Week 2: Know Others
Goal
By the end of the week, students will have explored each other’s strengths, working styles, and motivations, and used this understanding to organize themselves into balanced teams with clear roles and shared expectations.
Expected Results Before This Week
Weekly Progress Check rules
- Be prepared to show your results at the beginning of class.
- Presenting teams are selected randomly each week. The same team may be selected repeatedly.
- If your team is selected and there is no relevant work recorded before the session, 3 points will be deducted. Any relevant demonstrable work avoids the deduction: the weekly score is then between 0 and +3 points, depending on quality and completeness.
- A missing expected result can cause a point deduction only once, but you should still catch up: later work may depend on it, and these results usually contribute to the tasks required for your desired grade. More about salary for tasks
How Weekly Progress Checks work · More about penalty and bonus points
This week's expected results
- Post your personal DUMB goal in the Team Online Dating Coospace forum. Phrase it so that other students can understand what you want to achieve professionally.
- Post your personal SMART goal in the Team Online Dating Coospace forum. Make the goal concrete enough that others can understand what success would mean for you.
- Respond to at least one other student's goals in the Team Online Dating Coospace forum. Reflect on their goals, compare them with your own, or ask a meaningful clarification question.
- Post your three most preferred project ideas in the Team Online Dating Coospace forum, ordered by your personal preference. Briefly explain why these projects appeal to you.
- Post your three least preferred project ideas in the Team Online Dating Coospace forum, ordered by your personal preference. Briefly explain why you would rather not work on these projects.
| Title |
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| Altruism |
| Professional Interests |
| Team Roles |
| Intermediate Topics |
Notes for tutors:
1: Altruism
Why is this useful for me?
Things you learn and experience in this session will help you to solve the following tasks:
Activities
2: Professional Interests
Why is this useful for me?
Things you learn and experience in this session will help you to solve the following tasks:
Activities
- Stand where You Stand
- Java or Python? (example/practice question)
- Do you see yourself more as a coder or tester?
- Do you see yourself more as a coder or designer?
- Do you see yourself more as a coder or helper/support?
- Do you like starting new things or improving old ones?
- Do you feel closer to the tech side or the people side?
- Do you prefer defined tasks or improvisation?
- When learning, do you read first or try first?
- Four corners of SE
3: Team Roles
Why is this useful for me?
Things you learn and experience in this session will help you to solve the following tasks:
Background
- Team Roles
- Enneagram Personality Types: A model that categorizes personalities into nine types, each with its own motivations, fears, and interpersonal dynamics.
Just a reflection tool
Frameworks such as the Enneagram or Belbin roles are used here only as ways to spark self-reflection and conversation about teamwork.
They can help you think about your own tendencies and how you relate to others, but they are not meant as precise measurements.
If you wish to explore these topics in depth — whether in psychology, organizational behavior, or medical contexts — that requires expert knowledge and guidance.
Activities
4: Intermediate Topics
Belbin Team Roles
Background
- Belbin Team Roles: A model that identifies nine different team roles based on people's behavior and contributions in a team setting.