Reflections on the Guest Lectures

Team Building

Even if I had previously had some knowledge in working in teams from previous courses and assignments, this guest lecture on Team Building, did provide more insight into the dynamics of a team and how to able to learn and grow through team work.

Some essential points which I thought that were worth retaining where :
- Every member in the team should be aware of their respective roles
- Team work should consist of both active and reflective work
- Organizing group meetings and communicating effectively.

Working in groups can be broken down into 3 main processes :

- Control : Everyone in team needs to know who the leader him and their respective roles and responsibilities and what is expected from them.
- Openness : Roles should be delegated according to the member's ability and preference if possible
- Inclusion : lastly, to be part of a group, one should feel comfortable enough to be able to work in it.

For me communication and hard work is key to the success of a team!!! :)


Guest Lecture on Sharepoint

The guest lecture on Sharepoint provided us with very useful tips and information. I had no previous knowledge about Sharepoint, neither did my team mates. Sharepoint seemed to be and proved to be a very useful tool in enabling communication by creating different announcement and events. From there on, we went on exploring Sharepoint on our own to gain knowledge about is functionalities.