1. Less about ME….. ….More about WE Latifa AlAbdulkarim lalabdulkarim@ksu.edu.sa King Saud University October,2009

2.  You and the team.  Teamwork Mind Map.  Open Discussion :  Team Work fears and problems.  Suggested Solutions.  Team roles  Next session. Latifa AlAbdulkarim lalabdulkarim@ksu.edu.sa King Saud University October,2009

3. List common teamwork fears and problems. Latifa AlAbdulkarim lalabdulkarim@ksu.edu.sa King Saud University October,2009

4. Your solutions and recommendations Latifa AlAbdulkarim lalabdulkarim@ksu.edu.sa King Saud University October,2009 ProblemSuggested Plan Problems in communications. Determine contact information, meeting schedule by knowing students schedule, Exams Schedule. Problems in work distributionDistribute work fairly by knowing your members. Problems in decision making and acceptance. Listen to others and determine your guidelines in decision making. Time management ProblemsTime management sheet. Dependability problems. Some tips. Problems in the quality of the submitted work. Determine your quality standards in the beginning of the project, and before every phase. General conflicts between the team members. Guidelines for each common conflict.

5.  Arrange a welcome meeting.  Write a general teamwork objectives “not project objectives”.  Create a wiki for the team work and communications. https://plans.pbworks.co m/signup/basic20 https://plans.pbworks.co m/signup/basic20 Latifa AlAbdulkarim lalabdulkarim@ksu.edu.sa King Saud University October,2009

6. Create a table of the team members’ strength,weakness and learning objectives and upload it in the wiki. MemberMY strengthMy weaknessMy Learning objective Ex: MahaDatabase and Programming,. Work on the Last minute Writing skills and time management skills Ex: AmalWriting, and time management skills ProgrammingLearn more programming skills Latifa AlAbdulkarim lalabdulkarim@ksu.edu.sa King Saud University October,2009

7. Create a table of your contact information, and upload it in the wiki. MemberEmailMobileOthers: (Skype, BB pin,….) Suitable time Ex:Mahamaha90@gmail.05123456BB:1393514Any time Ex:AmalAmalksu@yahoo05987654Skype:AmalksuAll-(4:00-5:00) Latifa AlAbdulkarim lalabdulkarim@ksu.edu.sa King Saud University October,2009

8. Distribute workload fairly between team members according to their preferences. Enhance learning :assign strong member with weak member. Avoid disabling students. Latifa AlAbdulkarim lalabdulkarim@ksu.edu.sa King Saud University October,2009

9.  Write “Kick Out Rules”. I.e. What are the process that you are going to follow if: The member didn’t submit her work on time. The quality of the work is below expectation. The member didn’t attend the meeting.  All the team members should contribute in writing the rules.  All the team members should read and accept the rules Latifa AlAbdulkarim lalabdulkarim@ksu.edu.sa King Saud University October,2009

10. For each meeting: Write down the meeting agenda before the meeting. Estimate meeting time. Upload or send the meeting summary after the meeting. Latifa AlAbdulkarim lalabdulkarim@ksu.edu.sa King Saud University October,2009

11. Create a meeting schedule. Meeting #,name DateTimeVenue Attendees 1-Welcome meeting Saturday, October 10, 2009 12:00- pm1:00pm Dr.cafe,KSUMaha,Lama,Rasha,Amal 2-Requirement meeting 1 Saturday, October 24, 2009 7:00pm- 9:00pm skypeNA Latifa AlAbdulkarim lalabdulkarim@ksu.edu.sa King Saud University October,2009

12. Assign a sample role for each member, the role may rotate. For example: Leader Writing the meeting agenda and guide the meeting. Recorder Write the meeting summary and upload it in the wiki. Reporter The oral representative of the team and leader assistant Monitor Time keeper of timed activities

13.  Install MS Project 2007. “Lab3/5”  Bring Your Laptop. Latifa AlAbdulkarim lalabdulkarim@ksu.edu.sa King Saud University October,2009