...COMM2386 - Interdisciplinary Communication Project Final Reflection_Social media campaign on RMIT Sport & Recreation Department TRINH HOAI THI-s3245954 Lecturer: Landon Carnie Submit on 11/1/2012 It’s been a while since I worked with S&R team on the social media campaign for “RMIT Sport and Recreation Department”. Working with the team on this campaign was a real eye-opener in terms of lessons learnt. I’ve found myself more professional in working with other people during the campaign. It’s proud to say that the team had a rough, rush start, but in the end teamwork spirit is what kept everything going well. Different people will have different definitions of teamwork. In my point of view, teamwork is not one’s self managing one’s self but a group of individuals managing each other. Such a challenge can present a variety of differences in terms of learning, communication styles, comprehension limitation, etc. Therefore, in this paper, I’d like to identify one of the most significant issues of teamwork that I’ve learnt during the campaign, that is, Collaboration. Collaboration is just like playing football when a person passes the ball, other people will attempt to keep it. Once a person loses the ball, the whole team will be affected. Indeed, collaboration is actively finding an effective way to perform the task and to work well with the team in order to get high quality of work. Collaboration works best when team members sit together, set goals and values...
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...University Goals and Collaborative Learning Script Host University of Phoenix has defined a series of goals that are applied throughout all programs and courses. These goals are intended to provide students with a specific array of skills and values to be successful academically and professionally. The first of these goals is professional competence and values. Graduates of the university will become proficient in specific disciplinary knowledge and will be able to apply this knowledge in real-world applications. In addition, graduates will have learned to become lifelong learners who strive to remain informed and competitive in their field. The information learned in each course of your program is geared toward helping you gather skills and knowledge that will be useful to your personal life and career. Not only will you learn the information necessary in each course to understand a topic, but you will also gather information applicable to other courses and your career of choice. The second learning goal is critical thinking and problem solving. Graduates of University of Phoenix still reason clearly and critically. Each graduate will be able to identify and evaluate problems, use critical thinking skills to locate and determine the best option and implement solutions, and evaluate the outcomes of their solutions. Critical thinking is crucial to one’s academic endeavors, and to personal and work life. In each class, students...
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...connection, and web-based collaboration tools like blogs, and wikis, and has as such created a "mass collaboration. People from all over the world are efficiently able to communicate and share ideas through the internet, or even conferences, without any geographical barriers. The power of social networks it beginning to permeate into business culture where many collaborative uses are being found including knowledge sharing and transfers. Here I thought of an idea that will improve business collaboration; this idea comes from the idea of Facebook, but in a professional manner. It’s a website similar to Facebook that’s uses the Internet as a common meeting and work space, and it will enable companies to raise their informations and their profile which will serve to identify these companies at their country and even at the international level. In this site we will know all about these companies such as name, financial capital, legal status, field of activity, workforce and skills working in these companies, projects carried, future plans and experiences. It is a way of coordinating different ideas from numerous people to generate a wide variety of knowledge. Collaboration in business can be found both inter- and intra-organization and ranges from the simplicity of a partnership and crowd funding to the complexity of a multinational corporation. Thanks to this website we will improve the productivity of the company that’s based on the principle of collaboration which has been shown...
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...Collaboration Assessment Guide Please complete this guide and submit it with your evidence to S1 Collaboration Assessment Guide, depending on which segment of the course you are completing.Complete part 1 at the beginning of the activity. Complete parts 2 through 5 once the activity is complete. Part 1: Pre-Collaboration Planning Use this worksheet to help you plan and organize your team for your Collaboration requirement. You should work in a group of two to five members to complete your collaborative activity. I will collaborate to complete the assessment on the topic Political cartoon “Free woal Coats”____________________. Team Members Information | Team Member Names | Role(s) in Project | Email | Instructor Name | My Name: Lana Saeed | Agree with the taxes. | Lana.sameh@hotmail.com | Rebekah Maggio | Partner: Rachel Nunez | Agree with the taxes. | rnunez1998@seminole.flvs.net | Rebekah Maggio | Partner: Brianna Shafer | Agree with the taxes. | brianna7498@seminole.flvs.net | Rebekah Maggio | Collaboration Project Planning 1. Divide the following tasks between members of the team. Your responsibilities in this assignment will include: * ___Lana Saeed_________________ Organizes overall project * ____Rachel Nunez________________ Coordinates communication * __Brianna Shafer________________ Composes writing elements of project * _Rachel & Lana___________________ Locates research information needed for project * ___Lana...
