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ASSESSMENT 2: PERSONAL REFLECTION ON TEAMWORK (15%)
OCTOBER 2023 SEMESTER

Congratulations, you have arrived at the mid-point of your project! You would by now have achieved a deeper
and more comprehensive understanding of your Focused Driving Question (FDQ) and will start designing a
comprehensive solution for the FDQ. As you have been working in a multi-disciplinary team in the last few
weeks, there must have been precious lessons learnt about your strength and area of improvement as a
collaborator and working more effectively as a team.

ASSESSMENT OBJECTIVES

This assessment aims to evaluate your competency in the following:

▪ Reflecting on your area of strength and weakness working in a team and analysing how they have
helped and hindered your team in meeting project goals during the research phase.
▪ Reflecting on one teamwork competency that YOUR team needs to improve on to work more
effectively together, justifying why and outlining what you can do to help your team improve.
▪ Applying the concept of team dynamics and teamwork competencies criteria for the module

THE TASK

1. Write a 250-word reflection on the following points. Do include supporting facts and details from your
project experience and mid-point team feedback.

Your INDIVIDUAL teamwork abilities

Based on the mid-point team feedback received, reflect on ONE area of strength and ONE area of
weakness when it comes to YOUR OWN teamwork competencies*. Analyse how your area of
strength and weakness have helped and hindered your team in meeting project goals during the
research phase.

Enhancing your TEAM’S dynamics and collaborative effectiveness

Identify ONE teamwork competency* that you think YOUR TEAM should improve on so that it can be
more effective in meeting goals for the remaining project phases. Justify why you think this is
important AND outline some strategies and actions (e.g. allocating roles, establishing team norms,
dealing with conflicts, conducting meetings, instilling team values) that YOU can take to help your
team improve on this.

Refer to Lesson 2 slides for materials on Team Dynamics & Teamwork Competencies. Apply
teamwork competencies criteria (below) in your answers.

*Teamwork competencies include the following:

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• Communication: The ability to express oneself clearly and respectfully, listen actively and attentively,
and to provide helpful, constructive feedback. Being open and responsive and committed to maintaining
a collaborative environment.
• Accountability: The ability to take responsibility for assigned tasks and participate meaningfully in
meetings to help team achieve project goals.
• Resourcefulness: The ability to use available resources effectively and efficiently, such as time,
information, and technology, in helping the team to overcome challenges and troubleshoot problems.
• Receptiveness to other points of view: The ability to appreciate and consider diverse perspectives,
viewpoints, openness to and respect for ideas from others, as well as being able to adapt to changing
situations and expectations.
• Leadership: The ability to take ownership of the team’s work and efforts, inspire and motivate others,
set clear goals and expectations, delegate tasks appropriately, and provide guidance and support to
team members.

You may use the following reflective cycle to help you recall and process your experiences.

Source: Hopkinson C. (6 Jan 2020), “Gibbs Reflective Cycle”, available at https://www.routledge.com/blog/article/gibbs-reflective-

cycle

SUBMISSION DETAILS AND DEADLINE

Use the template provided to write the reflection. Ensure that the word count should be no more than 250
words. Parts of the reflection which exceed this limit will not be marked. Failure to indicate the word count
will result in a 1-mark deduction. In-text citations, references and headings are not included in the word count.

Students who do not complete and submit the mid-point team feedback for their team members due on
Friday, 3 Dec at 2359 hours via Feedback Fruits on Brightspace would have 2 marks deducted from ASST 2.

What to submit and where

A soft copy of your reflection written on the template provided must be submitted via Brightspace

File format

Label your file in the following format: ProID Class_ASST2_Full Name (e.g. (e.g. T02_ASST2_John Lim)

Submission Deadline
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Friday 8 Dec (Week 8), 2359 hours for all classes

LATE SUBMISSION PENALTY

For each day past the deadline, 10% of the total possible marks will be deducted up to a maximum of 7
calendar days, after which a zero mark is given. An example is shown below:

A student submits a 40-mark assignment 2 days after the due date. Eight marks will be deducted from the
student’s marks (4 marks per day x 2 days).

