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Developing Teamwork Skills Inside And Outside The Classroom, Richard Hicks, Andrew Leicester
Developing Teamwork Skills Inside And Outside The Classroom, Richard Hicks, Andrew Leicester
Andrew Leicester
In many professional and managerial areas interpersonal and teamwork skilIs are essential competencies which help deliver effectiveness in practice. Yet many tertiary programs fail to give extensive training in these skills. One program which gives such emphasis is the postgraduate project management course conducted at the Queensland University of Technology. This article indicates the balance given in training both to the academic requirements and to the development of "the reflective practitioner" approach in the project management learning context. Reference is made in particular to the program of in-class experiential and self-development exercises and to the off-campus wilderness and action-adventure camps …
Developing Teamwork Skills Inside And Outside The Classroom, Richard Hicks, Andrew Leicester
Developing Teamwork Skills Inside And Outside The Classroom, Richard Hicks, Andrew Leicester
Richard Hicks
In many professional and managerial areas interpersonal and teamwork skilIs are essential competencies which help deliver effectiveness in practice. Yet many tertiary programs fail to give extensive training in these skills. One program which gives such emphasis is the postgraduate project management course conducted at the Queensland University of Technology. This article indicates the balance given in training both to the academic requirements and to the development of "the reflective practitioner" approach in the project management learning context. Reference is made in particular to the program of in-class experiential and self-development exercises and to the off-campus wilderness and action-adventure camps …