Apply the Krech or Boddy frameworks to analyse a team

Summative Assessment [ Analysing Team Effectiveness

Aim: To apply the Krech or Boddy frameworks to analyse a team 

Words count: 1650

Order details:

Learning Outcomes Assessed

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Explain the benefits to organisations and individuals of effective teamworking

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Identify the different types of teams and team member characteristics that help organisations to achieve their objectives

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Analyse the factors that underpin effective team working and by consequence, make appropriate recommendations to maintain or enhance team effectiveness

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Apply appropriate methods to select, develop, appraise, reward, lead, coach and mentor team members to achieve optimum team performance

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Identify the requirements necessary to implement an integrated approach to high performance work practices in relation to team development and management

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Discuss the types of obstacles to effectiveness that teams may experience

For this submission, we would like you to analyse the factors that underpin the effectiveness of a team of which you are currently a member or a team you have experienced in the past. You are free to choose a work-related team or a team you are/have been associated with in your community outside of work.

Based on your analysis of the team’s effectiveness, we would like you to suggest ways in which the effectiveness of the team may be, or could have been, improved or, if appropriate, maintained.

This assessment aims to encourage you to engage with the approaches discussed in the learning materials but in particular we expect you to make use of one of the following approaches to analyse team effectiveness:

• The Krech et al. framework
• The Boddy framework

Key Specifications and Requirements

You may refer to any of the materials and tools introduced on the course but must:

• Use either the Krech et al. framework or the Boddy framework.
• Set your work out as an report.
• Ensure that your essay has an introduction and a conclusion. Be clear about the use of paragraphs.
• Write in the third-person (e.g. “This essay considers…”..; “From the evidence it can be concluded that…”). In other words, avoid use of “I” or “we” or “our”
• Label any diagrams used (e.g. Figure 1), give it a title, and credit the source.
• Use Harvard referencing accurately.
• Remember, the essay should be written in your own words. If you use a quote or directly insert words used by others then these must be placed in speech marks (“…”) and be followed by the author(s) family name, year and page number(s). If you are just using an idea then you should still acknowledge (reference) the source, but no page numbers are needed.
• Ultimately, remember, you are “navigating” the reader through ideas/thinking and evidence and you are coming to a position. As such, there must be considerable “you” in the work. The work cannot simply be a collection of others people’s commentary. You should be comparing, contrasting, evaluating and then ultimately proposing a conclusion.
• Write 1,500 words (+/- 10% not including references) and include a word count at the end of the assignment.

Marking Criteria

Your work will be assessed based on the following criteria:

• Your knowledge of teamworking concepts and frameworks
• Your ability to apply these concepts and frameworks in relation to the team you have chosen to analyse
• Your ability to use these concepts and frameworks in the production of appropriate evaluations of the various factors that relate to the effectiveness of the team you have chosen to analyse
• Your ability to suggest appropriate recommendations to facilitate effective teamworking
• Your ability to source and use a variety of types of material
• Your ability to communicate ideas effectively

PS: Please use tables/figures whenever appropriate, as strongly recommended by the tutor.

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