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© Steve Whitmore
January 2016
Time Management
Rubrics
Teamwork Inventories
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Learning ObjectivesBy the end of this module, you will have a basic understanding
of the following:
Issues of time management
How to read the damn rubrics
Completing the teamwork inventories
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Workload for 305W/440W 13 weeks X 5 credit hours X 4 hours work per credit hour =
190 hrs/person for ENSC 305W/440W:
• Group of 3 = 780 hrs ( 20 person weeks)
• Group of 4 = 1040 hrs ( 19 person weeks)
• Group of 5 = 1300 hrs ( 35 person weeks)
• Croup of 6 = 1560 hrs ( 40 person weeks)
1 person working full-time (40 hrs/wk) works 47 adjusted
work weeks in a year. (The adjustment accounts for 3 weeks
of vacation and 2 weeks of statutory holidays).
Treat 305W/440W like a ½-time job rather than a course.
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Time ManagementWarning: You are already behind schedule!
Keep schedules of the tasks you need to do (use a smart phone, day planner, poster, your journal). Plan as far ahead and in as much detail as you can. The better your planning in Jan, the greater your success in April.
Make prioritized “To Do” lists: A – must do, B – should do, C – like to do. Do the tasks which add the greatest value.
Say no to interruptions, friends who want to party, etc.
Combine activities wherever possible.
Analyze your commitments: Are you taking 21 credits? Working part time? Heavily involved in outside activities?
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Time Management (cont’d)
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Time Management (cont’d) Avoid perfectionism: An A is as good as an A+ and about half
the effort. A hand drawn circuit is nearly as good as one produced using a computer.
Use Microsoft Project for Critical Path Method (CPM), to plan who (personnel) needs what materials (resources) when(time). Identify dependencies between parts of the project.
Schedule adequate time for rest and play, or you will burnout. Ensure you eat properly.
Most of the work for 440W occurs in late Mar and early Apr –debugging and integration will drive you crazy (and inevitably takes 3 times as long as you plan for).
Divide up large tasks such as writing documentation, designing systems, assembly. Modularize everything.
Ensure critical material is understood by two team members.
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Document Submission Proposal, Functional Spec, Design Spec, Progress, Report,
Test-Plan, PowerPoint Presentation, and Post Mortem must be emailed as an attachment in .pdf format to [email protected].
Please use the following document naming convention for your attached files (except for the proposal): 1prop.pdf,1func.pdf, 1desi.pdf, 1prog.pdf, 1test.pdf, 1demo.pdf, 1post.pdf, where 1 = your team number (1 to 26).
Engineering Journals are submitted during demo.
Rubrics What are rubrics? Simply a way of ensuring that everyone has
the same information to complete a given task.
The TAs and Instructors use the rubrics for assessing your work.
So does CEAB (the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board).
The rubrics function as the rules for the assignment – follow the
rules and you will likely do well.
About 25% of teams in 305W/440W give up 5-20+% of their
grade by not reading or following the rubrics.
All team members should read the rubrics for each assignment
prior to writing it.
Use the rubric as a checklist on completing the assignment.
Develop your own rubrics for repetitive tasks!
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Teamwork Inventory The Teamwork Inventory reports on your self assessment of how everyone in
your team is contributing.
The only impact this inventory has on grades is when it is determined that you
have not contributed equitably (#6) to the project, You can be an asshole and
get a good grade. You can be a wonderful person and get crappy grades.
You are required to evaluate 6 dimensions of teamwork for your peers:
1. Direct Contribution
2. Facilitating Contribution
3. Planning and Managing
4. Fostering the Team Environment
5. Managing Conflict
6. Overall Contribution
I evaluate #6 most closely.
If everyone submits a 5/5 for everyone, we don’t believe you, because no team
is entirely excellent – BE HONEST!
3/5 indicates everything is OK. You can’t complain later if rating that way.
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1. Link to .pdf Form
2. Meet the deadlines
3. Consider very carefully
your rankings
4. Add comments as you
see appropriate
5. Save file to your computer
as Your_Name_Team1.pdf
6. Attach the file to an e-mail to
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Conclusion