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MG-ED-DV Digest - 24 Aug 2001 to 25 Aug 2001 (#2001-151)

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    Posted 08-29-2001 22:17
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    >Topics of the day:
    >
    > 1. TOC: Journal of Business Venturing, Vol 17 Iss 2
    > 2. Making teams effective in class (5)
    > 3. CALL: ICED conference in Perth, Australia
    > 4. CALL FOR PAPERS - EP: Internet-Based Psychological Experimenting
    >Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2001 07:34:16 -0400
    >From: Charles Wankel <cxx@bellatlantic.net>
    >Subject: TOC: Journal of Business Venturing, Vol 17 Iss 2
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    >Journal: Journal of Business Venturing
    >ISSN : 0883-9026
    >Volume : 17
    >Issue : 2
    >Date : Mar-2002
    >
    >Visit the journal at http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/jnlnr/07688
    >
    >
    >pp 99-122
    >Home base and knowledge management in international ventures
    >W. Kuemmerle
    >
    >pp 123-142
    >The competitiveness of small and medium enterprises - A
    >conceptualization with focus on entrepreneurial competencies
    >T.W.Y. Man, T. Lau, K.F. Chan
    >
    >pp 143-162
    >Passing the baton - The importance of sequence, timing, technique and
    >communication in executive succession
    >B. Dyck, M. Mauws, F.A. Starke, G.A. Mischke
    >
    >pp 163-187
    >Co-production of business assistance in business incubators: an
    >exploratory study
    >M.P. Rice
    >---
    >
    >--- Related New Books Published by Elsevier Science ---
    >
    >Title: The Next Phase of Business Ethics
    >Url: http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/isbn/0-7623-0809-5
    >
    >Title: Strategies and Organizations in Transition
    >Url: http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/isbn/0-7623-0023-X
    >
    >Title: Systems Perspectives on Resources, Capabilities, and Management
    > Processes
    >Url: http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/isbn/0-08-043778-8
    >Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2001 08:14:18 -0400
    >From: Charles Wankel <cxx@bellatlantic.net>
    >Subject: Making teams effective in class
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    >I have read a posting to another list, STLHE-L, that mentions having teams
    >of students working on assignments together. I invite your comments on how
    >you make this work in your classes (or aspects of it that are problematic
    >for you).
    >
    >Cybercollegially,
    >Charles Wankel
    >Mg-Ed-Dv Moderator
    >wankelc@stjohns.edu
    >Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2001 08:17:05 -0400
    >From: Charles Wankel <cxx@bellatlantic.net>
    >Subject: CALL: ICED conference in Perth, Australia
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    >"Spheres of Influence: Ventures and Visions in Educational
    >Development" is the theme for this international conference for
    >educational development/faculty development/academic staff
    >development interests in universities, colleges and institutes of
    >higher learning. Following successful conferences in Vasa, Finland in
    >1996, Austin Texas, United States in 1998, and Bielefeld, Germany in
    >2000, the ICED conference is coming to Perth, Western Australia in
    >2002.
    >
    >A text only version of the preliminary announcement for this
    >conference appears below and a version is also available at:
    >http://www.csd.uwa.edu.au/iced2002/flyer.html
    >
    >Further details will appear on the Web site
    >(http://www.csd.uwa.edu.au/iced2002/) as soon as they are finalised.
    >Please consider joining us for what promises to be a challenging and
    >enjoyable conference. Immediately following the ICED Conference, and
    >also in Perth, will be the conference of the Higher Education
    >Research and Development Society of Australasia. A discounted
    >arrangement is being negotiated for full registrations to both
    >conferences. Further details of this conference can be found at:
    >http://www.ecu.edu.au/conferences/herdsa/
    >
    >Owen Hicks
    >ICED 2002 Conference Convenor
    > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
    >Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2001 10:17:10 -0400
    >From: Charles Wankel <cxx@bellatlantic.net>
    >Subject: Re: Making teams effective in class
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    >From: Harry Bury [mailto:HBury@bw.edu]
    >
    >At Baldwin Wallace in our Executive MBA program we form teams
    >at the very beginning and they stay together for the 2 years. Some
    >assignments are team-graded and some are individually-graded.
    >
    >POSITIVES:
    >
    >*They learn from the outset to work together as a team as the whole is
    >greater than the sum of its parts.
    >
    >*They meet between classes face-2-face and they learn to communicate and
    >meet via email and virtual team interaction.
