Course Title: Ensure team effectiveness
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2010
Course Code: EMPL5627C
Course Title: Ensure team effectiveness
School: 650T TAFE Business
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5221 - Diploma of Business Administration
Course Contact : Sylvia Baroutis
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 5469
Course Contact Email:sylvia.baroutis@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 60
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Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None
Course Description
This course facilitates all aspects of teamwork within an organisational setting. It involves taking a leadership role in the development of team plans, leading and facilitating teamwork and actively engaging with the management of the organisation. Team members will facilitate work teams and build a positive culture within work teams. Soft skills are applied to a structured approach to the management of the team.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
BSBWOR502A Ensure team effectiveness |
Element: |
Develop and facilitate team cohesion |
Performance Criteria: |
Develop strategies to ensure team members have input into planning, decision making and operational aspects of work team. Develop policies and procedures to ensure team members take responsilbility for own work and assist others to undertake required roles and responsibilities. Provide feedback to team members to encourage, value and reward individual and team efforts and contributions. Develop processes to ensure that issues, concerns and problems identified by team members are recognised and addressed. |
Element: |
Establish team performance plan |
Performance Criteria: |
Consult team members to establish a common understanding of team purpose, roles, responsibilities and accountabilities in accordance with organisational goals, plans and objectives. Develop performance plans to establish expected outcomes, outputs, key performance indicators and goals for work team. Support team members in meeting expected performance outcomes. |
Element: |
Facilitate teamwork |
Performance Criteria: |
Encourage team members and individuals to participate in and to take responsibility for team activities, including communication processes. Support the team in identifying and resolving work performance problems. Ensure own contribution to work team serves as a role model for others and enhances the organisation's image for all stakeholders. |
Element: |
Liaise with stakeholders |
Performance Criteria: |
Establish and maintain open communication processes with all stakeholders. Communicate information from line manager/management to the team. Communicate unresolved issues, concerns and problems raised by team members and follow-up with line manager/management and other relevant stakeholders. Evaluate and take necessary corrective action regarding unresolved issues, concerns and problems raised by internal or external stakeholders. |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
Total: 60 hrs -Self directed and community engagement: 34; Face to Face: 18; Online: 8
Teaching Schedule
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Learning Objectives
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Activities
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Week 1
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What do we know about teams?
Icebreaker.
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Textbook
Learning Hub
OHS Induction
Assessment outline
The project brief:
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Week 2
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Chapter 1: The Changing Work Environment
Understanding sustainability. Visit: www.sustainability.vic.gov.au
Chapter 2: The Operating Environment
Establish Team Performance Plan
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Text
Guest Speaker
Project: sustainability
Discussion
Project teamwork
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Week 3
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Chapter 4: The Informal Organisation
Establish Team Performance Plan
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Text
PowerPoint
Discussion
Project teamwork
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Week 4
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Chapter 13: Building Effective Work Teams
Establish Team Performance Plan
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Text
PowerPoint
Discussion
Project teamwork
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Week 5
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Chapter 12: Assigning Work and Delegating Duties
Establish Team Performance Plan
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Part A: case study due (25%)
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Week 6
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Chapter 14: Leading Non-traditional Teams
Develop and Facilitate Team Cohesion
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Text
PowerPoint
Discussion
Project teamwork
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Week 7
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Chapter 11: Unlocking Peak Performance
Develop and Facilitate Team Cohesion
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Text
PowerPoint
Discussion
Project teamwork
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Week 8
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Develop and Facilitate Team Cohesion
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Part B: case study due (25%)
MID SEMESTER BREAK
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Week 9
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PRACTICAL PLACEMENT
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Week 10
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PRACTICAL PLACEMENT
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Week 11
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Develop and Facilitate Team Cohesion
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Text
PowerPoint
Discussion
Project teamwork
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Week 12
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Develop and Facilitate Team Cohesion
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Part C: case study due (25%)
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Week 13
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Facilitate Teamwork
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Text
PowerPoint
Discussion
Project teamwork
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Week 14
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Facilitate Teamwork
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CONFERENCE & TRADE FAIR
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Week 15
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Facilitate Teamwork
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Text
PowerPoint
Discussion
Project teamwork
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Week 16
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Facilitate Teamwork
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Part D: case study due (25%)
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Week 17
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Feedback and review
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Week 18
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Feedback and review
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Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
Cole Kris 2010 Management Theory and Practice, Pearson |
9781442503120 |
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
Students must demonstrate an understanding of all elements of a particular unit of competency to be deemed competent. Students are advised that they will be asked to personally demonstrate their assessment work to their teacher to ensure that the relevant competency standards are being met.
Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievements of each competency. Assessments may incorporate a variety of methods: direct questioning combined with a review of portfolios of evidence, review of authenticated documents from the training environment and demonstration of techniques.
In addition to the assessments, feedback is provided to the students throughout the duration of the course.
Assessment Tasks
Team assessment is based on a real life project outcome. The student will collaborate with other team members and stakeholders to produce four case studies and answer questions as described in the marking guide. The team response will observe the nine privacy principles during the conduct of this assignment. Refer to Marking Guide “Team Assessment” including four parts A-D worth 25% each. Each part is due in weeks 5, 8, 12 and 16 respectively and due as hard copy to the drop box at Level 13.
Assessment Matrix
EMPL5627C Ensure team effectiveness
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Team project: Sustainability
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Grade
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Establish team performance plan
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Parts A-B √
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25
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Develop and facilitate team cohesion
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Parts B-D √
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25
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Facilitate teamwork
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Parts B-C √
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25
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Liaise with stakeholders
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Parts D-A √
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25
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Other Information
In adherence with RMIT’s commitment to sustainability, course teachers will seek to incorporate environmental concerns in the facilitation of this course. These include, but are not limited to:
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Students are encouraged to identify and follow environmental and resource efficient ways of working whilst studying this course.Grading
Grade
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Mark
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Description
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HD |
>=80 |
High distinction (competency achieved) |
DI |
70-79 |
Distinction (competency achieved) |
CR |
60-69 |
Credit (competency achieved) |
PA |
50-59 |
Pass (competency achieved) |
NN |
<50 |
Fail (not yet competent) |
CA |
Not applicable |
Competency Achieved |
NYC |
Not available |
Not yet competent |
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