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...Collaboration in the Workplace Author’s Note This research is being submitted on July, 26th 2013, for N234/CET2810C Section 01 Microsoft Exchange Server course. Collaboration in the Workplace Collaboration has been around for a while now. However, in the modern world it has become extremely important (Kerry, 2013). The use of the internet to connect us around the globe has become a way of life. The use of cloud computing is growing faster than anyone has anticipated and with faster internet connections it has enabled collaboration more than ever (Kelly, 2013). It’s plainly easy to see why collaboration has become so popular if you consider how much technology has changed over the years, we’ve done away with emails having to be exchanged and archived for referencing now we can discuss and work on a project in real time. With collaboration becoming such a strong and valued achievement in the way businesses conduct work; it is important that these businesses obtain better integrated collaboration tools as mobile and remote access to the corporate network increases (Gerwig, 2012). Collaboration is an essential component of teamwork, the notion of forming teams in organizations is the need for members with complementary skills and expertise to collaborate in order to achieve the goal for with the team established (Mohammad, 2010). Knowledge, sharing and management in virtual teams has been the focus of recent research studies as it represents a challenge in virtual work...
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...Evaluate collaborative software in the sales department Collaborative software makes it possible for multiple users to stay connected and work together on projects from any location on any type of device. It puts together all of the users communication needs into a combined package. The benefits of collaborative software are necessary in today’s business world because it makes it possible for users to share and communicate with each other across the world. Party plates can benefit from any of this important and popular software in order to keep a clear understanding of the business. Google docs. Is a free web-based office suite and data storage service offered by Google. It allows users to create and edit documents online while collaborating in real-time with other users. Google docs. Combines the features of writely and spreadsheets with a presentation program incorporating technology designed by Tonic Systems. Images and drawings can also be edited into documents much like competitors but charts are not to be found in the program. It lets users browse through the history of the document, view changes between revisions as the document is edited over time, and helps divulge which users have made what edits and when. (Ross, 2009) Share point makes it easier for people to work together. It sets up websites to share information with other, managed documents from start to finish, and publish reports to help everyone make better decisions. Sites provide a single infrastructure...
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... 3. List solutions to supply chain problems provided by EC. 4. Define c-commerce and list its major types. 5. Describe collaborative planning and Collaboration, Planning, Forecasting and Replenishing (CPFR), and list their benefits. 6. Define intrabusiness EC and describe its major activities. 7. Discuss integration along the supply chain. 8. Understand corporate portals and their types and roles. 9. Describe e-collaboration tools such as workflow and groupware. Content How General Motors Is Collaborating Online 1. E-Supply Chains 2. Supply Chain Problems and Solutions 3. Collaborative Commerce 4. Collaborative Planning, CPFR, and Collaborative Design 5. Internal Supply Chain Solutions, Intrabusiness, and B2E 6. Integration Along the Supply Chain 7. Corporate (Enterprise) Portals 8. Collaboration-Enabling Tools: From Workflow to Groupware Managerial Issues Real-World Case: Portal Speeds Product R&D at Amway Appendix 8a: Intranets Answers to Pause/Break Section Review Questions Section 8.1 Review Questions 1. Define the e-supply chain and list its three major parts. A supply chain that is managed electronically, usually using Web technologies. 2. Describe success factors of e-supply chain management. These factors include the ability to see collaboration as an asset, information visibility, speed/quality/customer service, and tight integration. 3. List the six processes of e-supply chains. These...
