Fred Stern

This article originally appeared under the title "A Short History of Collage". Collage is a technique of pasting materials such as newspaper clippings, fur, wall paper, package labels, or dozens of other possible materials onto paintings, drawings, prints, even sculpture. By adding a collage an artist can change the nature of what he or she is creating, providing a new dimension for a work of art. Collage also influences the perception of a viewer, thereby changing the relationship of the observer to the art object in a meaningful manner. In some ways collage is a short cut, a time saving device that might eliminate the need to paint some areas of a canvas. Not a New-Comer Collage has been around for a very long time. Cavemen may have used it by adding ribbons or slivers of grass to images such as mammoths drawn on a rock wall. Fast forward to more recent times, and we find school children creating collages by pasting keepsakes into their diaries or scrapbooks; housewives cutting out recipes and appending them to their cooking files; and sweethearts adorning their valentine greeting cards with rose petals, bits of lace and paper cutouts -- all examples of collage-making that have taken place for centuries, if not millennia. Among artists throughout the ages and across the continents, collages have been used to enhance the texture of their offerings, to emphasize points of reference and to create pleasure. In Japan, artists who created poetry scrolls often added collages to make a particular point or to improve their visual presentations. Collages figure prominently in Russian icons, and in medieval Europe gold leaf overlays were often added to enhance the artistic value as well as monetary worth of presentations. We also see examples of collage in tribal and aboriginal art. Collage in Cubism and Futurism In Europe collage reemerged as an important component of 20th century art. In 1912, Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) the great Spanish painter, attached a piece of oilcloth with a caning pattern to an oval shaped painting Still Life with Chair Caning. The modern day trend to employ collage had begun. Soon after, Picassos studio mate, Georges Braque (1882-1963) created Guitar, Sheet Music and Glass. This work was highlighted with paper collage including pieces of wallpaper, sheet music and newspaper clippings. Meanwhile, Picassos experiment with collage led him to try his hand at sculpture. Glass of Absinthe was Picassos first sculpture. He went on to produce prize-winning

sculpture from then on, often incorporating collage elements. The use of collage by Picasso and Braque was closely related to their experimentation with another new art form: Cubism. We can term Cubism as a way to transform a two dimensional space into a three dimensional one. Juan Gris (1887-1927) a fellow Spaniard and a Picasso protg gave up a promising career as a cartoonist to devote himself to painting, but he soon discovered that collage was his true mtier. He was a perfectionist about the elements he used -- making sure, for example, that the wood grain he added suited the subject he was illustrating. Gris did a good job of explaining the appeal of collage to artists. Surfaces can be recreated and volumes interpreted in a picture, but what about a mirror whose surface is always changing and which should reflect the spectator? he asked. There is nothing to do but stick in a real piece (of mirror). The Table (1914), now at the Philadelphia Museum of Art is a good example of Gris work. Other artists had different reasons for employing collage. Legend has it that Ferdinand Leger (1881-1955) first used collage during World War I when he couldnt find paper at the front and produced a work of art using cartridge boxes. Henry Matisse (1869-1955) was bedridden and unable to paint during his final four years. So he turned to colored paper cut-outs, creating a joyous universe of individual art works as well as book covers and textiles. In fact he produced vestments for the priests at the chapel he had designed at Vence, France. What I dream of is an art of balance and serenity, something like a good armchair in which one rests from physical fatigue. Because the colors of his cutouts were so strong, his doctors advised him to wear dark glasses when working. Although modern collage as an art form was born in France, it was by no means ignored by artists elsewhere. The influence of Picasso and Braque spread beyond borders and beyond Cubist painters. One group intrigued by collage was the Futurists. Although the philosophy of the Futurists was first articulated in the Paris newspaper Figaro, it was in an article by an Italian, Filippo Marinetti. He called for a rejection of the accepted way of doing things. The guiding spirit of this approach was to be the machine and the concept of speed. Umberto Boccione (1882-1916), Italys most important sculptor of the period, called for sculptural compositions to be made not only from bronze or marble but rather from 20 different materials glass, wood, cardboard, leather, cloth, electric light ... In Bocciones Under the Pergula in Naples a piece of paper containing a poem and a landscape illustration are prominent parts of the composition. Another Futurist, Gino Severini (1883-1969) spent his years between Paris and Rome. His important collages include the exquisite Homage to my Father (1913), which features, in addition to Cubist shapes, a part of the Futurist manifesto. Carlo Carra (1881-1966) produced the elegant painting Still Life with Syphon (1914) in which a siphoned bottle is joined by the artists calling card and the announcement of a

