Teams in organisations

THE TEAM PRESENTATION (Groupwork worth 10% - equivalent to 500 words) Teams of four students will be formed in tutorial 1. Each team is required to make a presentation to the class covering an aspect of teams from an organisational behaviour perspective. Each team is required to apply theoretical concepts of teams taken from the course to either a case study/ current news story/work based experience. The team must select one question from the list below. Your tutor must, through discussion with you, approve the selection of theory and the proposed case study/ current news story/work based experience. Do not proceed until your tutor has approved your selections. Demonstrate that you can apply what you have learnt to ‘real life’. Example, you may follow a story about an aspect of teams in the newspapers, you may find an interesting case study in a text book or you may want to use your own current or past work experience. All of these approaches are valid as long as it interests you and relates back to a lecture/ tutorial/academic reading. The outline should contain the chosen case study/ current news story/work based experience and the theory you wish to research more deeply. Teams are required to address their chosen case study by using material and resources beyond the textbook and assigned readings. Teams are required to read widely and to review the relevant academic literature on the issues examined. Do not duplicate lecture slides and set texts. The presentation should last 15 minutes, plus time for questions at the end. As a team you will need to undertake significant objective research and analysis. Your analysis should identify symptoms and underlying causes of problems and/or successes in teams. At the conclusion of the presentations, the lecturer and students will provide immediate feedback to the presenting team. Fellow students will peer assess your presentations and give formative feedback (this will not carry a mark) and tutors will provide summative assessment (the mark will be recorded). The feedback will be useful to you in completing the formal individual essay and in the individual reflection.