Teamwork.pdf

Teamwork  Team -A team is a collection of individuals organized to accomplish a common purpose, who are interdependent, and who can be identified by themselves and observers as a team.  Characteristics of Effective Teams 1. Clear Direction (clear and distinct goals) 2. Clear respons...

Teamwork  Team -A team is a collection of individuals organized to accomplish a common purpose, who are interdependent, and who can be identified by themselves and observers as a team.  Characteristics of Effective Teams 1. Clear Direction (clear and distinct goals) 2. Clear responsibilities (expectation on each member) 3. Knowledgeable Members (skills and knowledge) 4. Reasonable Operating Procedures (set of rules) 5. Interpersonal Relationships (diverse; own values) 6. Sharing success and failures (appreciation) 7. External Relationships (relationship from the rest of organization)  Types of teams a. Informal ( Social in nature) b. Traditional (Supervisors/Managers) c. Problem-solving (Temporary teams) d. Leadership (Steering committees) e. Self-directed (Small teams) f. Virtual (Meetings and functions rely on available technology)  Stages of Team Development 1. Forming (Assess the ground rules; Gather information about group goals) 2. Storming (Initiate conflict with other team members) 3. Norming (Build cohesion) 4. Performing (Channel energy toward the task) 5. Adjournment (Disengagement after successful completion of goals) TEAMWORK T- TOGETHER E- EVERYONE A-ACHIEVES M-MORE TEAMWORK - sharing of knowledge - helps an individual in multiple ways which he is usually not be able to tackle alone. TEAMWORK AT THE WORKPLACE A. COLLABORATION - two or more people work together through idea sharing and thinking to accomplish a common goal. Benefits of Collaboration: A. Improved Flexibility of the Organization (handle sudden changes) B. Engaged employee (builds camaraderie) C. Healthier Employees D. More productive meetings E. More attractive to top talent F. Accelerated Business Velocity (bring products to the market faster) G. Higher retention rates H. Innovative Ideas I. Better Alignment with Stakeholders J. Enhanced Individual Productivity K. Increased Profitability B. Group Dynamics - the social process by which people interact and behave in a group environment - how individuals, cultures, and internal forces interact allows us to analyze and better understand group effectiveness Types of Groups: 1. Formal Groups - structure to pursue a specific task 2. Informal groups - emerge naturally in response to organizational or member interests C. LEADERSHIP STYLES - It is not IQ or skills that make a truly great leader but a high level of emotional intelligence. - Goleman’s 6 leadership approaches Four Resonant: D. PERSONALITY TYPES SEE YOUR PERSONALITY: https://www.16personalities.com/free-per sonality-test E. COLLABORATION TOOLS - Collaboration is done online. Example: Google Docs, Flowdock, Zoom, etc. ) SOCIAL CONTEXT OF COMPUTING Social Informatics Social Informatics (SI) refers to the body of research and study that examines social aspects of computerization, including the roles of information technology in social and organizational change and the ways that the social organization of information technologies are influenced by social forces and social practices. SOCIAL IMPACT of IT on SOCIETY A. DIVERSITY ISSUES - technology bias (FR) B. GENDER-RELATED ISSUES - women continue to be underrepresented in the ICT discipline. C. CULTURAL ISSUES a. Digital divide (access to digital devices) b. Changing nature of employment (WFH, reduced labor) D. GLOBALIZATION ISSUES - advances in telecommunication and transportation technologies accelerated globalization. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Why learn IP? - effort and idea is protected - TRUTH that NO ONE IS or IGNORANCE is NOT EXCUSED by the LAW Foundations of Intellectual Property Intellectual Property - works of the mind owned by a single person or group - examples: art, books, films, formulas, inventions, music, etc - protected through copyright, patent, and trade secret laws Copyrights - exclusive right to distribute, display, perform, or reproduce an original work in copies - Copyright Act of 1976: Audiovisual works were given protection, and computer programs were assigned to the literary works category Copyright Term - Copyright law guarantees developers the rights to their works for a certain amount of time. - Copyright Term Extension Act / Sony Bono Copyright Term Extension Act (1998) Time limits: a. Works created from January 1, 1978, copyright protection endures for the author’s life plus 70 years. b. Works created but not published or registered before January 1, 1978, the term endures earlier than December 31, 2004. c. For works created before 1978 that are still in their original or renewable term of copyright, the total term was extended to 95 years from the date the copyright was originally secured. Copyright in the Philippines - Original intellectual creations in the literary and artistic domain are copyrightable. - this includes Derivative works such as translations, adaptations, alterations of literary music, etc. - Copyright protection exists from the moment of creation. - Registration establishes a public record of the copyright claim. Works not protected by Copyright in the Philippines 1. Idea, procedure, system method or operation, concept, principle, discovery or mere data as such, even if they are expressed, explained, illustrated or embodied in a work; 2. News of the day and other miscellaneous facts having the character of mere items of press information; 3. Official text of a legislative, administrative or legal nature, as well as any official translation thereof; 4. Work of the Philippine Government, unless there was a prior approval by the appropriate government agency; and 5. Statutes, rules and regulations, and speeches, lectures, sermons, addresses, and dissertations, pronounced, read or rendered in courts of justice, before administrative agencies, in deliberative assemblies and in meetings of public character. Copyright Subsistence - original intellectual creations in the literary and artistic domain. Common question/s: 1. What is the duration of copyrighted protection? A. Copyright in literary, artistic, and derivative works under Sections 172 and 173 of IP Code shall be protected during the author’s life and for fifty (50) years after his death. B. In the case of joint authorship, the economic rights shall be protected during the life of the last surviving author and for fifty years after his death. C. Anonymous/Pseudonyms: 50 years from the date of the work published provided that before it expires, the real name/s of the author/s are revealed. D. Applied art: 25 years from the date of making. E. Photographic works: 5o years from the date of publication, and if unpublished, 50 years from the making. F. Audio-visual works: 50 years from the date of publication and if unpublished, 50 years from the making. Ownership of Information A. Original literary and artistic works: author of the work B. Joint authorship: co-ownership (If the purpose is separate, part of his/her creation) C. During employment: Employee (if creation is not part of his regular time) Employer (if work is a result of his performance) D. Work Commissioned: Commissioned person (copyright) Person who commissioned (ownership) E. Audio-visual work: Producer, author, composer, film director Example of Copyright Case Tetris vs Xio (1984)