forthcoming musical performance. Futurism barely survived World War I (1914-1918). But collage as an art form continued to thrive. Collage and Constructivism Social change more than any other kind of change, seems to bring about new art movements. The social disruptions in Russia proved to be no exception. The Russian revolution brought Constructivism with it. The Constructivist art movement was truly revolutionary. Until the third decade of the 20th Century, Russian art had seemed to be caught in a web of romanticism. Painters appeared to be in love with a candied society featuring aristocrats in central European attire, or overreaching paintings of romantic aspects of the Russian countryside. By contrast Constructivist art was characterized by the use of industrial materials in its creations, primarily glass, various plastic substances and metal components. The resulting art had a strong impersonal flavor, downplaying the individual and accentuating a dedication to the common good. Materials favored by Constructivist artists naturally lent themselves to collage. Collage from this period can be found in stage design, sculpture, architectural models, and painting. At the beginning of its inception, around 1920, Constructivism was confined to Russia where it existed along with vestiges of the old romanticism, but soon the influence of Constructivist artists spread to artists and architects throughout Europe and the United States. The four principle figures in the Constructivist movement were Vladimir Tatlin (1885-1953), Kasimir Malevich (1878-1935), Alexander Rodchenko (1891-1956) and El Lissitzky (1900-1941). Tatlin who is generally considered the Father of Constructivism, ran away to become a merchant seaman at the age of 14. On his return to Russia he became fascinated by Picassos work, went to Paris and began working in Picasssos studio. His first designs utilized glass and wood as well as building materials. Tatlins contribution to the collage dialogue came primarily through structured threedimensional reliefs. Kasimir Malevich dramatically demonstrated his contempt for the bourgeoisie in his Still Life with Mona Lisa by recreating the famous DaVinci portrait, then defacing her with lines across her face. He inserted cubist elements in the rest of the canvas. We see a waiter, guest and cutlery -- all in collage format -- in Rodchenkos Another Cup of Tea (1923). Lissitzky was probably the best-known Constructivist in the West. Russian women also played a major role in the Constructivist movement. The Guggenheim Museum in New York City recently featured the most prominent women Constructivist figures in a popular exhibition with the title Amazons of the AvantGarde recently. Alexandra Exter, Liubov Popova and Natalia Goncharova were

