In addition to the Meeting Minutes you will almost certainly be asked to submit a short personal reflection on the Team Work process, in which you assess the performance of both yourself and your fellow team members. This can be an uncomfortable task for many students as the desire to be fair to others can clash with the desire to i.e. ‘name names’, identify those who contribute adequately to the assessment and thereby compromised didn’t the rest of the team. The key here is honesty and making sure that your assessment of both yourself and the other team members is not based on personality clashes, but purely addresses key elements of team work. Your reflection should show that you have considered each quantity member’s and quality of work produced; initiative, communication skills; attendance at meetings; ability to complete tasks on time; attitude; effort and enthusiasm; behaviour toward other team members; reliability. The same applies to the assessment of yourself. Finally, remember that the piece is reflective not simply a by account of how – it’s ‘blow blow’ each part of the Team work process unfolded. You are expected to show that thought you’ve about the difficulties and successes you met along the way and honestly reflected on your own performance. Equally, the piece should include some commentary on what you have learned from the teamwork process in regard to your own capabilities and how you might enhance these moving forward. Further Resources Example of Meeting Minutes: Post Self Check What I have learned about Group Work at university: participating in Group Work is an important part of achieving …Actively Yes/No/Unsure success at University Work helps develop a number of skills that are valued by future …Group Yes/No/Unsure employers possible to achieve more when working as a group than when …It’s Yes/No/Unsure working independently Work will form an important part of the assessment in most of my …Group Yes/No/Unsure subjects Work is a great way to meet people with similar interests and …Group Yes/No/Unsure make friends
In addition to the Meeting Minutes you will almost certainly be asked to submit a short personal reflection on the Team Work process, in which you assess the performance of both yourself and your fellow team members. This can be an uncomfortable task for many students as the desire to be fair to others can clash with the desire to ‘name names’, i.e. identify those who didn’t contribute adequately to the assessment and thereby compromised the rest of the team. The key here is honesty and making sure that your assessment of both yourself and the other team members is not based on personality clashes, but purely addresses key elements of team work. Your reflection should show that you have considered each member’s quantity and quality of work produced; initiative, communication skills; attendance at meetings; ability to complete tasks on time; attitude; effort and enthusiasm; behaviour toward other team members; reliability. The same applies to the assessment of yourself. Finally, remember that the piece is reflective – it’s not simply a ‘blow by blow’ account of how each part of the Team work process unfolded. You are expected to show that you’ve thought about the difficulties and successes you met along the way and honestly reflected on your own performance. Equally, the piece should include some commentary on what you have learned from the teamwork process in regard to your own capabilities and how you might enhance these moving forward. Further Resources Example of Meeting Minutes: Post Self Check What I have learned about Group Work at university: …Actively participating in Group Work is an important part of achieving success at University Yes/No/Unsure …Group Work helps develop a number of skills that are valued by future employers Yes/No/Unsure …It’s possible to achieve more when working as a group than when working independently Yes/No/Unsure …Group Work will form an important part of the assessment in most of my subjects Yes/No/Unsure …Group Work is a great way to meet people with similar interests and make friends Yes/No/Unsure
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