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Does Emotional Intelligence Affect Successful Teamwork?, Joseph Luca, Pina Tarricone
Does Emotional Intelligence Affect Successful Teamwork?, Joseph Luca, Pina Tarricone
Dr Pina Tarricone
There is a growing emphasis in tertiary education that students should develop professional skills as part of their education. Skills such as problem solving, communication, collaboration, interpersonal skills, social skills and time management are actively being targeted by prospective employers as essential requirements for employability especially in team environments. Of these, employment authorities consistently mention collaboration and teamwork as being a critical skill, essential in almost all working environments. How then can students successfully practice teamwork skills in tertiary institutions in order to develop these skills? In this study, a group of final year multimedia students were investigated while completing …