featured. Their work is less somber and more colorful than that of their male counterparts. The collages of this group are distinguished by their strong decorative quality, which in turn was easily translated into stage and costume design. Dada and the Surrealists Two other art movements used collages to great advantage: the Dada movement and Surrealism. Dada was born in the Swiss city of Zurich during World War I. It was the reaction of war-weary artists from many of the warring countries They turned to collage as the artistic form most effective in conveying their impatience with tradition and the traditional way of viewing life. The French artist and poet Jean Arp (1886-1966) expressed the feeling of the Dada artists most succinctly when he said, We searched for an elementary art that would, we thought, save mankind from the furious folly of these times. We aspired to a new order that might restore the balance between heaven and hell. Characteristic of Dada thought, artists allowed chance to play a part in the creation of their collages. Some Dadaists, it has been said, simply allowed torn pieces of paper to fall as they might without arranging them in any manner, and then simply pasted them down. Arps collages, however, were clearly not executed in this manner as evidenced by their meticulous geometric design. Max Ernst (1891-1966), probably the best known of the Dadaists, was born in Germany but spent many years in France and ultimately in the United States. He is well represented in museums across the country. "Compotier avec fruits, violon et verre" by Pablo More than any other artist in the field, Ernst Picasso photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Click combined humor with fantasy in his collages. image to enlarge. Many are prints, worked over with India ink and pencil. His paintings form inseparable montages with tapestry, wallpaper and other illustrative materials in prominent strategic positions. Marcel Duchamps, of France, and Man Ray, of America, were other figures at times on the edge of Dadaism or moving into realms of their own making. For instance Man Ray developed the Rayograph, a kind of photography made without a camera; Duchamps introduced ready mades preparing the way for minimalism and the incorporation of everyday objects into the arts. Regarding Surrealism, the term almost says it all. It was the imposition of the subconscious, the world of dreams on reality. Sigmund Freud

and Carl Jung the great psychiatrists were responsible for its existence, but substantially it was the French writer Andre Breton who in 1924 published the manifesto of the movement and who set up the first Surrealist exhibition in 1925. Almost all the artists of the 20th century practiced Surrealism in one way or another. Giorgio de Chirico (18881978), Italian painter and designer, summed up the Surrealist theory in a few sentences: To become truly immortal a work of art must escape all human limits. Logic and common sense will only interfere. But once these barriers are broken it will enter the regions of childhood and dream. The most recognizable Surrealists are Salvador Dali, Rene Magritte and Marc Chagall. But there were many young disciples working in the spirit of the movement, which in many ways merged into Abstract Expressionism. Collages were very much part of the Surrealist expression. Salvador Dali in his painting Grossly Spoken introduced a thin panel of sand and gravel. In a collage of 1921 Marc Chagall included a number of geometrically inspired elements including all kinds of paper as well as envelope fragments, all arranged in strips or triangles. Another artist who made contributions to the collage movement was Kurt Schwitters (1887-1948), a German not strictly aligned with any of the previously mentioned schools of art but with some affinity to Dada. Schwitters believed, in his own words, that every artist should be permitted to put together a picture out of nothing more than say, blotting paper, as long as he knows how to give it form. True to this approach, Schwitters invented a structure that consisted entirely of items rescued from waste paper baskets, the Merzbau. The word is said to have originated when he tried to place the word Commerzbank (Commerce Bank) into a collage and found he only had room for four letters m e r z. His Merzbau collage consisted of railway tickets, cigarette wrappers and cord. In 1923, he began the publication of a magazine entitled Merz: each issue centered on a collage-related topic. Schwitters even converted his parents house in Hanover into a Merzbau during the early 1920s. Collage in the artistic world has a distinguished history to look back upon, and it promises to be an important component of creativity for years to come. In that future, artists working in video, photo montage and other developing media are certain to discover their own collage-related applications and, following in tradition, create new and exciting results.

A Tutorial Paper on Teamwork and Communications

Jaime Gloria Maura McGroarty Teamwork and Communications Tutorial April 23, 2008

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Jaime Gloria and Maura McGroarty Information Systems Project Teamwork and Communications

Executive Summary: This tutorial paper is about project teamwork and communications. After reading should be able teamwork and on the macro teamwork and
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this tutorial, you to identify communications level. Both communications

are major components of project execution. You will learn about nominal group process, which is an effective way to have your team discuss ideas and has a greater chance of individuals sharing their ideas. Delphi-Inter-related surveys will also be covered in this tutorial. You will learn how to develop a team through the various stages of forming, storming, norming, and performing. The tutorial will cover communication, which is very important when working on a project. Being able to both develop and present a communication management plan is essential for the successful completion of your project. You will learn how to maintain communication throughout your project using status reports to identify the time tasks are completed, what needs to

be done to complete a task, what is the next task, and what are the issues with completing the task. One last thing, which you will take away from this tutorial, is what to do if project teamwork and communications are not handled well and what to constantly go over with your team.