    >
    >*They learn interdependence and trust.
    >
    >*Graduate school is less threatening for those who have been away from the
    >books for a long time.
    >
    >*It is more fun studying and working together and they develop friendships
    >that last far beyond the EMBA experience.
    >
    >* The whole approach masks the work environment: at least the one we would
    >like to see and promote. In other words it fits our values.
    >
    >****and, many more that I cannot think of at the moment.
    >
    >NEGATIVES:
    >
    >*Sometimes the groups do not jell and we need to do conflict management
    >which is a great learning experience when it works but difficult when it
    >doesn't and people need to change groups.
    >
    >*Sometimes one or more do not carry their load and others want to learn or
    >desire a high grade so much that they will carry the other or others.
    >Usually they do it quietly but sometimes they object and we go back to the
    >former.
    >
    > As you can see, we have experienced far more positives than
    > negatives and
    >would recommend working in teams. By the way it is a great opportunity to
    >enable to understand systems theory as opposed to Taylorism.
    >Respectfully,
    >Harry
    >
    >******************************************************
    >Prof. Harry J. Bury, Ph.D.
    >Professor of Organizational Behavior and Systems Management
    >Baldwin-Wallace College
    >275 Eastland Road
    >Berea, Ohio 44017-2088
    >Office Phone: (440)826-2395
    >***********************************************************
    >
    >-----Original Message-----
    >
    >...having teams of students working on assignments together. I invite your
    >comments on how you make this work in your classes (or aspects of it that
    >are problematic for you).
    >Charles Wankel
    >Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2001 10:45:19 -0400
    >From: Charles Wankel <cxx@bellatlantic.net>
    >Subject: CALL FOR PAPERS - EP: Internet-Based Psychological Experimenting
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    >From: Ulf Reips <ureips@genpsy.unizh.ch>
    >Subject: CALL FOR PAPERS - EP: Internet-Based Psychological Experimenting
    >
    >"Experimental Psychology" (the upcoming successor of the German
    >"Zeitschrift fuer Experimentelle Psychologie", now appearing in
    >English language) is pleased to announce a special issue on
    >"Internet-based psychological experimenting". Guest editors will be
    >Ulf-Dietrich Reips (University of Zurich, Switzerland) and Jochen
    >Musch (University of Bonn, Germany).
    >
    >INTERNET-BASED PSYCHOLOGICAL EXPERIMENTING
    >
    >To provide a forum for the critical discussion of a major new
    >methodological trend in current psychological research, "Experimental
    >Psychology" will publish a special issue on conducting experiments in
    >the Internet. This special issue will focus on methodological,
    >empirical, and theoretical approaches to Web experimentation in
    >psychology. We particularly welcome manuscripts that report
    >innovative, original, high-quality experimental research. Although
    >the special issue will emphasize empirical reports, there will also be
    >room for one theoretical or review paper.
    >
    >One major focus of the special issue will be the methodologically
    >sound use of the Internet for conducting fundamental and applied
    >psychological experiments. The scope of the special issue is defined
    >by the experimental method, and thus, papers based on experiments and
    >quasi-experiments from all areas of psychology are invited. To name
    >just a few typical fields and domains of inquiry, this includes - but
    >is not limited to - experimental work on social cognition, thinking,
    >problem-solving, decision-making, judgment, perception, learning,
    >language, memory, and research methods in psychology. Correlational
    >research without an experimental manipulation is not considered
    >suitable for the special issue. Although the World Wide Web is most
    >frequently used for psychological research on the Internet, all other
    >forms of Internet experimentation are also of interest.
    >
    >A second major focus of the special issue will be the methodology of
    >Web experimenting. What are the pros and cons of Internet research?
    >How can the internal and external validity of Web experiments be
    >determined and increased? Which advanced techniques allow for greater
    >control and avoidance of pitfalls in Internet experiments? What are
    >the features of experiments that make them suitable for the Internet,
    >and what kind of experiments should better be conducted in a
    >non-virtual environment? Which problems have come up during the six
    >years of Web experimentation, and what solutions can be offered? We
    >welcome the submission of all papers addressing one or more of these
    >and related questions on psychological online research. Of particular
    >interest will be papers comparing the results of Web experiments with
    >those of laboratory or field experiments.
