Helpful Tips For Collaboration and Group Work One of the most
challenging aspects of collaborative teamwork assignments is
knowing how to get started. The first step is to make certain
that you understand the assignment. Considering the following
questions (adapted from Graham Gibbs's Learning in Teams: A
Student Manual, Oxford Brookes University, 1994), should help
you to clarify the objectives and expectations that the course
instructor has for the group project and should help you
establish your own learning goals: - What is the purpose of the
project? - What are you supposed to learn? - What skills are you
supposed to develop? - How is this group work assignment related
to the course content? - What are you supposed to produce? -
What format(s) will be used for the final project? - Are you
familiar with the requirements of the format(s) or will you need
support, resources or instruction? - What avenues of support are
available to you? - Are the necessary resources readily
available or should you secure th