1. Teamwork in a Research Setting Jared Oluoch and George Corser

2. Teamwork

3. Introduction What is teamwork in a research setting? Why is teamwork important? Teamwork risks An example: Jared and George

4. What is teamwork in research? Many different types of teamwork… Working together to understand a problem – Debating ideas – Playing Devil’s advocate – Brainstorming “what if” scenarios Dividing up tasks to complete a project faster – Functional divisions: VANET v. trust/privacy – Technical divisions: finding papers v. programming

5. Why is teamwork worthwhile? Speed – Divide and conquer projects Quality – Catch each other’s mistakes – Build ideas (two heads are better than one) Communication – Back up others on the team

6. Teamwork Risks Unclear roles – Requires accountability – Requires flexibility to adjust to changing priorities Differences of opinion – Requires clear “lead” decision maker, who must not waver excessively between priorities Scheduling conflicts – Requires mutual commitment and perhaps designated time set aside

7. Example: Jared and George Analysis of system wide trust levels using various VANET trust models Jared is leader Tasks divided by technical duties – Jared writes – George programs Work together daily in same office and debate issues as they come up

8. Results Jared could not have written all he has written without George’s programs George could not have programmed anything without Jared’s prior and continuing research Result: Paper is in advanced draft form Result: Simulation software and Excel charts and graphs are done (two weeks)

9. Paper Draft

10. Charts: Trusts Levels by Model For source code and data, visit georgecorser.com

11. Summary What is teamwork in a research setting? Why is teamwork important? Teamwork risks An example: Jared and George

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