Teambuilding & Teamwork
Niveau
Second cycle, master's
Learning outcomes of the courses/module
The participants:
• can formulate, reflect on and adapt their personal goals and ways of working within a team context
• are able to orient themselves in their new role as students at the university and to realistically assess expectations and requirements
• apply the concepts of team phases according to Tuckman and team roles according to Belbin to their own team and cohort development
• can translate abstract values (e.g., openness, transparency, communication) into concrete behaviors and apply them in everyday life
• develop initiatives and concrete measures that promote constructive and inclusive interaction within the cohort over the long term
• analyze individual and organizational factors influencing work-life balance and derive suitable, situation-specific actions for regulating their own workload
• assess gender-related inequalities in work and learning contexts and develop measures to promote discrimination-free, gender-inclusive collaboration
• can formulate, reflect on and adapt their personal goals and ways of working within a team context
• are able to orient themselves in their new role as students at the university and to realistically assess expectations and requirements
• apply the concepts of team phases according to Tuckman and team roles according to Belbin to their own team and cohort development
• can translate abstract values (e.g., openness, transparency, communication) into concrete behaviors and apply them in everyday life
• develop initiatives and concrete measures that promote constructive and inclusive interaction within the cohort over the long term
• analyze individual and organizational factors influencing work-life balance and derive suitable, situation-specific actions for regulating their own workload
• assess gender-related inequalities in work and learning contexts and develop measures to promote discrimination-free, gender-inclusive collaboration
Prerequisites for the course
None
Course content
• Understanding roles, expectations and requirements placed on students
• Getting to know and reflecting on personal goals, strengths and ways of working
• Fundamentals of collaboration: appreciation, trust, communication
• Models and methods for analyzing workload and resources (work-life balance)
• Mechanisms of gender roles, bias and structural disadvantage, as well as practical approaches to gender-inclusive design of work and learning environments
• Introduction to the concepts of team phases (Tuckman) and team roles (Belbin) as a basis for developing the cohort team
• Developing joint initiatives and concrete measures to promote an inclusive team and cohort culture
• Getting to know and reflecting on personal goals, strengths and ways of working
• Fundamentals of collaboration: appreciation, trust, communication
• Models and methods for analyzing workload and resources (work-life balance)
• Mechanisms of gender roles, bias and structural disadvantage, as well as practical approaches to gender-inclusive design of work and learning environments
• Introduction to the concepts of team phases (Tuckman) and team roles (Belbin) as a basis for developing the cohort team
• Developing joint initiatives and concrete measures to promote an inclusive team and cohort culture
Recommended specialist literature
• Coryell, Eric: Revolutionize Teamwork: How to Create and Lead Accountable Teams. Simple Truth (latest edition)
• Dietrich, Peter (2022): Effective Teams. Making Division of Labour effective and increasing Performance. University of Applied Sciences Kufstein Tirol. Kufstein (improve - Praxisletter, 41)
• Dietrich, Peter (2022): Effective Teams. Making Division of Labour effective and increasing Performance. University of Applied Sciences Kufstein Tirol. Kufstein (improve - Praxisletter, 41)
Assessment methods and criteria
Portfolio assessment
Language
English
Number of ECTS credits awarded
1
Semester hours per week
Planned teaching and learning method
Blended Learning
Semester/trimester in which the course/module is offered
1