WEEK 2 LECTURE – MULTIMEDIA PROJECT

SUCCESS OR FAILURE IN THIS MODULE DEPENDS ON…?

Teamwork!

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

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

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

ROLES

• What kind of roles make up a multimedia team? Talk to your neighbour and make a few notes.

WEB DESIGNER/EDITOR

EDITOR IN CHIEF

MULTIMEDIA EDITOR