Introduction: Millions of people use teamwork and communication everyday in order to complete a project in a timely manner. Without appropriate communication or teamwork, then the completion of a project will not take place. Project teamwork and communications are critical for completing a project on time. There are many ways to form an effective team, which include ideas such as taking teams through forming, storming, norming, and performing phases. Another way to form project teamwork is through team bonding exercises. Project teamwork is important for new creative projects because people feel more comfortable to share their ideas with one another. It is important to learn how to form groups of individuals who can work well together and are open to one anothers ideas. Communication is important because it allows for the project manager to see any unmet goals or track progress. When communication fails, then the organizations resistance to change will be high. Creating a communication plan is important to any project; you must establish the mode, frequency, and 9

responsibility of the communication and make sure each are clearly defined. This prevents misunderstandings and blame being placed on the wrong person. Teamwork and communication in any project needs to be watched closely by the manager in order to prevent any issues regarding task completion. Teamwork and communication allow for individuals ideas to be shared without fear of being judged. The exchange of these ideas will allow for the team to work together and be able to have an open communication for discussing what tasks need to be done in order to complete a successful project. This tutorial will teach you how to handle communication during a project and how to form a successful team in order to complete a project in a timely and effective manner.

Step-by-Step Guide: Step 1: Identify Teamwork and Communications on the Macro level. Teamwork and communications are components of project execution. The project manager should gather members of different units and create an effective team QuickTime and a TIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor are needed to see this picture. that will self sustain itself and create and encouraging environment to complete a project. There should always be members of all parts of the company or organization. 10

This creates a diversity of people, backgrounds, and expertise allowing for everyones needs to be met as well as for more balanced compromises among the various departments of the organization. Avoiding picking people from all departments or divisions of an institution could lead to prejudice and discrimination suits that would only create problems both internally and externally for the company. The team should also be a very effective group. While you do want a group of people that are outspoken so that opinions are voiced, you do not want a group that spends their whole time talking because then you run the risk of a low production level. The group also needs to be effective in management so that people respect the decisions they make that will affect the company or organization and their audience. If the group is not respected, the project will become very difficult to execute. (ProjExecPP, Alemi) Step 2: Develop a Team It needs to be understood that most work in project management will happen through a team. Teams typically undergo stages including forming, which is when team members learn about each other, storming, which is when project managers try to reduce conflict in teams by having team members focus on the task at hand and not the relationships to each other. Then norming is when the team begins to lay out work expectations and the norms that everyone is expected to follow which the team will use to reference each other as members of

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the team, followed by phase performing, which is when work gets done while working with issues. There are various process changes a team undergoes. There are three changes called brainstorming, nominal group technique, and Delphi group process. (ProjExecPP, Alemi) When developing the team you will want to bring the best people into the team as possible, each with a distinct background that will add to the team effectiveness. It usually helps to let the team know that their performance will be measured. Knowing that their capabilities will be evaluated usually serves as an incentive for them to remain dedicated to the project. The way the teams performance will be measured is through the rate of performance, which is equal to actual work completed divided by percent of work planned to complete. A good team will keep as close as possible to the work schedule as well as the planned budget. There are a few methods to improving teamwork such as noticing the phases the team goes through. If one notices a team gets stuck in a specific phase, the project manager may need to intervene to move the team ahead. Staying in one phase of building a team may be more costly and will definitely negatively affect the scheduled plans. In addition, teamwork can be improved by making sure that the team members bond with each other over time. While outside previously held relationships or conflicts among team members should be left outside of the project work time, a distinct team bond should be created. Its almost like team spirit at a high school. While