    >
    >Empirical articles may contain up to 10,000 words including tables and
    >references, and up to six figures. Theoretical and review articles of
    >particular interest may exceed this page limit. Papers should be
    >submitted via e-mail (webexppsy@genpsy.unizh.ch) to Ulf-Dietrich Reips
    >and Jochen Musch. The deadline for submissions is February 1st, 2002.
    >All papers will be peer-reviewed by at least two reviewers and the
    >best papers will be published in a special issue of "Experimental
    >Psychology" in late 2002.
    >
    >For further inquiries, please contact the editors of the special issue
    >of "Experimental Psychology" on "Internet-based psychological
    >experimenting":
    >
    >Ulf-Dietrich Reips, ureips@genpsy.unizh.ch
    >http://www.psych.unizh.ch/genpsy/reips/reipspers.html
    >
    >or Jochen Musch, jochen.musch@uni-bonn.de
    >http://www.psychologie.uni-bonn.de/sozial/staff/musch/musch.htm
    >Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2001 11:14:48 -0400
    >From: Charles Wankel <cxx@bellatlantic.net>
    >Subject: Re: Making teams effective in class
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    >From: curt wellington [mailto:curtpw@hotmail.com]
    >
    >Hi All,
    >By way of introduction, I am from the sunny Caribbean island of Trinidad,
    >and am attached to the University of the West Indies-Institute of Business
    >as a Resident Consultant (UWI-IOB).
    >
    >At the IOB, we offer post-graduate programmes, for which the concept of
    >"building high performance teams" is an experiential process that is
    >designed into the programmes.
    >
    >The first level of interaction of each programme is a 3-day team-building
    >workshop that exposes participants to the concept, processes and benefits
    >of using high performance teams in today's workplace. This is simulated in
    >the teams they form at the end of the workshops, and in how they organise
    >themselves to udertake project assignments during the programmes.
    >
    >The experience exposes participants to the dynamics of team performance,
    >including the issues of leadership and diversity (which is critical in our
    >societies).
    >
    >While the IOB encourages teams to confront and to work through their
    >differences, team members often choose to reconfigure themselves to ensure
    >successful outcomes (achievement of their post-graduate degrees).
    >
    >Team members develop their own norms and values, and there have been
    >occasions when a member has been expunged from the team for conduct
    >considered to be inimical to the best interests of the team.
    >
    >We believe that the experience contributes to a great extent to the
    >subsequent success of our graduates in their workplaces.
    >
    >
    >Curt P. Wellington
    >Resident Consultant
    >UWI-Institute of Business
    >Tunapuna
    >Trinidad and Tobago
    >
    >Phone: 868-662-9894
    >Fax: 868-662-1411
    >email: curtpw@hotmail.com
    > curtpw52@tstt.net.tt
    >Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2001 15:21:00 -0400
    >From: Charles Wankel <cxx@bellatlantic.net>
    >Subject: Re: Making teams effective in class
    >MIME-Version: 1.0
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    >
    >From: Ken Rossi [mailto:rossik001@hawaii.rr.com]
    >
    >I have used team activities in a number of class environments. The program I
    >teach in also uses the team approach for many of the courses including the
    >software engineering practicum. Since mine are graduate students, we try to
    >prepare them for the 'real' world by having them perform projects in teams
    >as they would when they graduate. The key points I see to making this work
    >are:
    > 1. Make sure the task, project, etc. has enough work to keep the team
    >actively involved. It must be of sufficient scope that one or two cannot
    >complete the task in the allotted time.
    >
    > 2. Provide a feedback mechanism for the students to comment on the
    >actions and contributions of their team mates. I use a form that I calculate
    >the result into the final grade of the project. In other words, the students
    >have input into each other's grade.
    >
    > 3. Provide them with a mechanism and strategies to deal with conflict.
    >In some cases, we allow the students to choose their team, such as the
    >semester-long software engineering project, or I will assign members based
    >on their discipline, such as the MIS course which is taken by the MBA, IS,
    >Org Change, HRM, Global Leadership and Comm. students. That way I can
    >develop multi-functional teams for them to work on projects or class cases.
    >In both instances, conflict can arise and I must be prepared to deal with it
    >through coaching or more direct actions (such as changing team members).
    >
    > 4. In cases where the group activities are a portion of the final
    >grade, I make sure there is also some form of individual assessment so that
    >none fall through the crack and get away with doing nothing. In the
    >software engineering practicum, there are regular, detailed feedback
    >sessions where each member is required to explain their personal
    >contribution to the overall project and the activities up to that point.
    >That allows for a constant monitoring of the all the students on the team.
