Australian Engineering Practice: Collaborative Teamwork and Self-Management

Australian Engineering Practice
Unit Code: ENEG20001
Term 1, 2018
Reflective Writing Task 3
School of engineering and technology
Central Queensland University
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Table of Contents
Lead or participate collaboratively in teams....................................................................................3
Demonstrate critical self-review, self-management and lifelong learning......................................6
References........................................................................................................................................9
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Lead or participate collaboratively in teams
What?
Collaboration plays a most significant role in creating a team-oriented working environment
within the workplace. Apart from this, collaboration in teams ensures high employee satisfaction.
Positive impact
The collaboration in teams is tough or challenging task which requires paradigm shift. Also, it
focuses on the team accomplishment instead of individual accomplishment. Collaboration is that
teachable skills which can be developed over time. As per my observation, business organisation
can achieve its desired goals as well as objectives only by increasing level of collaboration
within its employees (Boughzala and De Vreede, 2015). By dividing workers to teams,
organisation can operate its each and every business activity in most effective as well as in
systematic manner. I also prefer team collaboration for successful submission of college
assignments. As per my own experience, only those students get better marks when they study in
groups and enhance their knowledge about particular concepts and models. In other words,
collaborative teamwork always plays significant role in organisational success and it can be
apply in different business with different size. According to my perspectives, high skilled people
and experienced professional gives core importance to team collaboration and also value the
collaborative teams (Cropley, 2014). As per my point of view, the effective teams focus on four
components which are commitment, contribution, communication and collaboration. The term
collaboration is major concern of all team members because without cooperating with each other
they can never accomplish their desired results. As per my observation, the collaborative teams
influence various positive impacts. By working in a collaborative team, people can learn so many
things from each other which will help them in accomplishing their professional as well as
personal goals. When people work in collaborative teams then they bring varied talents together.
Also, they share their innovative ideas with each other which provide them better problem-
solving solutions. As per my consideration, collaborative teams can break down all the barriers
which create a problem in their work. With the help of team collaboration concept, I have
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