Semester: 4
ECTS: 2
Lectures: 15
Practice sessions: 15
Independent work: 30
Module Code: 24-03-522-E
Semester: 4
ECTS: 2
Lectures: 15
Practice sessions: 15
Independent work: 30
Module Code: 24-03-522-E

Module title:


Career - Teamwork

Lecturers and associates:


Assistant Professor Tihana Babić

Module overview:


The objectives of this course is to enable students to:
• Determine all the requirements important for optimal participation in teamwork.
• Define team roles based on team member type
• Define optimal work processes and support efficiency
• Communicate in team and accept feedback
• Conduct a constructive and efficient meeting.

Students will learn about teamwork: from defining team roles, understanding different types of team members and managing them, creating a motivating atmosphere of mutual consensus and goal orientation, conflict resolution and time management in teamwork. Throughout the course, students will have the opportunity to test all the learned settings, and they will spend most of the time in practical teamwork on the project. All of the above should ensure that students have an easy transition to work in a team in their future jobs, but also provide them with basic knowledge about team management.

It is important for students to take this course in order to learn how to be a functional part of a team and increase its productivity and efficiency. It encourages students to use various elements of teamwork, which assist in conflict resolution, and prepares them to take care of different issues that may arise, and maintain group productivity. This course will expose students to a particular experience that will contribute to the overall skillset for their future employment.


Literature:


Essential reading:
1. Gostick, A. and Elton, Ch. (2018) The Best Team Wins: The New Science of High Performance, New York, NY: Simon and Schuster
2. Google Inc. (2021) Google Ventures YouTube Channel [Online]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/user/GoogleVentures (Accessed: 10 May 2021)

Recommended reading:
1. Coryell, E. (2019) Revolutionize Team Work, Naperville, IL: Simple Truths
2. Fitzpatrick, B. W. and Collins-Sussman, B. (2015) Debugging Teams: Better Productivity through Collaboration, 1st edn, Sebastopol, CA: OReilly Media
3. Coyle D. (2018) The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups, New York, NY: Bantam Books
4. Lencioni, P. (2002) The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable, San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass
5. Teamwork (2021) The Teamwork Resource Center [Online]. Available at: https://www.teamwork.com/resources/
6. Atlassian (2021) Work Life – Atlassian Blog [Online]. Available at: https://www.atlassian.com/blog/teamwork (Accessed: 10 May 2021)

Further reading:
1. Maxwell, J. C. (2013) The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork Workbook: Embrace Them and Empower Your Team, Nashville, TN: HarperCollins Leadership
2. Holpp, L. (1998) Managing Teams, 1st edn, Madison, WI: McGraw-Hill Education
3. Tarricone P. and Luca, J. (2002) " Successful teamwork: A case study“ Research and Development in Higher Education: Quality Conversations, vol. 25, pp. 640-646 [online] Available at: http://www.unice.fr/crookall-cours/teams/docs/team%20Successful%20teamwork.pdf (Accessed: 10 May 2021)
4. Sycara, K., Sukthankar, G. (2006) „Literature Review of Teamwork Models“, Research Gate [online] Available at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/246704657_Literature_Review_of_Teamwork_Models (Accessed: 10 May 2021)