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there may be conflicts among faculty or in between students, everyone still comes together at times like homecoming, or commencement ceremonies to make it a good experience and have a good experience that will benefit all. Team spirit through a good bond will allow both the team to be successful and the client to be satisfied. One more thing a team can do to improve the effectiveness of the teamwork is to change team meeting processes. The way one could practice this is by ending each meeting with an evaluation. The end of meeting evaluation will allow the future meetings to be more successful. The project manager will be able to better understand what motivates the team as well as what turns them away from wanting to be part of the team. The team will also be able to evaluate the project itself, and point out things that they may not have wanted to bring up in front of everyone. Another good example of changing team-meeting processes is maybe, creating a more relaxed environment, where people do not need to raise their hand to speak. (ProjControl, Alemi) Step 3: Develop a Communication Management Plan Before initiating the team, the project manager needs to create a communication management plan. The project manager should always know what to ask their team members about the project. In other words, the project manager should be well informed about everyones role in the project, what stage they are at, and how they are performing. By allowing the project manager to ask the correct

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questions to the various team members allows them to accurately report back to the client. Some things the project manager should as is who is currently working on completing the part of the project the team member is currently working on? For example, if the team is building a hospital, and someone is in charge of the foundation, that person should know who they contracted to do the foundation, who the head contractor is, who is the architect, who designed the foundation, and how many people are working on it. Another question the project manager should always ask is why? For example, if we are going to stock the new hospital we are building with one roll of toilet paper when we had the hospital over to the system that ordered it and we are using Charmin, as opposed to Equate, the Wal-Mart brand which is clearly cheaper, we should ask why did we go with the more expensive brand Charmin? Asking why may expose some compromises we are making between quality and price, or time and money. The next set question that should always be asked is when. This can be simple things like, when will this be completed, or when can we meet, or when are certain employees at the construction site. The project manager should always ask where. Going back to the building a hospital scenario, some sample questions would be like, where do the construction workers eat, or where do you keep the list of emergency contacts, or where will the restroom be on the second floor if the client is wanting to know. Another question the project manager should ask

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is how often. For example, how often is the budget reports being updated, or how often certain employees are coming into work? Another set of questions that should be asked is through what methods. For example, through what methods will you be accessing the construction site, or through what methods will the supplies be delivered, and questions of that nature. Another part of the communication plan should include creating a communication matrix, identifying roles, and establishing responsibilities. The work should be fairly equally, and if not, then compensations should vary depending on difficulty of skill and amount of time needed. Everyone should understand their role as well, so that they are not overwhelming at team functions. If team members step on other members feet it could make for a very uncomfortable situation as well as create tensions between members if they feel their space is being invaded. (ProjMgmtAppinHeaIT, Alemi & Garnhart) Step 4: Present the Communication Plan to Your Team

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If a project manager simply handed the communication plan to their team members, it
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may be overwhelming for some, especially those that have never worked on or designed one. Therefore, the

project manager should try and create a communications overview, communications strategy, provide alternative methods, create a roles and responsibilities table, and do a directory of project team members, as well as create a list of acronyms that may be used in this documentation. This documentation should hopefully provide a more simplified version of the full communication plan. (DeptofVetAff, ProjInterCommPla) Step 5: Communicate Clearly During the Project Status reports need to be completed to identify the following: 1. are tasks completed on time, 2. if not, what needs to get done to complete the task, 3. what is the next task, and 4. what are the issues interfering with the completion of tasks. Everyone on the team should be able to access these status reports, which should be updated frequently. (ProjExecPP, Alemi) Create matrixes that align project status and task outcomes and effects on the target audience or client (ProjControl, Alemi). Information exchange usually begins with the communicator