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...Collaborative Discussion Holly Kline GEN 201 May 19th, 2014 Teresa Sanders Collaborative Discussion Collaboration is when a group of people work as a team or group on a task to achieve the same goal. Some ways collaboration can add value in a learning environment are by giving students a different perspective on the topic they are working on. Collaboration can help students learn to cooperate effectively in a group setting and can teach them the social skills they will need to be successful in everyday life. There are many factors that take part in collaboration, such as personal responsibility, difference in attitudes and difference learning styles. Personal responsibility can influence the work and success of a group if a group member does not take accountability for his or her work. If one or more group members are not taking accountability they will not put in the same amount of effort as someone who does have personal responsibility. This can cause a lot of frustration and tension among the group which will negatively affect the outcome of the project. When working with a group there are going to be different attitudes and learning styles among the team mates. A few communication strategies that can be used when collaborating are; making sure everyone is heard, voicing the importance of achieving goals on time and using a variety of ways to complete the project so that everyone has an equal learning opportunity. Some strategies that can be used to enhance team performance...
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...Week Two Discussion Questions • What does collaboration mean to you? How might collaboration foster learning? Collaboration is working with a group of people to create and/or complete a project. Collaboration teaches you how to work well with others, and is a good way to learn social skills! * What did you learn about yourself from the Discovery Wheel and Develop Your Multiple Intelligences exercises in the textbook? How might you use this information in your Learning Team? • How do you think individual diversity and conflict management relate to teamwork? Individual diversity and conflict management can relate to teamwork because if there is no liaison in the group then there is no one being held accountable. • What is your idea of a successful team? How would you build such a team? A successful team consists of individuals that work together to provide a successful solution or project. You build this team based on the individuals’ work ethics and drive. • What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of working in a collaborative team? The advantages to working in a collaborative team are that you don’t have a lot of work on your plate and you can focus on a certain part of the project. The disadvantage is if your team doesn’t work as a team and work together, or if there is a lack of communication. • What potential sources of conflict do you think are present in the Learning Team situation? How can you prepare for potential conflicts...
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...Developing collaborative competencies within supply chains It is a new approach to understand the collaboration within supply chains via the concept of collaborative competencies. The article suggestions are based on 2 different case studies. Key words: collaborative competencies, inter-organisational collaboration, integrated supply chain, collaborative culture, team-building. Introduction: SC = partnership of organisations sharing a common goal to deliver a set of goods or services to the end customers. The collaboration concerns many processes at 3 levels: strategic / tactical / operational. Use of Information Technology = basis for achieving collaborative relationships as we are evolving in a context of ever changing… The collaborative way is very important to be able to compete with others and has obtained more and more interest over the past decades (from professionals and academic communities). Long-term partnerships with suppliers and distributors efficient and responsive SC deliver exceptional value to the customers. BUT collaboration is hard to achieve and implies many issues… Issues related with the collaborative SC: * The amplification of the demand uncertainty in the SC = Bullwhip effect is the most frequent consequence of absence of collaboration among the SC members. * Absence of reliable demand information: demand forecast need to be done by all the partners = crucial to share information. * 2 levels of analysis of the SC: Internal...
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...• How will group and team collaboration facilitate the success of training? This organization changed its business strategy and each employee needs to contribute to generate the profits. In order to accomplish successful project and help a company makes more profits with new strategies, the company needs to give proper trainings to each employees. With proper training, team or group can do a project and In order to have success training and accomplish projects, individuals need to collaborate for assigned project during training and working for project. The definition of collaboration is that team needs to work together. In collaborating, the team intends to solve a problem by clarifying differences rather than by accommodating various points of view. All members of a group or team must share a common purpose, trust each other, and work together for one goal to effective collaboration. A team needs to develop where team members recognize that all members are very important in each group and valuable for a project. Some people can be a leader among a team and some people’s idea will increase company’s profits. Each member needs to expand their thinking and it will be possible to generate a collaborate team. Team leader needs to assign members to various tasks and will increase team collocation. • What tactics will be used to identify and minimize conflict? It is important to make sure that a team is getting along as well as possible in order to accomplish...
