Student-Friendly Guide: Successful Teamwork! (Paperback)

Peter Levin

ISBN 10: 0335215785 / ISBN 13: 9780335215782

Published by Open University Press, Milton Keynes, 2004

About this Item

Paperback. This lively, concise and to-the-point guide offers hints and practical sugestions to help you deal with the issues you face when working on a group project. It helps you to understand what goes on in project groups, to move forward in difficult situation, and to draw valuable lessons from the experience. How to share out the work How to transform your group into a team How to take decision How to deal withfree riders How to work constructively with someone you don't like How to make good use of your experience when applying for jobsA must for every student working on a group project, and especially recommended if you have been put into a group, assigned a project and left alone to get on with it! This lively, concise and to-the-point guide offers hints and practical sugestions to help you deal with the issues you face when working on a group project. It helps you to understand what goes on in project groups, to move forward in difficult situation, and to draw valuable lessons from the experience. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Student-Friendly Guide: Successful Teamwork! (Paperback)
• Publisher: Open University Press, Milton Keynes
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0335215785
• ISBN 13: 9780335215782
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

A must for all students involved in group projects

This concise, practical guide is for anyone placed in a group and assigned a project to carry out. It goes straight to the heart of the matter and deals pragmatically with common student concerns such as:

• How to allocate work appropriately
• How best to communicate and conduct meetings
• How to keep a team together
• How to deal with people who are taking a “free ride” or who try to dominate
• How to work constructively with people one doesn’t know—and people one doesn’t like very much
• How to resolve disagreements in the team
• How to make good use of teamwork experience when looking for a job

This guide helps students appreciate the tensions among the demands of the task, the needs of the team, and their own individual needs. Using this guide, any student can learn from the teamwork experience and make a success of the project!

About the Author

Peter Levin is an educational developer at the London School of Economics, United Kingdom. He works with students on a one-to-one basis on managing their studies, including working in teams. Prior to taking up this role, he lectured in social policy at LSE. He is the author of Making Social Policy (Open University Press, 1997).