Team Dynamics

Priorities: winning, learning, fun, or something else?

Winning

Learning

Fun

???

Oligarchy, Authoritarianism

Mentor-centric

Student-aided

Complete work as efficiently as possible, sideline anything that slows the build process

Meritocracy, Pluralism

Mentor-aided

Student-centric

Take time, learn as much as possible, do things that might not be the most efficient but may result in other gains

Direct Democracy, Libertarianism

Student-centric

Be goofy, get work done but make it as interesting and cooperative as possible

Do we need a team President and a full Cabinet, just an elected Team Captain, or no student administration whatsoever?

Who will decide who needs to perform the tasks at hand (parceling out the work)?

Defined

Fluid

Members are assigned groups according to ability, interest, and available positions

Tasks are delegated to different groups, each of whom must work towards completing their tasks

Upside: Efficient (Members always work with same people), Shared workload

Downside: Unhappiness due to lack of freedom, Member abilities may not be fully exploited

Members change position depending on the task at hand

Tasks are divided among all members according to member ability and interest

Upside: Members are happy doing what they want, Member abilities are fully exploited

Downside: Very-able members get greatest workload, Less-skilled members do little work

Project	Notes
Web Design	Current Webmaster = Aaron Schultz Interested members may ask him for help/mentoring Needed: People with a background in Graphic Arts, Flash, HTML, PHP, or JavaScript, AND people to write articles. Current URL: http://team1370.hopto.org
Photography	Current photographer = Jen Hummel Needed: Someone who has access to a digital camera, preferably one with 4 Mega-Pixels or greater. Cooperation with the Webmaster is necessary for upload onto the website photo gallery.
Videography	Past videographer = Nick Keane Needed: Someone with access to a digital camcorder with FireWire or USB hookups. Cooperation with the Webmaster is necessary for upload onto the website video gallery.
Articles	Current writer = Aaron Schultz Needed: Someone with strong writing skills. Will write articles about the team, the competition, and numerous side-stories. Cooperation with the Webmaster is necessary for upload onto the website.

Project	Notes
Marketing	Explore the local area. Make business partners. Spread the team name, spread the ideas of FIRST. Get sponsor support and funding.
Build	Build a working robot capable of completing the defined goal. Teach students in the process.
Competition	Drive the robot. Attempt to win competition. Aid other teams.
Showcase	Show the robot to people in the area. Spread the team name, spread the ideas of FIRST. Get new students interested.