Course Title: Ensure team effectiveness
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2010
Course Code: EMPL5620C
Course Title: Ensure team effectiveness
School: 130T Vocational Engineering
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5227 - Diploma of Computer Systems Engineering
Course Contact: Olga Gredeskoul
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4468
Course Contact Email: olga.gredeskoul@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
William Lau +61 3 9925 4703 william.lau@rmit.edu.au
Luigi La forgia +61 3 9925 4864 luigi.laforgia@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 60
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
NONE
Course Description
This unit specifies the outcome required by frontline managers to facilitate all aspects of team work within the organisation. It involves taking a leadership role in the development of team plans, leading and facilitating team work ant actively engaging with the management of the organisation.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
BSBFLM512A Ensure team effectiveness |
Element: |
1. Establish team performance plan |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Team members are consulted to establish team purpose, roles, responsibilities and accountabilities in accordance with organisational goals, plans and objectives 2.1 Strategies are developed to ensure team members have input into planning, decision making and operational aspects of work team 3.1 Team members and individuals are encouraged to participate in and take responsibility for team activities, including communication processes 4.1 Open communication processes with all stakeholders are established and maintained |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
Work will be assessed under conditions which simulate the normal work environment.
Activities will include:
• Classroom group discussions to analyse a specified competency and underpinning knowledge
• Consultations with the teacher to identify gaps in one’s skills and knowledge in the specified area
• Maintaining training diary to document training activities and achievements
• Practical demonstrations of achieved competency
Teaching Schedule
Week | Topic |
1 |
Introduction Power Bases of Power |
2 |
Leadership Characteristics of Leaders Behaviour of leaders |
3 |
Delegation Advantages of Delegation Effective delegation Motivation |
4 |
Motivation Model Individual characteristics |
5 |
Characteristics of an Effective team The Influence of Culture on Work-Team behaviour & Effectivesness Case Study application |
6 |
Determining Qualities, Strengths & weaknesses of a Team & it’s Member’s Case Study application |
7 | Strategies for Building Team & Improving Performance |
8 |
Delegation Stress managemnet |
Mid-Semester Break | |
9 |
Meetings Counselling Techniques |
10 |
Negotiation techniques Case Study Application |
11 |
Select Relevant Strategies for Improving Team Performance Develop a Plan & Implement a process for improving Team Performance |
12 |
Case Study Application Clarify Job Roles & Expectations for self & other Team Members |
13 |
Compare Persoanl Performance Objectives with Expectations of Stake Holders Check Feedback on Role Performance |
14 |
Identify Development Needs for Self & Other Team Member’s Prepare Action Plans Which Address the Development Needs of Self & Team Members |
15 | Case Study Application |
16 | Catch-Up |
17 | Centralised Exams |
18 | Centralised Exams |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Resources will be made available on the S drive.
Overview of Assessment
Progressive assessments will include oral and written demonstration, simulation role-plays, computer assisted learning, observation of group discussions, assignment and projects. Practical work will be assessed under conditions which simulate the normal work environment.
Assessment Tasks
- Case Study Report (60%)
- Group Discussion (40%)
Assessment Matrix
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