Mike P on Team Projects

Team projects offer students many benefits as well as challenges. Team projects can help a student learn the skills necessary to collaborate effectively in the workplace. A team project usually consists of several phases including: planning, scheduling, collaborating, and reviewing.

One of the main challenges that teams may face when working together are time management issues. It is important when working on a project to dedicate plenty of time for setting guidelines and for planning. Team members need to be sure to have each other contact information and schedules to ensure that time is used most efficiently. Frequent communication is key to producing an organized and quality project. Many times when working in groups you have the group member or members that barely contribute to the project. It is important to have frequent evaluations of each group member’s performance to fix these types of problems quickly.

If people work together on a team properly, they can sometimes produce better results than just an individual effort. Working on a team means sharing information and collaborating on ideas. This is not only helps create a better quality project, but enhances the learning experience of all members involved. Working on a team can improve on a person’s social skills and time management skills. On top of all this working as a team if organized and executed properly can be much more enjoyable and rewarding than working alone.

Here is a helpful video:


Sources:
http://www.ableweb.org/volumes/vol-22/mini.12.perry.pdf
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNG2mlkzkCI