4. Brainstorm with your neighbour…
• WHAT MAKES A GOOD TEAM? – a list of 10
characteristics
• WHAT MAKES AN INEFFECTIVE TEAM (that is
likely to fail the project?) – a list of 10
characteristics
5. Effective team members…
• ARE PUNCTUAL AND TURN UP
• REMAIN IN ANY MEETINGS UNTIL THEIR CONCLUSION
• LISTEN TO THE VIEWS OF OTHERS
• ARE DIPLOMATIC AND MATURE IN THEIR HANDLING OF CONFLICT
• UNDERTAKE THE TASKS THEY HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED
• MEET DEADLINES
• COMMUNICATE
• ARE FLEXIBLE
• ARE ACCOUNTABLE
• ARE RESPECTFUL
• PARTICIPATE
• ARE PATIENT
• ARE MOTIVATED
• ARE WILLING
• ARE FULLY COMMITTED TO THE PROJECT WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT
EVERYONE’S INDIVIDUAL MARK RESTS ON THE SUCCESS OF THE TEAM
6. Ineffective team members…
• ARE LATE OR GO AWOL WITHOUT EXPLANATION
• CHECK THEIR FACEBOOK WHEN OTHER PEOPLE ARE TALKING
• LEAVE MEETINGS HALFWAY THROUGH WITHOUT APOLOGISING
• INTERRUPT WHEN OTHER PEOPLE ARE TALKING
• CAUSE CONFLICT BECAUSE OF THEIR IMMATURE BEHAVIOUR
• DON’T START OR COMPLETE THE TASKS THEY ARE ASSIGNED TO
DEADLINES
• DO THE TASKS HALFHEARTEDLY, WHICH LETS EVERYONE’S MARK
DOWN AT THE END
• FAIL TO COMMUNICATE E.G. WHEN THEY ARE STRUGGLING, PISSED
OFF OR UNABLE TO ATTEND
• REFUSE TO GO WITH AN OTHERWISE MAJORITY GROUP DECISION
WITHOUT ANY GOOD REASONABLE ARGUMENTS
7. ROLES
• What kind of roles make up a multimedia
team? Talk to your neighbour and make a few
notes.
