The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia, is one of the world’s premier teaching and research institutions. Striving for excellence through the creation, preservation, transfer, and application of knowledge UQ ranks in the top 50 Universities as measured by the QS World University Rankings. UQ is one of only three Australian members of the global Universitas 21 and a founding member of the Group of Eight (Go8) universities. UQ is recognized for its world standard specialized research and teaching excellence; having won more Australian Awards for University Teaching than any other in the country.

Founded in 1909 UQ is Queensland's oldest university and has produced more than 230,000 graduates. In 2015, the University had over 50,000 students including 12,666 international students from 141 nations. It has one of Australia's largest Ph.D. enrolments, with more than 13,800 postgraduate students. UQ employs 6,700 staff spanning six faculties and nine research institutes.

Course: Working in Teams: A Practical Guide

Learn how to build effective teams, be a great team player and manage team conflict.

Self-Paced

Starts on July 31, 2017

About this course

Teamwork is an essential component of most professional activities in the modern world. But what makes an effective team?

This course is an introduction to teamwork skills for all disciplines that will help you improve your own performance and that of your team.

It covers why teams are important, the roles of individuals in a team, systems, and processes for effective teamwork and communication, and methods for addressing team conflict.

Throughout the course, you will be provided with a range of tools and templates that you will be able to use with any team.

Join us and learn how to make teams work for everyone.

What you'll learn

• What you need to know about teams – types of teams, life cycle of teams, what makes high performing teams
• How to be an effective team member – commitment, team roles, leadership, communication
• The systems and processes for building high-performance teams including team diagnosis tools
• How to understand and resolve team conflict and dysfunction

Length: 4 weeks

Effort: 6-8 hours per week

Price: FREE

Institution: UQx

Subject: Humanities

Level: Introductory

Languages: English

Video Transcripts: English

Prerequisites: None

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