Please be specific and reflect the course reading.

Week 1 DQ 2

From your past work in teams, describe your experiences with the stages of team development discussed in Ch. 2 of Working in Groups. Be sure to address ALL of the stages

Week 2 DQ 1

Consider meetings in which you have participated. How did an agenda or lack of an agenda affect those meetings? In what circumstances could it make sense for a meeting to have no agenda (and still be effective)…. if any?

Week 2 DQ 2

After examining the self-centered roles in Ch. 3 of Working in Groups, discuss how these roles affect teambuilding and teamwork.

Week 3 DQ 1

Read the case study Sociology in Trouble on p. 213 (Ch. 9) of Working in Groups. In what ways was the conflict constructive or destructive in this group? Why?

Week 3 DQ 2

Are leaders born or made? Is leadership more a matter of personal characteristics or a collection of specific behaviors that anyone can learn? Consider Ch. 5 in Working in Groups as you formulate your answer

Week 4 DQ 1

Of the strategies to improve listening skills discussed in Ch. 8 in Working in Groups, which might work best in a team environment? Please fully explain your answer.

Week 4 DQ 2

Is it possible to be too much of an active listener? Please explain your answer in detail and be sure to clearly define “active” listening.

What are the advantages of working in teams? When might working in teams be a disadvantage? Please be specific and reflect the course reading.

Week 1 DQ 2

From your past work in teams, describe your experiences with the stages of team development discussed in Ch. 2 of Working in Groups. Be sure to address ALL of the stages

Week 2 DQ 1

Consider meetings in which you have participated. How did an agenda or lack of an agenda affect those meetings? In what circumstances could it make sense for a meeting to have no agenda (and still be effective)…. if any?