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and as the project manager; one must determine which stakeholder will receive the information. Stakeholders include the project sponsor, the client, the system users or your project team (MediaandCommunications PP, Alemi). For every project, one must customize their message according to the audience. Each stakeholder has his or her own unique set of needs; therefore, the message must provide the type of information being requested. The message must also provide enough information to satisfy the stakeholder level of expertise. After sending the message, the receiver of the message will use it to determine if their requirements have been met. The receiver can then give additional feedback to the sender to provide results and outcomes of that segment. It is a good idea for the project manager to always have an organization chart, which highlights the structure, the communication flow, the team structure, and the roles, as well as responsibilities and nodes of communication, which should always be understood in this chart (MediaandCommunications PP, Alemi). Step 6: Understand the Methods of Communication Verbal Communication may be in a project, and many prefer this as a means of communication since it is fast, easy, and uncomplicated. Another way to exchange information is through group project meetings and functional team meeting since it allows the team to get

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status reports and updates as well as a great way to discuss lessons learned from tasks. Non-verbal communication may be used in a project when the manager wants to circulate detailed information. It is useful communication if the project manager wants to disseminate technical plans or specific project information. It is also the easiest way of sharing complex processes and instructions to stakeholders. Appropriate media is important to the team when sending out project related communication. The delivery and retrieval of a task is more effective and efficient communication is appropriately provided to the stakeholders properly. It is wise to use simple and appropriate language, so that everyone will understand. Limiting technical details to generic language is also a great way to be a better communicator. Some functional information can be translated to technical requirements, but using charts, graphs, pictures, and video is more precise when explaining the task and the results you expect. When using communication, you want to make sure you cover all bases. It is important for discussing topics, tasks, and the status of these tasks, and its helpful towards tasks being completed on time (MediaandCommunications PP, Alemi). Step 7: Understand the Importance of Communication

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It is important for managers to understand the various methods and barriers that come along with good communication since 90% of the project managers time will be spent on communicating with either the team or the clients/stakeholder (MediaandCommunications PP, Alemi). Good communication skills are of the utmost importance because it creates an open and trusting enviorment. Furthermore, it helps the manager navigate with and outside of the project team. What happens if project teamwork and communications are not handled well? Project failure and poor communications (ProjControl, Alemi). One must understand the different types of communication that there are. Formal and informal communications are two types of project communication. Formal communication answers the question who should care? It is important to know where messages are going to, so you know what type of communication to use. The stakeholders role and involvement in the project, if they are communicated with, will help your team stay on task and focused. Using the project plan as your guide will allow for a concise information flow. You can also refer to lessons learned from previous projects or tasks as a reference. The other type of communication is informal communication. Informal communication occurs mostly outside the formal project boundaries. They consist of unconfirmed information, and rumors that people hear through the grapevine. Informal can be good because it addresses issues before they are discussed, but then again the information may

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be misleading. Also good informal communication can occur during the project, such as lasting impressions from a previous project, which motivates your team (MediaandCommunications PP, Alemi).

Step 8: Constantly Review There are a few things a project manager should always go over with the team. Repetition of these things is important QuickTime and a TIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor are needed to see this picture. to confirming success and efficiency. 1. Reconfirm plan, 2. assess project performance, 3. take corrective action, and 4. keep people informed. (ProjControl, Alemi) Step 9: Do Not Forget to Avoid Communication Barriers Reinforcing communication through different types of media prevents barriers and can provide clear data. Varying forms of communication can break the monotony, and disseminating communication personally can break down interpersonal barriers. Personal interaction eliminates assumptions and prejudices, and brings team members in to focus on project goals. While the majority of project documents and communication can be distributed using non-personal means, some of

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the project communication can be given through group meetings or gatherings. Always make sure the client knows exactly how feasible the plans are by saying exactly what you mean be sure to address the issues, but do so cordially, and be aware of the issues that come with non-verbal communication (MediaandCommunications PP, Alemi).

