BMGT45470

Learning Outcomes:

On completing this module and associated assessments you will have:
• Improved your level of self-awareness with a view to becoming a more reflective and effective project team member and leader.
• Developed a deep understanding of the key internal and external factors contributing to the effective design and operation of project teams.
• Gained the competence to assess, diagnose and intervene into work group/team situations.
• Assessed and developed key team-related skills including decision making, communications and conflict management.

Indicative Module Content:

This module will focus on a range of topics relevant to the design and operation of project teams, Topics to be addressed include:
• Understanding your personality - becoming self-aware
. Varieties of project teams and teaming
• Team Design
• Team identity, emotion and development
• Motivating and rewarding the team
• Team communications and networking
• Leading the team
• Learning within and across teams
• Team decision making
• Managing conflict in teams
• Teaming across distance and cultures

Student Effort Hours:

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:

A variety of teaching methods will be used to stimulate participation and interaction with the module content. The methodology includes formal lectures, skills inventories, reflective exercises, class discussions, case studies and audiovisual supports. A special feature of this module will be the use of practical exercises relating to selected major concepts and the use of objective instruments to develop a personal styles profile as well as to analyse group processes and outcomes.

The teaching philosophy in this module relies heavily on a self-learning process aided by ongoing class discussions. In other words, participants need to prepare well for each class by reading the required material in advance and participating fully in class discussions.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.

Module Requisites and Incompatibles

Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy

 

Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Peer review activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

The Individual self-awareness paper will be subject to collective feedback. For the remaining elements recorded audio feedback will be provided to teams

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.