Overview
          The Problem
          Teamwork Performance Criteria
          Techniques for Teaching Teamwork
          Assessing Teamwork Skills
          Recent Results
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      The Problem
       Teamwork skills are considered important 
        for Engineering and Computer Science 
        graduates,
         ABET requires they be taught
         Industry demands that graduates have them
       But programs often do not adequately 
        address the teaching of them
         Little specific instruction is given
         Skills are typically not evaluated
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          Teamwork Teaching 
          Fallacies
              It’s not the responsibility of Engineering and Computer 
               Science faculty to teach teamwork and communication 
               skills
               But then who does it?
              Experience is the best teacher
               Poor team experiences create negative feelings regarding 
                  teamwork
              Students will learn to work on teams once they 
               graduate and get jobs
               Their lack of teamwork skills can make it harder to get jobs in 
                  the first place
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        Teamwork Performance 
        Criteria
           Attend (nearly all) team meetings
           Arrive on time for (nearly all) team meetings
           Communicate clearly with other team 
            members
           Share knowledge with others
           Introduce new ideas
           Openly express opinions
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        Teamwork Performance 
        Criteria (Cont’d)
           Consider suggestions from others
           Adopt suggestions from others
           Try to understand what others say
           Provide help to other team members
           Ask for help form other team 
            members
           Complete assignments on time
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