Courses That Utilize Student Team: An Approach to Enhancing Their Effectiveness

Abstract

Contemporary strategic dynamics, which would include such tactics as reengineering, employee empowerment, and self-directed work teams have greatly impacted organizational team environmental cultures. While instructors, who utilize student teams in their courses, have always dealt with a variety of team related issues, these new dynamics have made continuous team assessment imperative. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to present the results of many years of developing, modifying, and validating a team assessment questionnaire. Instructors, hopefully, will find this questionnaire a valuable asset in structuring more effective student teams.