Team Concepts and Team Concepts and Team BuildingTeam Building

CE A438CE A438Design of Civil Engineering Design of Civil Engineering

SystemsSystems

Team ConceptsTeam Concepts

Engineering projects are ALWAYS Engineering projects are ALWAYS team effortsteam efforts

The ability to successfully interact The ability to successfully interact with others is necessary to with others is necessary to successful engineeringsuccessful engineering

The need for learning team skills is The need for learning team skills is so important that it is a requirement so important that it is a requirement of all engineering programs in the of all engineering programs in the U.S.U.S.

Demonstration ExerciseDemonstration Exercise

DO NOT PEEK AT THE PAPER!!!DO NOT PEEK AT THE PAPER!!! When told too, complete the When told too, complete the

assignment given you.assignment given you. When done, get the instructor’s When done, get the instructor’s

attention so that your time can be attention so that your time can be recorded.recorded.

More of the ExerciseMore of the Exercise

AGAIN.. DON’T PEEK!AGAIN.. DON’T PEEK! When told too, complete the When told too, complete the

assignment given you.assignment given you. When done, get the instructor’s When done, get the instructor’s

attention so that your time can be attention so that your time can be recorded.recorded.

Exercise SummaryExercise Summary

What did we learn?What did we learn? What advantage is there to doing the What advantage is there to doing the

assignment by yourself?assignment by yourself? What advantage is there to doing the What advantage is there to doing the

assignment as a group?assignment as a group? What skills were needed to work as a What skills were needed to work as a

group that were not required when group that were not required when you did it by yourself?you did it by yourself?

Competitive vs. CooperativeCompetitive vs. Cooperative

Let’s do a competitive activityLet’s do a competitive activity– Find an opponentFind an opponent– Find out who is best at “Rock, Paper, Find out who is best at “Rock, Paper,

Scissors” (Best out of five attempts)Scissors” (Best out of five attempts) Let’s do a cooperative activityLet’s do a cooperative activity

– Find a partnerFind a partner– Do what the instructor requestsDo what the instructor requests

Exercise SummaryExercise Summary

Contrast the thoughts that went Contrast the thoughts that went through your mind as you played through your mind as you played each of the gameseach of the games

Contrast the behaviors that you Contrast the behaviors that you exhibited as you participated in each exhibited as you participated in each gamegame

What skills are needed to be What skills are needed to be successful in each case? How do successful in each case? How do they differ?they differ?

Expected Behaviors in a TeamExpected Behaviors in a Team

Be on timeBe on time Complete commitments/assignmentsComplete commitments/assignments Don’t commit to something that you Don’t commit to something that you

can’t docan’t do Respect other’s viewsRespect other’s views Ask for help when you need itAsk for help when you need it More…More…

LeadershipLeadership

““the process of influencing the the process of influencing the activities of an individual or a group activities of an individual or a group in efforts towards goal achievement in efforts towards goal achievement in a given situation” (BSA training in a given situation” (BSA training materials)materials)

Leadership is LEARNED skillLeadership is LEARNED skill– There are recognized principles and There are recognized principles and

procedures that you can learn.procedures that you can learn.

Skills of LeadershipSkills of Leadership

Knowing and Using Knowing and Using ResourcesResources

CommunicatingCommunicating Understanding the Understanding the

Characteristics and Characteristics and Needs of the Group Needs of the Group and its Membersand its Members

PlanningPlanning Controlling the Controlling the

GroupGroup

Effective TeachingEffective Teaching Representing the Representing the

GroupGroup EvaluatingEvaluating CounselingCounseling Sharing LeadershipSharing Leadership Setting the Setting the

ExampleExample

From: BSA Woodbadge Training Materials

Types of LeadershipTypes of Leadership

Leadership Leadership TypesTypes AutocratAutocrat AuthoricratAuthoricrat BureaucratBureaucrat DemocratDemocrat ParticicratParticicrat AbdicratAbdicrat

ImageImage Order Order GiverGiver DirectorDirector ExplainerExplainer DiscusserDiscusser Joint Joint

DeterminerDeterminerCrisis Crisis

OrientedOriented

Source of Source of PowerPower SelfSelf PositionPosition Rules & Rules &

RegulationsRegulationsMajority Majority

RuleRule Total GroupTotal Group Informal Informal OrganizationOrganization

Quality of Quality of AcceptanceAcceptance LowLow MoreMore OKOK HighHigh HighHigh Chance?Chance?

Style of Style of LeadershipLeadership TellingTelling PersuadingPersuading DelegatingDelegating ConsultingConsulting JoiningJoining NoneNone

From: BSA Woodbadge Training Materials

More ParticipationLess Participation

Team Experience #1Team Experience #1

The Explosive Hula HoopThe Explosive Hula Hoop– Objective: Objective:

Lower the hula hoop to the Lower the hula hoop to the ground keeping it level and ground keeping it level and supporting it only on your index supporting it only on your index fingersfingers

– Rules:Rules: The hula hoop must stay The hula hoop must stay

essentially levelessentially level Breaking contact between the Breaking contact between the

hula hoop and any index finger hula hoop and any index finger causes the hula hoop to explode causes the hula hoop to explode and you must start again.and you must start again.

Team Experience #2Team Experience #2

HandcuffsHandcuffs– Objective: Objective:

Disconnect from Disconnect from the rest of the the rest of the group group

– Rules:Rules:The rope cannot The rope cannot

be cutbe cutThe loop cannot The loop cannot

be slipped off be slipped off anyone’s handsanyone’s hands

Team Experience #3Team Experience #3

Magic CarpetMagic Carpet– Scenario: Your group is on a magic Scenario: Your group is on a magic

carpet 1,000 ft up in the air. You need carpet 1,000 ft up in the air. You need to see the instructions on the other side to see the instructions on the other side of the carpet.of the carpet.

– Challenge: Flip the carpet over while Challenge: Flip the carpet over while standing on it.standing on it.

Team Experience #4Team Experience #4 Problem: Problem:

– Three missionaries and three very hungry Three missionaries and three very hungry cannibals arrive at the bank of a wide river at cannibals arrive at the bank of a wide river at the same time. Both groups wish to cross the the same time. Both groups wish to cross the river but there is only one canoe and it only river but there is only one canoe and it only holds two people. If the cannibals ever holds two people. If the cannibals ever outnumber the missionaries at any time or outnumber the missionaries at any time or location, the outnumbered missionary(ies) will location, the outnumbered missionary(ies) will be eaten by the cannibals.be eaten by the cannibals.

Objective: Objective: – Get all six people across the river without Get all six people across the river without

losing any missionaries to the hungry losing any missionaries to the hungry cannibals.cannibals.

Exercise SummaryExercise Summary

What group skills are necessary to What group skills are necessary to accomplish the task?accomplish the task?

How does leadership affect the outcome?How does leadership affect the outcome?– Who took charge?Who took charge?– What leadership style(s) did they attempt to What leadership style(s) did they attempt to

use?use?– What leadership skills were implemented and What leadership skills were implemented and

how well did they work?how well did they work? What did you learn about your teammates What did you learn about your teammates

in the process?in the process?