PAPVA_55 Team Building and Communication for Excavations Abroad

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2013
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Dr. phil. Maximilian Wilding (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Zdeněk Měřínský, CSc.
Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Valášková
Supplier department: Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 1. 4. 9:10–12:25 K21, Tue 2. 4. 9:10–12:25 K21, Wed 3. 4. 9:10–12:25 K33, Thu 4. 4. 9:10–12:25 L32, Mon 29. 4. 9:10–12:25 K21, Tue 30. 4. 9:10–12:25 K21, Wed 1. 5. 9:10–12:25 K33, Thu 2. 5. 9:10–12:25 L32
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
Special tasks deserve special forms of organization. In the case of high-performance (risk) undertakings in extreme outdoor sports, economy, humanitarian projects and so forth, it is common practice to reflect on team processes and structures. Soon in their education then students of PANE will take part in a fully-developed excavation project in the Near East. This course serves as an introduction to it (practical part).
Syllabus
  • During the course the students will get familiar with the general topic (developmental part). They will consult popular literature on team building and management. In discussions they will be encouraged to compare the models proposed in literature and will get acquainted with those elements which are applicable to modern archaeological projects with expedition character.
Literature
  • Larson, Carl E. and Frank M. J. Lafasto, Teamwork: What Must Go Right/What Can Go Wrong, Thousand Oaks CA: Sage Publications, 198.9
  • Driskell, James E., Goodwin, Gerald F., Salas, Eduardo, O’Shea, Patrick G., & (2006). What Makes a Good Team Player? Personality and Team Effectiveness. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice. 10, 249-271.
  • Cohen, Bernard P., Ronald J. Kruse and Michael Anbar, The Social Structure of Scientific Research Teams, Pacific Sociological Review, Vol. 25, No. 2, April 1982, 205-232.
  • Lewis, James P., Team-based Project Management, New York: AMACOM, 1998.
  • Nixon, Taryn J. P., Rocking the Boat – Project Management Means Change, in Cooper, Firth, Carman & Wheatley, Managing Archeology, London: Routledge, 1995.
  • Locock, Martin, 10 Simple Steps to Better Archaeological Management – Practical Advice for Project Managers to Improve Their Effectiveness, 2008.
  • Finholt, T., l. Sproull and S. Kiesler, Communication and performance in ad hoc task groups. In J. Galegher, R. Kraut, & C. Egido (Eds.) Intellectual Teamwork. (pp. 291-325). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1990.
  • Kemp, Richard, 20th Century Management of 2nd Century Rubbish, International Journal of Project Management, Vol. 12, Issue 4, November 1994, 209-211.
  • Cooper, M. A., Applying Management Models to Archeology, in Cooper, Firth, Carman & Wheatley, Managing Archeology, London: Routledge, 1995.
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion
Assessment methods
Lecture: Regular written short responses (2 pages). Written Final exam
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2015, Spring 2017.
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