sunday, 12 october 2014 team and group projects tony kennedy

Tuesday 11 April 2023Tuesday 11 April 2023

Team and Group Projects

Team and Group Projects

Tony KennedyTony Kennedy

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Today’s scheduleToday’s schedule

Workshop 1 (this meeting!)LogisticsWhy work in teams?Researching and ways of finding out information Rowena Stewart

Workshop 1 (this meeting!)LogisticsWhy work in teams?Researching and ways of finding out information Rowena Stewart

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Future scheduleFuture schedule

Contact your “consultant” before the end of this semester

They used to be called “uncles” and “aunts”

Workshop 2 14:00 Wednesday 27 January 2010, JCMB LTC

Workshop 314:00 Wednesday 10 March 2010 , JCMB LTC

Group/Team Review presentationsTuesday 23/Wednesday 24 March 2010

All subject to change, so read your e-mail!

Contact your “consultant” before the end of this semester

They used to be called “uncles” and “aunts”

Workshop 2 14:00 Wednesday 27 January 2010, JCMB LTC

Workshop 314:00 Wednesday 10 March 2010 , JCMB LTC

Group/Team Review presentationsTuesday 23/Wednesday 24 March 2010

All subject to change, so read your e-mail!


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The small printThe small printAfter the meeting the project signups will be opened, and you will be able to choose your preferred projects by using the signup tool at https://www2.ph.ed.ac.uk/signuptool/signup/U01425_6/projecthttps://www2.ph.ed.ac.uk/signuptool/signup/U01430_6/projector https://www.ph.ed.ac.uk/signuptool You can indicate projects which you would really like to do, projects which are OK but not your first choice, and projects which you want nothing to do with.First preference for places on Astrophysics projects will be given to Astrophysics students.The deadline for signing up will be 5 pm on Friday 27th November – the allocations will then be made, giving as many people as possible one of their first choice projects.Anyone signing up between Friday night and Monday morning will be allocated to one of their preferred projects if space is still available, but this can't be guaranteed.Anyone not signed up by about 10 am on Monday 30th November is liable to be allocated to a project of our choice

If you will have real problems accessing the signup tool during this time, please let us know in advance.

After the meeting the project signups will be opened, and you will be able to choose your preferred projects by using the signup tool at https://www2.ph.ed.ac.uk/signuptool/signup/U01425_6/projecthttps://www2.ph.ed.ac.uk/signuptool/signup/U01430_6/projector https://www.ph.ed.ac.uk/signuptool You can indicate projects which you would really like to do, projects which are OK but not your first choice, and projects which you want nothing to do with.First preference for places on Astrophysics projects will be given to Astrophysics students.The deadline for signing up will be 5 pm on Friday 27th November – the allocations will then be made, giving as many people as possible one of their first choice projects.Anyone signing up between Friday night and Monday morning will be allocated to one of their preferred projects if space is still available, but this can't be guaranteed.Anyone not signed up by about 10 am on Monday 30th November is liable to be allocated to a project of our choice

If you will have real problems accessing the signup tool during this time, please let us know in advance.Tuesday 11 April 2023Tuesday 11 April 2023 A D KennedyA D Kennedy

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Team Review projectsTeam Review projects

PhysicsThe bicycle and other HPVs (human powered vehicles) Will HossackEnvironmental Soundscapes Clive GreatedThe Physics of Demolishing Castles Simon Bates and Ross GallowayEnergy Marialuisa Aliotta

AstrophysicsDo Black Holes Exist? Andy LawrenceGravity Sucks! Andy Taylor

PhysicsThe bicycle and other HPVs (human powered vehicles) Will HossackEnvironmental Soundscapes Clive GreatedThe Physics of Demolishing Castles Simon Bates and Ross GallowayEnergy Marialuisa Aliotta

AstrophysicsDo Black Holes Exist? Andy LawrenceGravity Sucks! Andy Taylor


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Group projectsGroup projects

PhysicsUsing big computers to understand elementary particles Tony KennedyThe Creation of Elements in the Universe Alan ShotterThe ATLAS Detector at the LHC Victoria Martin and Phil ClarkWill the Higgs be found at the LHC? Brian PendletonWill Maglev ever take off? John Loveday

AstrophysicsThe Cerenkov Telescope Array Alex MurphyObservations of star clusters with the IfA 0.5m telescope Rob Ivison

PhysicsUsing big computers to understand elementary particles Tony KennedyThe Creation of Elements in the Universe Alan ShotterThe ATLAS Detector at the LHC Victoria Martin and Phil ClarkWill the Higgs be found at the LHC? Brian PendletonWill Maglev ever take off? John Loveday

AstrophysicsThe Cerenkov Telescope Array Alex MurphyObservations of star clusters with the IfA 0.5m telescope Rob Ivison


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Learning OutcomesLearning OutcomesAt the end of this project you should be able to:

1. Research material on a given topic outwith the scope of your standard course work using library and on-line facilities and other resource materials

2. Work as a team to gather and combine material from a wide range of sources

3. Exercise critical assessment of the project topic and arriving at a well-defended conclusion

4. Hold formal team meetings and maintain minutes of such meetings

5. Prepare your researched material as a report written at a level readily understood by your peers

6. Present this same material in the form of a short oral presentation, as if at a conference, and respond to questions relating to this material

At the end of this project you should be able to:1. Research material on a given topic outwith the scope of your

standard course work using library and on-line facilities and other resource materials

2. Work as a team to gather and combine material from a wide range of sources

3. Exercise critical assessment of the project topic and arriving at a well-defended conclusion

4. Hold formal team meetings and maintain minutes of such meetings

5. Prepare your researched material as a report written at a level readily understood by your peers

6. Present this same material in the form of a short oral presentation, as if at a conference, and respond to questions relating to this material


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Why work in Teams?Why work in Teams?A group of people all working in the same direction is very

efficientA group of people all working in the same direction is very

efficient

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Allows you to break up a task and all work in parallel, with each person adding their part.

Allows you to break up a task and all work in parallel, with each person adding their part.

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Used throughout Commercial and Scientific Communities

Used throughout Commercial and Scientific Communities


Occurs just about everywhere...Occurs just about everywhere...

Investment TeamInvestment Team

Atlas DetectorTeam

Atlas DetectorTeam

except in university undergraduate degrees

except in university undergraduate degrees

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Team Building SchemesTeam Building Schemes


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Not all fun...Not all fun...


Teams do not prevent mistakes....

Teams do not prevent mistakes....

they just make them happen fasterthey just make them happen faster

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Management overheadin running a TeamManagement overheadin running a Team


Which you have to balance against work getting doneWhich you have to balance against work getting done

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The TeamThe TeamNo ideal team member, a good team contains a mix of people

1.Chairman to direct and manage team’s efforts (not to do all the work or have all the ideas)

2.Evaluator who can make hard-headed and sometimes unpopular judgements

3.Workers to do the actual work4.Too many “genius” types often distract the

team with way-out ideas

No ideal team member, a good team contains a mix of people

1.Chairman to direct and manage team’s efforts (not to do all the work or have all the ideas)

2.Evaluator who can make hard-headed and sometimes unpopular judgements

3.Workers to do the actual work4.Too many “genius” types often distract the

team with way-out ideas


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Questions?Questions?


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