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Unit 8 – Teamwork (2)

Objectives

- Assigning and implementing roles of team members (F2F)

- Evaluating teamwork (HUST_LMS)

8.1 Roles of team members (f2f)

(Adapted from Southern Cross University (2017))

An effective team includes a mix of team roles.

BELBIN Contributions Allowable weaknesses

Team-Role
Type

Planner Creative, imaginative, unorthodox. Solves Ignores incidentals. Too

difficult problems preoccupied to communicate
effectively

Coordinator Mature, confident, a good chairperson. Clarifies Can often be manipulative.

goals, promotes decision-making, delegates Off- loads personal work
well

Monitor- Sober, strategic, and discerning. Sees all Lacks drive and ability to inspire
evaluator options. Judges accurately others

Implementer Disciplined, reliable, conservative, and efficient. Inflexible. Slow to respond to

Turn ideas into practical actions. new possibilities

Completer Painstaking, conscientious, anxious. Searches Inclined to worry unduly.

out errors and omissions. Delivers on time Reluctant to delegate.

Shaper Challenging, dynamic, thrives on pressure. Has Prone to provocation. Offends

the drive and courage to overcome obstacles people’s feelings

Team worker Co-operative, mild, perceptive, and Indecisive in crunch situations

diplomatic. Listens, builds, averts friction

Specialist Single-minded, self-starting, dedicated. Provides Contributes only on a narrow

knowledge and skills in rare supply front. Dwells on technicalities

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Task 8.1. Discuss in the presentation group to assign a role to each member and
complete the table below.

Assignment:

Team members:

Roles of team members

BELBIN Team-Role Tasks Person in

Type charge

Planner

Coordinator

Monitor-evaluator

Implementer

Completer

Shaper

Team worker

Specialist

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8.2. Evaluating teamwork (HUST_LMS) ONLY FOR SELF-STUDYING

Teamwork can be evaluated through several means:
• Self-assessment of members’ work in a team
• Peer-assessment of other members’ work in a team
• Evaluation of teamwork processes.
Items in the assessment forms are also used as checklists of skills, knowledge and
processes involved in completing a teamwork assignment.

Form 1: Self-evaluation and peer-evaluation criteria

Assignment:

Full name ............................................................................

Part A: Compulsory Criteria: Allocate a mark for each of the following 5 items Mark (0-5)

1. Level of engagement with the work of the team

2. Degree of respect for the opinions/input of others into decision making

3. Willingness to take on a role: completes responsibilities on time

4. Active attempts to ensure the inclusion of all team members in project

5. Degree of assertiveness (avoiding passivity, submissiveness or domination)

Part B: Other Criteria: Allocate a mark to any 3 only of the following criteria Mark (0-5)

6. Planning and conducting meetings

7. Keeping and sharing minutes in a timely manner

8. Participation in .………………………. [e.g. Literature Searching]

9. Participation in ………. [e.g. writing summaries of the literature]

10. Participation in .………………………. [e.g. writing the abstract]

11. Participation in …….………………………. [e.g. the introduction]

12. Checking and editing the work of others

Total Mark out of 40

Specific comments on how you aim to improve working as a team:

(Adapted from Fahy (2012, as cited in Southern Cross University, 2017, p.29)

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Form 2: Evaluating teamwork processes rating scale

Assignment Description of rating scale Rating (1-5
components 1 2 3 4 5
Goals and 1-There is confusion about the purpose and the
objectives desired outcomes.
5-Team members understand and agree on goals
and objectives.
Trust and 1-There is little trust among members and conflict is
conflict evident.
5- There is a high degree of trust among members
and conflict is dealt with openly and worked through.
Expression of 1-Disagreements produce defensive reactions.
differences 5- Disagreements do not arouse defensive reactions.

Leadership 1-One person dominates, and leadership roles are

not shared.
5-There is full participation in leadership; leadership
roles are shared by members.
Utilisation of 1-All member resources are not recognized and/or
resources utilized.
5- Member resources are fully recognised and
utilized.
Interpersonal 1-Communications between members are closed
communicati and guarded.
on 5- Communications between members are open and
participative.
Listening 1-The team members do not listen to each other.
5- The team members actively listen to each other.
Flow of 1-The discussion required a great deal of
communicati backtracking and reorienting.
on 5- The discussion moved forward with succeeding
points building on previous ones.
Problem 1-The team has no agreed-on approaches to
solving/Decisi problem solving and decision making.
on making 5- The team has well-established and agreed on
approaches to problem solving and decision making.
Experimentati 1-The team is rigid and does not experiment with how
on and things are done.
creativity 5- The team experiments with different ways of doing
things and is creative in its approach.

(Nelson et al. (2007, as cited in Southern Cross University, 2017, p.29))

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Task 8.2.: Complete Teamwork Evaluation Form 1 & Form 2 above with the
information related to the presentation group.

References

Southern Cross University (2017). Teamwork Guide. Retrieved September 1,

2019 from https://www.scu.edu.au/media/scueduau/staff/teaching-and-

learning/ctl-document-downloads/teamwork---ap/Teamwork-Guide-Full-
Web-2017.pdf.

Preparation for Unit 9- Generating and Organizing Ideas

Do activities in Unit 9 in f2f and on LMS classes.

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