A Focus on Collaboration: Fostering Australian Screen Production Students' Teamwork Skills

Autor/inn/en	Dooley, Kath; Sexton-Finck, Larissa
Titel	A Focus on Collaboration: Fostering Australian Screen Production Students' Teamwork Skills
Quelle	In: Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability, 8 (2017) 1, S.74-105 (32 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1838-3815
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; College Students; Film Production; Teamwork; Cooperative Learning; Skill Development; Learning Activities; Student Attitudes; Attitude Change; Communication Skills; Job Skills; Employment Potential; Class Activities; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Collegestudent; Filmproduktion; Kooperatives Lernen; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Lernaktivität; Schülerverhalten; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Kommunikationsstil; Produktive Fertigkeit; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Australien
Abstract	Recent research undertaken in Australia and abroad suggests that the development of effective collaboration skills is a significant factor affecting the successful employment of graduate screen practitioners. This article outlines the results of a study that examined student response to the explicit teaching of collaboration skills in an Australian screen production course. The authors report on an empirical research project undertaken in 2015 and 2016 in the Department of Screen Arts at Curtin University, Western Australia. This involved two cohorts of second year screen production students (83 in total), and aimed to foster students' teamwork skills. The activities and resources shared with students encouraged an interrogation of contemporary models of film making collaboration, the use of group contracts to identify shared values of teamwork and the implementation of activities designed to improve students' awareness of various collaboration styles. Outcomes were measured by both qualitative and quantitative means through student surveys administered at both the beginning and end of the unit of study. The results of these surveys suggest a change in student attitudes towards collaboration, particularly in regards to the value of communication. The authors aim to disseminate these findings and to encourage further discussion and study in this area. The article builds a case for more attention being placed on the explicit teaching of teamwork and collaboration skills in University screen production courses. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability. Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 3125. Web site: https://ojs.deakin.edu.au/index.php/jtlge/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01