REFERENCES and theories

Baker College, 2004. “Reaching them all: Using Student Learning Styles to Teach More Effectively”. Accessed November 1, 2012. http://cms.cnr.edu.bt/cms/files/docs/File/Jeanette/LearningStyles.pdf

Belbin, Meredith. 2012. “Belbin Team Roles”. Accessed October 23, 2012. http://www.belbin.com/rte.asp?id=8.

 


Chapman, Alan. 2009. “Tuckman forming storming norming performing model”. Accessed October 12, 2012. http://www.businessballs.com/tuckmanformingstormingnormingperforming.htm


Claire Thomas. 2012. “Mexican Street Corn AKA Elote”. Vimeo, posted June 19. Accessed August 4, 2012. http://vimeo.com/44295339.

Eckes, George. 2002. Six Sigma Team Dynamics: The Elusive Key to Project Success. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons. Accessed October 30, 2012. http://library.books24x7.com.ezp01.library.qut.edu.au/toc.aspx?site=BPNPJ&bookid=5405

EDUCASE. 2008. “EDUCASE Learning Initiative: Collaboration Tools”. Accessed October 30, 2012.

http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI3020.pdf


Grey, Jim. “DEB601.10 Interview05” Podcast audio: m4a. Accessed October 30, 2012. http://blackboard.qut.edu.au/webapps/lobj-podcast-bb_bb60/files/_4452286_1/on%20collaboration-Jim%20Grey.m4a



Kvan, Thamas. 2000. “Collaborative design: What is it?” Accessed November 1, 2012. 2000collaborative design-what is it(seen definition of collaboration).pdf

Saunders, Amy. “DEB601.10 Interview03” Podcast audio: m4a. Accessed October 30, 2012. http://blackboard.qut.edu.au/webapps/lobj-podcast-bb_bb60/files/_4434568_1/on%20collaboration-Amy%20Saunders.m4a 

Simpson, Kirsti. “DEB601.10 Interview02” Podcast audio: m4a. Accessed October 30, 2012. http://blackboard.qut.edu.au/webapps/lobj-podcast-bb_bb60/files/_4428460_1/on%20collaboration-Kirsty%20Simpson.m4a
 


Trinh, Yen. “DEB601.10 Interview01” Podcast audio: m4a. Accessed October 31, 2012. http://blackboard.qut.edu.au/webapps/lobj-podcast-bb_bb60/files/_4412527_1/on%20collaboration-Yen%20Trinh.m4a

University of Wolongong, 2007. “Activity Theory: A framework for Qualitative Analysis”. Accessed November 2, 2012. http://ro.uow.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1434&context=commpapers

Zoho Corporation. 2012. “Online Project Management Software with Planning”. Accessed October 25, 2012. http://www.zoho.com/projects/

FINAL DESIGN 6: The End

According to Tuckman’s model, our team clearly ‘formed’, ‘stormed, ‘normed’, ‘performed’ and then ‘adjourned’ (Alan Chapman, 2009) as it should have. We had a normal team flow, everything generally went to plan and we got all deliverables in on time, even if D2 was a little shaky. Reflecting back, we were lucky to have what turned out to be an amazing, enjoyable group with a good mix of learning styles, disciplines, behaviours and personalities. All in all, I left this group with three better friends and one new one, a finished amazing design and a whole lot more experience in the design world.

FINAL DESIGN 5: My own personal Belbin Theory

 

Looking back on Belbin’s team roles (Belbin 2012), it’s easy to see that after the investigating in this project- these team roles are not amazingly accurate. You generally relate to one quite strongly but not without definite smattering of others. And my personal theory is that these are not built in behavioural traits that always stay cemented in place. In this team I was seen as a resource investigator pretty strongly, but just in this same semsester I found that I took on the co-ordinator’s role in another group assignment because no one else had. And I fitted into it well- we did well on the assignment and got our presentation finished early. The more I investigate into the other roles, the more I find I have been that at one time or another. I find it depends on all outside factors like the ones mentioned in the Activity Theory. Your communities, subjects and outcomes all manipulate what the project is and what team role you might unconsciously take on.

FINAL DESIGN 4: Bruce Tuckman

To clearly explain the general flow of the team, it’s good to bring back Bruce Tuckman's 1965 Forming Storming Norming Performing team-development model (Alan Chapman, 2009).from previous year’s assignments. Tuckman's model explains that as the team develops maturity and ability, relationships establish, and the leader changes leadership style. Beginning with a directing style, moving through coaching, then participating, finishing delegating and almost detached. At this point the team may produce a successor leader and the previous leader can move on to develop a new team. This leadership style was definitely how Lisa worked. She was the ‘monkey’ in later stages, simply helping us all complete little tasks to move us along and it was her that directed such things as the ‘hands on’ day and the model making (although Steve orchestrated the actual model building, having printed off a ‘Elote Construction Manual’ of all measurements and materials from his Solidworks model).

FINAL DESIGN 3: Looking back on tools

Reflecting back on our time in the group, if we had not had Lisa things might have fallen apart- and in the future we may not have a Lisa. It’s good to have knowledge of everything learnt via this report and knowledge of all ways of collaborating. One new tool we discovered was basically an ‘Online Lisa’ at www.zoho.com. It’s an incredible collaborating website that organises and project manages for you. Across the disciplines, I think we realised how important it is to have the facilitator in the group and how handy it is to learn about all the different learning styles and team roles. It’s also good to understand the other disciplines and realise that maybe they can’t do what you would expect of them due to other factors- not just taught ones from their academic disciplinary knowledge.