Teamwork: Parts 1-4

The positive side of group work is ____.

• You make lifelong friends.

• Talent is equally divided between group members.

• You get to learn from others.

• You get to learn new things.

The negative side of group work is _____.

• opinions from group members are the same.

• no work gets done when no one takes the initiative.

• members voice their dissatisfaction.

• everyone has the same work ethic.

When the entire team sits down and writes the document together and usually one or two team members sit at the computer and type while others give input, the group is using ____.

• face-to-face collaboration

• layered collaboration

• divided collaboration

• synergistic collaboration

When the group breaks the document into sections and assigns each team member a section or portion, they are using ___.

• dynamic collaboration

• face-to-face collaboration

• layered collaboration

• divided collaboration

When each person on the team is assigned one or more specific roles and each person works on the document in turn, adding his or her own expertise to the product. The document slowly accumulates in overlapping sections as each member revises & improves upon what already exists-- this is an example of ____.

• layered collaboration

• divided collaboration

• face-to-face collaboration

• phonemic collaboration

When a group is brainstorming and planning a task schedule, the best collaboration method is ___.

• divided

• face-to-face

• layered

• none of these methods are best

When a group is revising and editing text, the best collaboration method to use is ___.

• layered

• divided

• face-to-face

• none of these methods

What is the primary responsibility of the project manager?

• To track the status of the project and make sure everyone knows what they should be doing

• To do all of the work while the other group members play on their phones

• To tell the teacher if the group isn't doing what they're supposed to

Which of these is NOT a job for the Project Manager?

• keep team meetings on track by preparing/publishing meeting agendas

• do all of the tasks that other group members won't do or forget to do

• hold people accountable by documenting action items in meeting minutes

• use the task schedule to keep the project on schedule

A brief informal document that describes the "big picture" goals and priorities of the project, as well as strategies to use in the event of a group conflict, is called a ______.

• team contract

• edict of collaboration

• group/team charter

• task schedule