ETM5221 ENGINEERING TEAMING
Last Updated
04/30/2002 02:56 PM -0500
Instructors: Nicholas Romano,
Ph.D., and Paul Rossler, Ph.D., P.E.
Course Syllabus
Pre-Class Questionnaire
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Week |
Date |
Topic and PowerPoint Presentation |
Readings |
In Class Activity |
Post-Class Project Assignment |
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On-Campus & Compressed Video Student |
Extension Student |
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1 |
4/2 |
4/9 |
Challenges of Teaming |
Review of Questionnaire |
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2 |
4/9 |
4/9 |
Structure, Process, and Facilitation |
Set 2 |
Idea Generation w/ NetMeeting Number
Problems |
Problem Statement |
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3 |
4/16 |
4/16 |
Facilitation Skills |
Idea Generation w/ GSWeb |
Measures of the Problem |
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4 |
4/23 |
4/30 |
Group Dynamics |
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Alternatives |
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5 |
4/30 |
5/7 |
Motivation and Reward |
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Evaluation of Alternatives |
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N. C. Romano, Jr., and Nunamaker, J. F., Jr., "Meeting Analysis: Findings from Research and Practice," in R. J. Sprague, Proceedings of 34th annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Maui, HI, 2001.
A. R. Jassawalla and H. C. Sashittal, "Building collaborative cross-functional new product teams," Academy of Management Executive, vol. 13, no. 3 (August), pp. 50-61, 1999.
S. M. Elsayed-Elkhouly and H. Lazarus, "Why is a third of your time wasted in meetings?," Journal of Management Development, vol. 16, no. 9, pp. 672-676, 1997.
T. R. Tudor and R. R. Trumble, "Work-teams: Why do they often fail?," S.A.M. Advanced Management Journal, vol. 61, no. 4 (Fall), pp. 31-40, 1996.
Week 2 Structure, Process, and Facilitation
J. F. Nunamaker, Jr., Dennis, A. R., Valacich, J. S., Vogel, D. R., and George, J. F., "Electronic meeting systems to support group work: Theory and practice at Arizona," Communications of the ACM, vol. 34, no. 7 (July), pp. 40-61, 1991.
W. J. Altier, "Process Expertise --A Critical Managing Fundamental," in Business Horizons, vol. Janaury-February, 1993.
W. L. Tullar and P. R. Kaiser, "The Effect of Process Training on Process and Outcomes in Virtual Groups," Journal of Business Communication, vol. 37, no. 4 (October), pp. 408-427, 2000.
W. S. Humphrey, "Building Productive Teams," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University.
M. J. Stevens and M. E. Yarish "Training for Team Effectiveness," in Supporting Team Work Effectiveness, E. Sundstrom, Ed. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 1999.
R. P. Bostrom, Anson, R., and Clawson, V. K., "Group facilitation and group support systems," in Group Support Systems: New Perspectives, L. M. Jessup, and Valacich, J. S., Ed. New York: McMillan Publishing Company, 1993, pp. 146-168. (Have Hard copy and can have help scan in)
M. A. Fuller, and Trower, J., "Facilitation, systems, and users: the complete socio-technical system," in R. H. Sprague, Jr. and Nunamaker, J. F., Jr., Proceedings of Twenty-Seventh Annual Hawai'i International Conference On System Sciences, Maui, HI, 1994 pp. 82-91.
S. M. Miranda and R. P. Bostrom, "Meeting Facilitation: Process Versus Content Interventions," Journal of Management Information Systems, vol. 15, no. 4 (Spring), pp. 89-115, 1999.
A. R. Jassawalla and H. C. Sashittal, "Strategies of Effective New Product Team Leaders," California Management Review, vol. 42, no. 2 (Winter), pp. 34-51, 2000.
S. Sonnentag, "High Performance and Meeting Participation An Observational Study in Software Design Teams," Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice, vol. 5, no. 1 (March), pp. 3-18, 2001.
J. F. Nunamaker, Jr., Dennis, A. R., Valacich, J. S., Vogel, D. R., and George, J. F., "Electronic meeting systems to support group work: Theory and practice at Arizona," Communications of the ACM, vol. 34, no. 7 (July), pp. 40-61, 1991.
Kamberg, Mary-Lane, “The dynamics of team interaction.” Women in Business, Mar/Apr2001, Vol. 53 Issue 2, p42, 4p.
S. Thoman, "Roadblocks
to Effective Team Dynamics in the IPPD Environment," Program Manager,
vol. 29, no. (4) Jul/AuG, pp. 104-109, 2000.
Week 5 Motivation and Reward
S. G. Scott and W. O. Einstein, "Strategic performance appraisal in team-based organizations: One size does not fit all," Academy of Management Executive, vol. 15, no. 2 (May), pp. 107-116, 2001.
E. Lawler, S. Mohrman, and G. Ledford, Creating High Performance Organizations: Practices and Results of Employee Involvement and Total Quality Management in Fortune 1000 Companies. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 1995.
“How to Reward Project Teams.” Harvard Management Update, Jul2000, Vol. 5 Issue 7, 6-7.
Cramer, Jeff, “Overcome team structure `saboteurs'”. Selling, Mar99, Vol. 6 Issue 8, p4, 1.
McAdams, Jerry, Back to Basics Incentive, Aug 1998, Vol. 172 Issue 8, p22
Taylor, Tom “How to pay and reward multidiscipline work teams.” Journal of Compensation & Benefits, May/Jun97, Vol. 12 Issue 6, p30, 4p