    >
    >I have found this to be particularly useful in many of the courses that
    >contain information about activities that will normally be done in teams
    >anyway. We use a combination of group and individual projects in all our
    >Professional Studies program (MSIS, MAOC, MAHRM, MA Global Leadership)
    >because these students will leave and become the group and team leaders in
    >their filed and they must develop the skills to successfully lead and task
    >organize before they head out into the 'real' world.
    >
    >
    >Ken Rossi, Ed.D.
    >Asst. Professor of Information Systems
    >Hawaii Pacific University
    >Honolulu, Hawaii
    >(808) 544-1412
    >rossik001@hawaii.rr.com
    >kgrossi@hpu.edu
    >Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2001 15:45:45 -0400
    >From: Harry Bury <HBury@bw.edu>
    >Subject: Re: Making teams effective in class
    >MIME-Version: 1.0
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    >
    >Dear Colleagues,
    >I really like Ken's suggestions and will incorporate those we have not used.
    >In a previous post today, I mentioned that we use teams of participants in
    >the program. Today they chose their teammates and I was delighted to watch
    >them do it as a whole class making sure that each of the four teams had
    >members of respective functions, such as finance, engineering, marketing,
    >operations, etc. They realized that what was good for the whole class was
    >good for the individual teams and each individual in the EMBA program as
    >well. Already they were beginning to practice systems thinking. As a
    >professor, I could not have been happier.
    >Respectfully,
    >Harry
    >
    >******************************************************
    >Prof. Harry J. Bury, Ph.D.
    >Professor of Organizational Behavior and Systems Management
    >Baldwin-Wallace College
    >275 Eastland Road
    >Berea, Ohio 44017-2088
    >Office Phone: (440)826-2395
    >***********************************************************
    >
    >
    >
    >-----Original Message-----
    >From: Charles Wankel [mailto:cxx@bellatlantic.net]
    >Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2001 3:21 PM
    >To: MG-ED-DV@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
    >Subject: Re: [MG-ED-DV] Making teams effective in class
    >
    >
    >From: Ken Rossi [mailto:rossik001@hawaii.rr.com]
    >
    >I have used team activities in a number of class environments. The program I
    >teach in also uses the team approach for many of the courses including the
    >software engineering practicum. Since mine are graduate students, we try to
    >prepare them for the 'real' world by having them perform projects in teams
    >as they would when they graduate. The key points I see to making this work
    >are:
    > 1. Make sure the task, project, etc. has enough work to keep the team
    >actively involved. It must be of sufficient scope that one or two cannot
    >complete the task in the allotted time.
    >
    > 2. Provide a feedback mechanism for the students to comment on the
    >actions and contributions of their team mates. I use a form that I calculate
    >the result into the final grade of the project. In other words, the students
    >have input into each other's grade.
    >
    > 3. Provide them with a mechanism and strategies to deal with conflict.
    >In some cases, we allow the students to choose their team, such as the
    >semester-long software engineering project, or I will assign members based
    >on their discipline, such as the MIS course which is taken by the MBA, IS,
    >Org Change, HRM, Global Leadership and Comm. students. That way I can
    >develop multi-functional teams for them to work on projects or class cases.
    >In both instances, conflict can arise and I must be prepared to deal with it
    >through coaching or more direct actions (such as changing team members).
    >
    > 4. In cases where the group activities are a portion of the final
    >grade, I make sure there is also some form of individual assessment so that
    >none fall through the crack and get away with doing nothing. In the
    >software engineering practicum, there are regular, detailed feedback
    >sessions where each member is required to explain their personal
    >contribution to the overall project and the activities up to that point.
    >That allows for a constant monitoring of the all the students on the team.
    >
    >I have found this to be particularly useful in many of the courses that
    >contain information about activities that will normally be done in teams
    >anyway. We use a combination of group and individual projects in all our
    >Professional Studies program (MSIS, MAOC, MAHRM, MA Global Leadership)
    >because these students will leave and become the group and team leaders in
    >their filed and they must develop the skills to successfully lead and task
    >organize before they head out into the 'real' world.
    >
    >
    >Ken Rossi, Ed.D.
    >Asst. Professor of Information Systems
    >Hawaii Pacific University
    >Honolulu, Hawaii
    >(808) 544-1412
    >rossik001@hawaii.rr.com
    >kgrossi@hpu.edu

    Carol Molinari, PhD, MBA, MPH
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