Collaborate with team members to achieve a goal.

Collaboration should include 

  • agreeing with group objectives 
  • identifying roles necessary to achieve the objectives (e.g., recorder, timekeeper, presenter, researcher) 
  • knowing the strengths and weaknesses of team members 
  • demonstrating a willingness to complete one’s delegated assignment. 

Process/Skill Questions: 

Thinking 

  • Why are different personality types important when forming a team or group? 
  • How does teamwork apply to everyday life and future work life? 

Communication 

  • What ways can one contribute to a group assignment? 
  • What are consequences of not communicating within the group? 

Leadership 

  • What guidelines promote positive collaboration? 
  • What are the consequences if one team member’s delegated assignment is not fulfilled? 

Management 

  • What is an appropriate response to a group member failing to do his/her share of the work? 
  • How can a team integrate a new member?