How do you manage groups

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How do you manage groups?

• Naomi Tyack

School of Civil Engineering University of
Nottingham PBLE Workshop - Running Group
Projects
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Integrated Group Projects

• Final year 20 credit module
• Conceptual and full civil engineering design
  project
• Groups of 6 to 9 students
• Run over 2 week period

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Group arrangements

• Different design for each group
• Staff team
• 2 supervisors
• 3 associated staff
• Allocated work areas
• Additional meeting/rehearsal rooms

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Pre-project workshops

• Encourage team building
• Formally introduce management skills
• Use of short mini-projects

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Project management

• Teams self-manage their projects
• Regular daily meetings are advised
• Role taking at meetings rotated
• Staff observe team management

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Project management

• Record keeping
• Minutes of meetings
• Keeping project folders
• Updating programmes regularly
• Get it right first time

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Tutor input

• Tutor availability
• Main supervisors
• Associated staff
• Role playing
• Supervisor
• Client
• Consultant/Specialist
• Observer

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When things go wrong

• Breakdown of the team dynamics
• Team selection process
• Inability to manage meetings
• Inability to manage project

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Conclusions

• Group size works for IGP format
• Timescale forces different behaviour patterns
  form students
• Management is driven by students, but guided by
  supervisors