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Teamwork and Leadership

  1. Summarize and report out on the results of the SKS exercise.  (start, keep, stop)

2 things we want to start doing as a team:

  1. Delegating tasks effectively according to each team member’s strengths and weaknesses. Having a record of what tasks are completed, in progress, and upcoming. 
  2. Generating fresh ideas and not being reluctant to share them with each other even if they seem minor. Have SMART tasks and goals.

2 things we want to keep doing as a team:

  1. Keep committing time outside of the classroom to be able to collaborate 
  2. Keep being open-minded with constructive criticism on ideas and not being afraid of changing the direction of the project 

2 things we want to stop doing as a team: 

  1. Stop assuming everyone knows what you are doing and communicate to the team what is being done and what needs to be done. Also not being afraid to ask for help
  2. Stop setting goals and then not upholding them.

 

2.  Develop a detailed Collaboration Plan for your team clearly articulating your Goals (Small and Big), Roles, Procedures, and Relationships. 

  • Goals: 
    • Have a rough draft completed of the paper we are submitting to the IEE CHTC Conference in Seattle by mid-April
      • Send to Prof. Mehta so that he can review before submitting 
    • Touching base with our connections in Kazakhstan
      • Formulating a plan with them
    • Have a model laid out for the website by the end of April 
  • Roles: 
    • Alondra
      • Implementer, Monitor-evaluator, 
    • Hugo
      • Specialist
    • Josue 
      • Team worker, resource investigator 
    • Nathaly 
      • Monitor-evaluator: critically analyze information before coming to conclusions 
      • Completer/finisher: detects errors and omissions; ensures adherence to deadlines
    • Rebecca 
      • Implementer: actually gets things done; turns ideas into actual plans 
      • Resource investigator: develop external contacts; negotiate for the team’s resources
    • Ulan 
      • Shaper: maintains a positive mental attitude; finds the best ways to overcome challenges facing the team 
      • Specialist: expert knowledge in a particular area 
    • Professor Duvanova 
      • Team worker, coordinator, specialist 
  • Procedures
    • Decision Making: 
      • Majority Rule
      • If we are split down the middle, we will use our advisor as a mediator to help come to a consensus. 
    • Effective Meetings: 
      • Setting up goals for each meeting 
      • Checking in with each other→ Where people are with their designated tasks, etc. 
      • Splitting up work so that we are being proactive and productive with the time we work on tasks
      • Creating documents that have everyone’s assigned tasks for the week so we know how to check up on eachother 
    • Communication:
      • Best time to work: In the mornings, any day of the week, preferably the end of the week
      • Frequency: Meet at least once a week besides our weekly advisor meetings
      • Location: Online
      • Type of Technology: Google Docs and Zoom
    • Relationships 
      • Make sure to consider everyone’s perspective 
      • Do not get frustrated with each other
  1. If we can’t go in the summer what will we do?
  • Trying to finalize the design/function of our website
  • Creating online surveys that we can send out to people in Almaty 
  • Formulating algorithms to help organize survey data and determining the best forms of advice
  • Learning more about the country through partners in Kazakhstan
  • Good communication with the Kazakhstan students 

 

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