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...* they involve collaboration – the creation of new value together, rather than being a simple exchange, or transaction; and * they cannot be controlled by formal systems, but require a dense web of interpersonal connections. * The strongest and closest collaborations are value-chain partnerships. Kanter found that the most productive relationships achieve five levels of integration: * Strategic integration - This involves continuous contact between the top leaders of each organisation. Leaders should not form a partnership and then leave it to others to nurture the relationship; * Tactical integration. this brings middle managers and professionals together to develop plans for specific projects or joint activities; * Operational integration - This is the sharing of resources, information and knowledge to accomplish the planned joint projects and activities, e.g. through co-located teams, joint training programmes and data sharing; * Interpersonal integration - True collaboration will not occur unless a network of inter-personal ties develops between the members of each organisation. Personal relationships are very much the glue that binds the partnership together; and * Cultural integration - This requires that those involved in the partnership have the necessary communication skills and cultural awareness, to bridge any differences in culture that exist. Kanter’s research found that some cultures are more adept at collaboration than others. She...
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...Collaboration is work in a group to complete at certain task. Collaboration is like many other things in life a skill. It comes easy to people and not as easy to others. Collaboration is used in many different settings. One is big companies big companies use collaboration to come up with ideas for new products. Students often collaborate in groups to come up with plans and insight on papers and projects. As stated earlier in this paragraph collaboration is a skill and since it is a skill if either the group or even a person or two can cause conflict. Conflict is handled in a professional manner, which will be discussed later in the paper. Collaboration is a skill that is started early in life and is continued on through executives in big companies. Young people collaborate in school to finish a project in a timely manner as well to learn the skill of working as a team. College students work together to enhance the collaboration skills learned at earlier ages as well as preparing for collaborating in the workforce. In the workforce groups are formed to do work as simple as reports or as complicated as creating a new line of products. “Improved collaboration helps to put products out to the public faster. “ Two companies can bring together ideas for new product sometimes better than just one. (Editorial, n.d.) For example soon car companies and oil companies will be tied together closer than ever before” (Blanco, 2007). Another example of big companies working together to...
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...strategy | Moderate assertiveness and moderate cooperation. | There is no clear winner or loser. Basically you give up more than you would want. | Collaboration strategy | Is high on assertiveness and high on cooperation. Finds an integrative solution to ideas presented. | Calls for a significant time commitment and is not appropriate for all conflicts. | Avoiding strategy | Primarily use for trivial issues and allows for parties involved to cool down. | Seeks to put off conflicts indefinitely. Not ideal for a person with high power in an organization. | Competing strategy | Works best in a limited number of conflicts, such as emergency situations. | Low on cooperation and usually will fail in the long run | 2. Which of the available conflict management strategies is most appropriate for the current situation with David and James? Provide your rationale, including what factors you considered in making your selection. Your response should be at least 100 words. In dealing with the situation between David and James the strategy that would be appropriate would be the collaboration strategy. Both employees have a good reputation within the organization and both have received positive reviews. Both were chosen for this project because of their performance and to avoid losing them would have a negative impact on the project. Therefore meeting with them face to face will help identify the problems and attempt to resolve it with an open discussion. In doing so will eliminate...
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...Assignment 2 -report- completed as (part of) the requirements for 'Collaborative Business Processes 31247' What are aspects of collaboration in business goals, deliverables, activities, design and technology? Collaboration involves the use of Information Technology and other tools to assist groups of people to achieve a shared task. Collaboration processes are infused in business processes and therefore are present in the creation of business goals, deliverables, activities, design and technology. Business Goals The creation of business goals is an important process in establishing the foundations for a business’ direction. Collaboration tools are used to facilitate team meetings and the communication of ideas between members of a group. The use of such tools fosters discussion allowing each member to provide their specialised skill set and knowledge to the group. The use of online collaboration resources, such as social networks and web applications allows each member of the group to contribute from any location or device that has Internet access. Deliverables The creation of deliverables is subjected to a collaboration process. Reports, overviews and analysis are made through a collaborative effort with several people often contributing to the creation of a deliverable item. Those items can then be further subjected to a collaborative process and used by another group of people to create another item, report or idea. Collaborative tools, such as Google...
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