Week 10: Cooperate

Writing assignment 1: Reflect: Am I a Team Player?



In class, or as homework, free-write for at least 15 minutes on the following questions or prompts:



Am I considered a team player? Why or why not?
How do I handle conflict?
What can I do to become a better team player?





Assess: Teamwork Skills Improvement Plan Step 1



Introduction:



In today’s world, it is very likely that, no matter what your job, you will work in several teams in your career. You’ve had some group work in this class already and have probably been in several other groups in your lifetime. What kind of team player are you? Do you support others? Are you competitive? Do you like to work in groups? Being a good team member is critical to your future academic and career success. The purpose of this assignment is to develop a plan of action for being a better team member.



Tasks



Take the following assessments in the Prentice Hall Self-Assessment.
To re-visit SAL: Go to http://www.prenhall.com/sal. Click on Log in to Self-Assessment Library. Follow the prompts under the Returning Users section by entering your personal login name and password to return to your SAL assessments.
After entering the SAL, go to Assessments drop-down menu:



o Choose Working With Others > Communication Skills
What's My Face-to-Face Communication Style?
o Choose Working With Others > Power and Conflict Skills
What’s My Negotiating Style?
What's My Preferred Conflict-Handling Style?
o Choose Life in Organizations > Organization Structure
How Good Am I at Giving Performance Feedback?
Take the four assessments, and then Print your reports.





Analysis 1: Plan: Teamwork Skills Improvement Plan Step 2

A. Create a chart like the one below, using Word. List the results of the assessments in the left hand column.



B. In each of these areas, take a few minutes to reflect on what skills an effective team play might have. How might they respond to negotiation? Conflict? People with different learning styles? You saw some ideas for successful team players in the results of the assessments you took. Do you have other ideas based on what you have read or learned in this unit? You can specify those here.

Apply: Teamwork Skills Improvement Plan Step 3

Evaluate the areas in which you can improve. Present at least two specific strategies for dealing with others in each of the assessment categories in the chart.

Use Arial 12 point font, non-bold, double-spaced with spaces between questions or paragraphs.
Attach your reflection from the Writing Assignment and your assessment reports for the Exercise. In addition, attach the chart for the Analysis and your deliverable for the Project.
Before you submit the assignments, check it first!

Delivery of this Unit’s Assignments:

o Did you assess your team skills and put the assessment in the chart?
o Did you create your plan for improvement?

Labs

Lab 1: Course Project: Time to Work on Course Project: Continuous Improvement Chart

Using your Word chart-creating skills, continue finishing your Continuous Improvement Chart. This Lab affords you time to ask your Instructor questions about your Project and to receive any assistance you require.
See your Project Overview for specific instructions.