Outcome 11: The ability to function on (multidisciplinary) teams

Level 5 performance characterized by:

• Routinely present at team meetings or work sessions
  Contributes a fair share to the project workload
  
• Is prepared for the group meeting with clearly formulated ideas
  
• Cooperates with others (outside of the discipline)
  
• Shares credit for success with others and accountability for team results
  
• Shares information with others and provides assistance to others
  
• Demonstrates the ability to assume a designated role in the group
  
• Values alternative perspectives and encourages participation among all team members
  
• Remains non-judgmental when disagreeing with others/seeks conflict resolution; does not "point fingers" or blame others when things go wrong
  
• Is courteous group member
  
• Has knowledge of technical skills, issues and approaches germane to disciplines outside of civil engineering

Level 3 performance characterized by:

• Absent occasionally, but does not inconvenience group
  Sometimes depends on others to complete the work; contributes less than fair share
  
• Prepares somewhat for group meetings, but ideas are not clearly formulated
  
• Occasionally works as a loner or interacts to a minor extent with extra-disciplinary team members
  
• Makes subtle references to other's poor performance or sometimes does not identify contributions of other team members
  
• Sometimes keeps information to himself/herself; not very willing to share
  
• Takes charge when not in the position to lead
  
• Persuades others to adopt only his/her ideas or grudgingly accepts the ideas of others
  
• Sometimes criticizes ideas of other team members or blames others for errors
  
• Is not always considerate or courteous towards team members
  
• Has some knowledge of other disciplines, but gets lost in discussions with extra-disciplinary team members
  

Level 1 performance characterized by:

• Is absent from team meetings or work sessions >50% of the time
  
• Does not contribute to group work at all or submits own work as the group's
  
• Routinely fails to prepare for meetings
  
• Does work on his/her own; does not value team work
  
• Claims work of group as own or frequently blames others
  
• Hides in the background; only participates if strongly encouraged
  
• Does not willingly assume team roles
  
• Does not consider the ideas of others
  
• Is openly critical of the performance of others
  
• Is discourteous to other group members
  
• Has no knowledge of disciplines outside of civil engineering
  
  

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