Example: Delilah was a nurse at Woo Hospital, and a patient was brought into the hospital for surgery. The procedure was to amputate the left leg. Unfortunately, Delilah got sick and had to go home early, prior to the patients surgery. No one else helped her prep for the surgery, so the right leg was amputated, instead of the left. The hospital was then sued and had to close down. What went wrong? Poor communication is what went wrong. Delilah should have known who the operations team was for the patient, and should have talked to them to make sure they were prepped on the surgery before she left. Secondly, the operations unit director should have developed a team out of knowledgeable staff members that were aware of the hospitals communication management plan, so that if a situation like Delilahs occurred where a person had to leave, then the whole procedure would not be in jeopardy. Clearly, the team was not communicating the way they should have been, or the rest of the team would have known what leg to amputate. 21

In addition, in the example, the team broke the rule of understanding methods of communication. For the wrong leg to be amputated, not all of the patients records could have been documented. In addition, Delilah could not have possibly understood all the methods of communication, since the team fell apart with her there. There should have been some form of protocol as to who to let know she was leaving, as well as some way to update the team in her absence, and lastly, to let the team know what exactly was supposed to be done during the procedure. If the team understood the importance of communication, formal communication would have occurred. Everything would have been documented, and the operations unit could have been able to complete the procedure safely, and correctly. In this case, things you constantly want to go over with your team are the patients records, talking to the patient while awake, confirming the necessary procedure, having all consent forms signed, and making sure the rest of the team is involved in this process. Lastly, it was the barriers of communication that lead to this sad, sad situation.

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Index of Terms: Team: a number of persons associated in some joint action Teamwork: cooperative or coordinated effort on the part of a group of persons
acting together as a team or in the interests of a common cause Member: a constituent part of any structural or composite whole Communications: the imparting or interchange of thoughts, opinions, or information by speech, writing, or signs Execute: to carry out; accomplish Control: to exercise restraint or direction over; dominate; command Encouragement: the expression of approval and support Diversity: The quality or state of being various; intermixture or succession of different things Organization: group of persons organized for some end or work Management: the person or persons controlling and directing the affairs of a business, institution, etc

Production Level: the amount or stage at which a group is producing the wanted effect or product Performance: the execution or accomplishment of work, acts, feats, etc Brainstorming: a conference technique of solving specific problems, amassing
information, stimulating creative thinking, developing new ideas, etc., by unrestrained and spontaneous participation in discussion

Evaluation: To examine and judge carefully; appraise Processes: a systematic series of actions directed to some end Tension: a strained relationship between individuals, groups, nations, etc. Stakeholder: a person or group that has an investment, share, or interest in
something, as a business or industry Non-verbal: expressed in written words; written rather than oral Verbal: expressed in spoken words; oral rather than written Project: something that is contemplated, devised, or planned; plan; scheme Barriers: anything that restrains or obstructs progress, access, etc Integrative: to bring together or incorporate (parts) into a whole

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precedence, and etiquette

Reviewers comments: Amanda Trevisan and Ashton Hospodar Circulate your paper to at least one other person (preferably someone writing on the same topic) and offer to review their work as well. Every member of the team must do a separate review. Send your review to the instructor as well as all of the authors of the draft paper. Use the following rubric to organize your response (make comments for each of the sections indicated): 1. Dates a. I received the draft on Wednesday, April 2, 2008. b. I responded to the draft on Wednesday, April 2, 2008. 2. Presentation: a. I think that your paper was very well organized and all of the information applied directly in a beneficial way to what you were talking about. I liked the introduction a lot, especially that you introduced the ideas of forming, storming, norming, and performing phases. This introduction made it easier to know what you were talking about when you identified these in the step-by-step section. b. Visual aids were placed in beneficial places. The charts and graphs made it easy to understand the concept without having to read in detail at first. c. The font size, margins, and text also made the paper look very professional. The hierarchy of ideas was good, I liked the parts that were introduced by saying When developing d. There was no color in the paper. This made it seem very business like. e. There were only a few grammatical errors, which are expected since this paper was a rough draft. f. The paper was organized well. The title and permission page were followed by the introduction. The introduction led into the step by step

