Unit Reference: J/507/1588 – Developing Teams

Unit Aims

The unit focuses on building, developing and supporting teams to enable them to achieve their goals and objectives. Learners will identify the skills and potential of teams and individuals. Opportunities for teams to develop, gaining new skills and experiences and ways to evaluate and improve their performance are important to the unit too.

Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria

Learning Outcomes

When awarded credit for this unit, a learner will:

Assessment Criteria

Assessment of this learning outcome will require a learner to demonstrate that they can:

1. Analyse the characteristics of teams.

1.1 Identify the attributes of a successful team.

1.2 Review theoretical models and approaches used to evaluate teams.

2. Evaluate methods for team development.

2.1 Assess motivational factors affecting different teams.

2.2 Evaluate relevant theory.

3. Evaluate methods of setting team objectives, and monitoring and evaluating team performance.

3.1 Identify different approaches to setting team objectives and evaluating team performance.

3.2. Produce recommendations on how to improve team performance.

Teaching and Learning Strategy

This unit will involve the student engaging in a process of research on an independent and group basis into the subject matter. The unit tutors will provide initial support sessions in a workshop and will be available for subsequent support.