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| − | * Understanding yourself and your teammates does not guarantee that things will always run smoothly. Any team, even highly functional teams, succumb to strife. When this happens we must adopt practices that get us through the issues as quickly as possible. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_listening | + | |
| + | * '''Active Listening''': Understanding yourself and your teammates does not guarantee that things will always run smoothly. Any team, even highly functional teams, succumb to strife. When this happens we must adopt practices that get us through the issues as quickly as possible. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_listening Active listening] is a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_listening#Tactic tactic] one uses to make a conscious effort to hear not only the words that another person is saying but, more importantly, try to understand the complete message being sent. [https://youtu.be/lL0sDXCzRu0 This youtube video] gives a quick overview of the salient features of the tactic. Our advice is, don't wait for a breakdown to occur, start using this tactic right now and make a habit of using it daily. Everyone loves good listeners! | ||
== Student Submission Links and Returned Work == | == Student Submission Links and Returned Work == | ||
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Course InformationMATH224: Multivariable calculus, including partial derivatives, multiple integration, and vector calculus. Instructor InformationSection AInstructor : Gus Greivel Office : Stratton Hall 202 Office Phone : 303.273.3840 email : ggreivel@mines.edu Section BInstructor : Scott Strong Office : Stratton Hall 205 and CASA 122 Office Phone : 303.384.2446 (@ Stratton Hall) email : sstrong@mines.edu Office Hours: MWF @ 4:00pm in SH205 (drop in), MWF 10am-2:50pm (by appointment) Onenote shared notebook: Onenote Notebook Lecture Boards: Pictures SyllabiLaboratory Notebook Information
Textbook InformationMathematica InformationCSM has a site license for Mathematica which can be used for instruction and academic research. It can be installed on personal computers and the following links will take you to the relevant information. Big thanks to Prof. Eklund for spearheading this acquisition. Studio MaterialsStudio 1
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Strongly Agree: 12% Agree: 60% Neutral: 23% Disagree: 4% Strongly Disagree: 0%
Strongly Agree: 30% Agree: 50% Neutral: 16% Disagree: 3% Strongly Disagree: 0% ResultsNotes from the TAs The following reports were quite good: 37, 29, and 12. Studio 3
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Question x: Attempt 1 - Percent Correct | Attempt 2 - Percent Correct Question 1: 77% | 94% Question 2: 79% | 76% Question 3: 69% | 84% Question 4: 67% | 93% Question 5: 86% | 98% Averages: 76% | 89% The drop in the second question may be due to the fact that a circular cone was presented just before attempt 1. However, it still seems that cones are problematic.
Studio 5It is clear that more can be accomplished with team-work than without. However, there is a latent assumption that a team is functioning, which is not always the case. Team development takes time and goes through phases as described by Tuckman. If we barrow a bit from management theory then we can use the Belbin team roles to demystify some of the impediments of team development. Many of us naturally fall into specific roles and often it is useful to adopt a role, which may not be natural to us, in order to further the group cause. We would like everyone to take a bit of time to look through these two pieces of information. On the next group submission you will be asked some questions about role identification and group function. Some more resource links are below.
* Old blog post about team building * Pdf about team roles * A blog post about Belbin team roles Studio 6
How are the groups doing? [Based on Studio 4 Data]
Work Distribution: Equal (82%), Unequal (13%), EqualUnequal (5%)
Skill/capabilities gains due to team activity: Yes (90%), No (10%)
Team effectiveness: Effective (93.5%), Ineffective (6.5%)
Team communication: Excellent (15%), Good (53%), Satisfactory (31%), Poor (2%)
Comment: At the heart of any function working group is an efficient and productive communication mechanism. Based on the above data, which is generally positive, we would like to see teams communication better. To support your growth in this category, let us remind you of:
Instruction Team Dispositions
Scott: Innovator (22%), Driver (17%), Team Player (14%),
Explorer (11%), Expert (8%), Chairman (8%), Executive (8%), Analyst (6%), Completer (6%)
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Student Submission Links and Returned WorkWork submissions will occur electronically. This post from Prof. Strong's associated blog talks about the first submission and links to this old, old blog post about tools that students can use to make digital records of their work. A note about due dates: Your instructors understand that you are involved with many other courses outside of MATH224. As such, you should consider most due dates as soft deadlines. If you are in the middle of time critical work for another class that cannot wait then please do not stress. The submission site will be open and ready to receive your work if things run long. That said, please do not fall behind. If you feel like you are falling behind then please talk to your instructor ASAP. Submission Links
Submission Tools
Returned WorkExam InformationImportant Dates October 9th - Group Problems Due October 16th - Studio Review Day October 23rd - Mid-term (In studio)
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