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guide. A reference list and index of terms were also included. g. Yes, references were included. 3. Content: a. I really liked that you included things that we have learned in the class. It was good that the first part of the step by step guide identified team work and communication at the macro level. I thought it was helpful that you introduced the marco level before going into the steps. The steps were all really important and followed ideas for developing a team, making a communication management plan, presenting that plan, and how to communicate during a project. I felt these were all really necessary to your paper. b. The authors followed the recommended guideline. c. All materials in the paper are related to the title Project Teamwork and Communications d. All claims were backed up by specific references that were listed in a reference list. e. The length of the paper is good and encompasses all aspects of how to form a team and communicate to the members. I also liked that you included how to solve problems with communication. f. One question I would ask is what are the other factors that lead to project failure? I know you are focusing on communication, but maybe mention that it is just one of the many problems that can lead to failure. 4. What you learned: a. One thing that I learned from this paper was how important it is to organize it properly. I thought that your paper was really well organized, not only in terms of the overall sections, but you also organized information within the sections really well. I am going to try to re-work the information in my step by step guide so it flows more like yours did. 5. Grade a. I was told not to assign a grade
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Dates Report the date you received the draft and the date you responded to the draft The date I received the draft was April 65, 2008 and I delivered the response on April 7, 2008 Presentation: Begin with what worked well. Point to specific sections of the paper and use adjectives liberally to praise the authors. This is the only place you are allowed to use adjectives, in all other sections avoid use of adjectives. I thought that your introduction and step by step breakdown was very well organized and written. Especially for the introduction I would make sure that you draw on some references other than the presentations made by our professor. Visual aid. There was no visual aid in this paper. However, they may not be necessary. Discuss the use of font size to mark paper sections and the hierarchy of ideas. Your ideas are arranged in an order that makes sense. However, the use of font size to mark paper sections and breaks does not work. Your points should be in a larger font than the rest of your paper. This can be done in a professional way. Discuss if color has been used appropriately to highlight significant points. Color was used to highlight main sections.

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Discuss writing style and errors. There is a little bit of a difference between the two authors writing styles. In order to make this paper flow better you may want to sit down together and work these kinks out. There are a few grammatical errors but nothing major. Discuss the organization of the paper. The paper seems well organized and thought out. The step-by-step guide seems to go along with the introduction and overall main ideas of the paper. Discuss if references are linked to PubMed and other literature. No references PubMed. Reference to professors notes are good for the topic.

Begin with what worked well. Point to specific content that made reading the paper worthwhile. You can use adjectives in this section to praise the authors but do not use any adjectives in remaining sections. By breaking down each step and elaborating on each step I was able to understand that content of the paper. The introduction is a good lead way for what to expect through out the body of the paper. Discuss if the authors have followed the recommended outline and whether their departures from the outline make sense. The beginning structure for the recommended outline is being followed. The introduction and step-by-step portions are followed through out the rough draft. I am sure the authors will continue to follow the outline, resulting in a clear paper. Check that the title is appropriate for the paper. Make sure that the paper does not digress into unrelated materials. The title is appropriate. Discuss the use of reference materials. Make sure that there are no claims made that are not backed up by evidence from the literature. I do not believe there are any claims made; however as the authors continue to work on their rough draft they should call on other references. Discuss whether the paper provides sufficient depth to serve as a tutorial for you or for someone not familiar with the topic. What could make the paper more useful? I think the paper is sufficient. Even if I knew nothing about the topic I would be able to understand the messages the authors are trying to convey. I do not think there is anything that can be done to make the paper more useful, since visual aids would not help for this topic.. List what questions you had that were not answered by the paper. Some of the sections may need some elaboration. I am sure the authors plan on doing this is later drafts What you learned: Discuss what you learned from the paper that you would try to do in your own draft. If the topic is new to you, discuss what surprised you. After reading the rough draft of this paper I am more knowledgeable on the subject of project teamwork and communication. I have learned how important they are in completing a task on time.

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