CS 485 � Week 10: Lecture Notes

Detailed Contents
  1. Midterm answer overview
    • Return graded midterms
    • Reiterate possible answers for each question
    • Answer questions the class has regarding the midterm
  2. First term paper reviews and questions
    • Return graded term papers
    • Review common mistakes and shortcomings in papers
    • Review good points in papers
    • Reiterate the direction of the final term paper
      • Review the format described in Week 3 � Lecture Notes
      • Discuss some additional topical ideas
    • Answer questions the class has regarding the first term paper and the final draft
  3. Discussion on team work
    • What is the difference between a team and a group? (J. Katzenbach & D. Smith, �The Discipline of Teams�)
      • Working Group
        • Strong, clearly focused leader
        • Individual Accountability
        • Group�s purpose is same as broader organizational mission
        • Individual work-products
        • Runs efficient meetings
        • Measures its effectiveness indirectly by its influence on others (e.g., financial performance of the business)
        • Discusses, decides, and delegates
      • Team
        • Shared leadership roles
        • Individual and mutual accountability
        • Specific team purpose that the team itself delivers
        • Collective work products
        • Encourages open-ended discussions and active problem-solving meetings
        • Measures performance directly by assessing collective work-products
        • Discusses, decides, and does real work together
    • Time management
      • Prioritization
      • Procrastination
      • Scheduling
    • Questions for class
      • Who should be responsible if a team does not produce its product?
      • What if a member of the team is not doing his/her fair share? Solutions? Punishments?
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