Week 6 October 23: – We will hear from teams about their client meetings. If necessary, will continue discussion of work agreements and workplans. Teams will work on their client-team work agreement and internal workplan. Assignment for Week 7 As first step toward developing full work agreement, teams prepare document including: statement of the problem, objective of project, information needed, boundaries of the project, final product and interim deliverables. These must be emailed to me by October 29 5pm (Sunday). – Week 7 October 30: – Interpersonal styles and team function. Review of work agreement outline. Readings: Behfar, K.J., Peterson, R.S., Mannix, E.A. and Trochim, W.M., 2008. The critical role of conflict resolution in teams: a close look at the links between conflict type, conflict management strategies, and team outcomes. p.170. Journal of applied psychology, 93(1), Phillips, K. 2014. How Diversity Us Smarter. October 1, 2014. Scientific American. Sverdrup, T.E. and Schei, V., 2015. Me Some Slack” The Psychological Contracts as a “Cut Foundation for Understanding Team Charters. The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 51(4), pp.451-478. Optional (but highly recommended): Podcast: Invisibilia: The New Norm. National Public Radio. June 17, 2016. Assignment for Week 8 Preliminary research on project continued Prepare team charters. This will involve reviewing how the team has worked together so far, deciding what elements you wish to retain and then re-designing the elements you want to change. Email your draft charter to the instructor by November 5 5pm (Sunday). – Week 8 November 6: – Review of team charters We will consider the experience of conducting fieldwork, through Fieldwork-in-practice: reflection and action exercises. Readings:
Week 6 – October 23: We will hear from teams about their client meetings. If necessary, will continue discussion of work agreements and workplans. Teams will work on their client-team work agreement and internal workplan. Assignment for Week 7 As first step toward developing full work agreement, teams prepare document including: statement of the problem, objective of project, information needed, boundaries of the project, final product and interim deliverables. These must be emailed to me by October 29 – 5pm (Sunday). Week 7 – October 30: Interpersonal styles and team function. Review of work agreement outline. Readings: Behfar, K.J., Peterson, R.S., Mannix, E.A. and Trochim, W.M., 2008. The critical role of conflict resolution in teams: a close look at the links between conflict type, conflict management strategies, and team outcomes. Journal of applied psychology, 93(1), p.170. Phillips, K. 2014. How Diversity Us Smarter. Scientific American. October 1, 2014. Sverdrup, T.E. and Schei, V., 2015. “Cut Me Some Slack” The Psychological Contracts as a Foundation for Understanding Team Charters. The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 51(4), pp.451-478. Optional (but highly recommended): Podcast: Invisibilia: The New Norm. National Public Radio. June 17, 2016. Assignment for Week 8 Preliminary research on project continued Prepare team charters. This will involve reviewing how the team has worked together so far, deciding what elements you wish to retain and then re-designing the elements you want to change. Email your draft charter to the instructor by November 5 – 5pm (Sunday). Week 8 – November 6: Review of team charters Fieldwork-in-practice: We will consider the experience of conducting fieldwork, through reflection and action exercises. Readings:
CAP-GP.3227.001.docx