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Aims & Objectives:

• Given a work objective students will apply knowledge, tools, and methodologies learnt in previous subjects to satisfactorily complete the tasks required.
• Students will be able to clearly document their contribution to a team project in such a way that others will understand work    completed, assumptions made, and alternatives considered.
• Students will gain experience in developing a software system in a project team under the direction of a project manager, and will be able to apply techniques and methodologies as directed.
• Students will experience all phases of the lifecycle of a software project, and be able to document their thoughts and progress on a regular basis.
• Students will participate in regular meetings and be able to document meeting outcomes.
• Students will lead small teams under the guidance of the project manager, and be able to critically evaluate their performance as a leader, and the performance of each team member.
• Students will be able to critically evaluate their performance as a team member and the performance of their team leader.
• Students will be able to write and review technical documents.
• Students will be able to plan and deliver technical presentations.
• Students will be able to recall techniques for the following and be able to apply these to the work they undertake on the project: Time management, Conflict management, Team leadership, Technical presentations.

Teaching Methods:

Seminars: 12 hours, Project work:7 – 13 hours 

Assessment:

Peer and self assessment, Performance reviews

Generic Skills Outcomes:

The graduate attributes which relate to this unit of study help to produce graduates who:

• Are capable in their chosen professional, vocational or study areas.
• Are adaptable and manage change.
• Are aware of environments.
• Operate effectively and ethically in work and community situations.
• Are entrepreneurial in contributing to innovation and development within their business, workplace, and community.

Content:

• Teamwork: Leadership, Contribution.
• Project and process: Project and methodology outline.
• Documentation, Writing documentation, Evaluating documentation.
• Presentations.

Reading Materials:

Grote & Grote, The Performance Appraisal Question and Answer Book: A Survival Guide for Managers, American Management Association, 2002.
Bacal, The Manager's Guide to Performance Reviews, McGraw-Hill, 2003.
Maxwell & Ziglar, The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, Nelson Impact, 1998.
Maginn, Effective Teamwork, McGraw-Hill, 1993.