Full course description
Course summary:
Teams are an important building block of successful organizations. Whether the focus is on service, quality, cost, value, speed, efficiency, performance, or other similar goals, teams are the basic unit that supports most organizations. With teams at the core of your organization's strategy, your success as an organization can often depend on how well you and other team members operate together. How are your problem-solving skills? Is the team enthusiastic and motivated to do its best? Do you work well together? This course can help you get there!
Course objectives:
After completing this course, learners should be able to:
- Articulate the value of working as a team.
- Develop team norms, ground rules, and team contracts.
- Identify your team player style and how it can be used effectively with your own team.
- Build team trust.
- Identify the stages of team development and how to help a team move through them.
- Recognize the critical role communication skills will play in building and maintaining a team atmosphere.
- Identify ways that team members can be involved and grow in a team setting.
Recommended background:
No additional background knowledge or skills are required for this course.
Course topics include:
- Defining Teams
- Establishing Team Norms
- Working as a Team
- Defining Your Team Player Type
- Building Team Trust
- Stages of Team Development
- Virtual Teams
- Scheduling and Conducting Team Meetings
- Communication
- Becoming a Good Team Player
Elements of the course:
- Informational text
- Interactive practice activities
- Supplemental reference materials
- Final assessment
This course is self-paced, allowing learners the flexibility to complete the course as quickly or slowly as they need.
After completing all course content and activities, you will complete a final quiz to demonstrate your understanding of key course concepts. Upon successful completion of the quiz, you will be awarded a certificate of completion.
Course creators:
This course was designed and developed by the Eppley Center for Parks and Public Lands at Indiana University, using content from Velsoft.
How to access:
Upon enrolling, you will receive instructions and the link to the Canvas course. Note: When you register, you will receive an email invitation. Be sure to accept that invitation, or Canvas will not allow you to open the course modules.
Enrollees can move through content modules at their own pace within the course timeframe.