Students may request for extensions of the deadline if there are valid reasons, such as the following:

1. illness supported by a medical certificate

2. bereavement in the family
3. other valid reasons deemed acceptable by the school.

Extensions should be sought before the due date, wherever possible.

In addition to the above, students who are absent without valid reason on the day of presentation will
receive a zero mark for the presentation component. If you come down with an illness or an emergency
on the day of your presentation, please contact the tutor personally and in advance.

PLAGIARISM POLICY

Copying the work of others and enabling others to copy your work either intentionally or unintentionally
is a serious offence. Both copiers and abettors will be penalized heavily – first time offenders will receive
a zero mark for the assessment, second time offenders will fail the module, third time offenders will face
disciplinary action. You are reminded to paraphrase ideas and key information in your own words and
furnish in-text citations and a reference list to acknowledge the sources of the ideas and information.

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ASST 2 (15%) – MARKING RUBRICS
Expert
A (12 – 15 marks)
● Insightful and mature
reflection on area of
strength and weakness
showing in-depth
understanding of teamwork
competencies criteria. There
is a high level of self-
awareness and
consideration of others’
perspectives with very
strong links to team
dynamics & collaborative
effectiveness.
● Strategies/actions proposed
to improve teamwork are
thorough, thoughtful and
appropriate demonstrating
excellent insight into team’s
dynamics and overall
effectiveness.
● Reflection points are
thoroughly supported with
rich, detailed and relevant
examples from project
phases & experience.
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Proficient
B (10.5 – 11.5 marks)
● Thoughtful reflection on
area of strength and
weakness showing good
understanding of
teamwork competencies
criteria. There is a good
level of self-awareness and
consideration of others’
perspectives with clear
links to team dynamics &
collaborative effectiveness.
● Strategies/actions
proposed to improve
teamwork are mostly
thorough and thoughtful
demonstrating good insight
into team’s dynamics and
overall effectiveness.
● Reflection points are
mostly supported with
relevant and good
examples from project
phases & experience.
Emerging
C (9 – 10 marks)
● Adequate reflection on area
of strength and weakness
showing basic
understanding of teamwork
competencies criteria. There
is some level of self-
awareness and
consideration of others’
perspectives with a fair
attempt to make links to
team dynamics &
collaborative effectiveness.
● Strategies/actions proposed
to improve teamwork shows
some thought but could be
more detailed/relevant. A
basic insight into team’s
dynamics and overall
effectiveness demonstrated.
● Reflection points are
adequately supported with
examples from project
phases and experience but
may not be detailed and can
be generic.
Beginning
D (7.5 – 8.5 marks)
● Reflection on area of
strength and weakness is
somewhat sketchy and
showing superficial
understanding of teamwork
competencies criteria. There
is a low level of self-
awareness and
consideration of others’
perspectives, and links to
team dynamics &
collaborative effectiveness
are weak or missing.
● Strategies/actions proposed
to improve teamwork are
sketchy and not convincing
demonstrating shallow
insight into team’s dynamics
and overall effectiveness.
● Reflection points are mostly
not supported by examples
from project phases and
experience or supported by
vague/irrelevant examples.
4
Deficient
F (0 – 7 marks)
● There is hardly any
reflection on area of
strength and weakness
showing minimal
understanding of
teamwork
competencies criteria.
There is minimal/no
self-awareness and
consideration of others’
perspectives.
● No strategies/actions
proposed to improve
teamwork OR
strategies/actions
proposed are
perfunctory and lack
conviction
demonstrating very
limited/no insights on
team’s dynamics and
overall effectiveness.
● No examples or
irrelevant examples
from project phases &
experience furnished to
support reflection
points.