SOC110 Week 4 Team Dynamics Summary

Team dynamics are made up of many different aspects, and can be quite complex. This assignment allows you to bring together the concepts that you have learned this week to summarize and apply them to your own life.

Write a 350- to 525-word summary on team dynamics. Include the following:

• Describe factors that contribute to team dynamics.
• Explain how team dynamics can affect the productivity and effectiveness of a team.
• Describe how you can apply this information in your own personal or professional life.

    

SOC110 Week 2 building_and_strengthening_teams_worksheet

Building and Strengthening Teams Worksheet

Short-Answer Questions

Write a 75- to 100-word response to each of the following prompts:

1.     What are some examples of different roles and needs within a team? How can these roles and needs affect the process of teamwork?

2.     What occurs in each of the forming, storming, norming, and performing stages of group development? Choose one of the stages and provide a scenario that illustrates what occurs in that stage. How does this model of group development differ from other models?

3.     What are 3 or 4 strategies for strengthening teams? How do these strategies assist in team building?

4.     What is group cohesion? What factors contribute to group cohesion? How can you enhance group cohesion?