Teamwork in a Research Setting
Jared Oluoch and George Corser
Teamwork
Introduction
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What is teamwork in a research setting?
Why is teamwork important?
Teamwork risks
An example: Jared and George
What is teamwork in research?
Many different types of teamwork…
• Working together to understand a problem
– Debating ideas
– Playing Devil’s advocate
– Brainstorming “what if” scenarios
• Dividing up tasks to complete a project faster
– Functional divisions: VANET v. trust/privacy
– Technical divisions: finding papers v. programming
Why is teamwork worthwhile?
• Speed
– Divide and conquer projects
• Quality
– Catch each other’s mistakes
– Build ideas (two heads are better than one)
• Communication
– Back up others on the team
Teamwork Risks
• Unclear roles
– Requires accountability
– Requires flexibility to adjust to changing priorities
• Differences of opinion
– Requires clear “lead” decision maker, who must
not waver excessively between priorities
• Scheduling conflicts
– Requires mutual commitment and perhaps
designated time set aside
Example: Jared and George
• Analysis of system wide trust levels using
various VANET trust models
• Jared is leader
• Tasks divided by technical duties
– Jared writes
– George programs
• Work together daily in same office and debate
issues as they come up
Results
• Jared could not have written all he has written
without George’s programs
• George could not have programmed anything
without Jared’s prior and continuing research
• Result: Paper is in advanced draft form
• Result: Simulation software and Excel charts
and graphs are done (two weeks)
Paper Draft
Charts: Trusts Levels by Model
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90%
80%
60%
EBT2
50%
MBT
40%
MBT2
PBT
30%
RBT
Trust
Model
70%
Average Percentage Reporting TRUE
70%
Average Percentage Reporting TRUE
80%
Trust
Model
60%
EBT2
50%
MBT
40%
MBT2
PBT
30%
20%
20%
10%
10%
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Vehicles
For source code and data, visit georgecorser.com
RBT
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Time (minutes)
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Summary
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What is teamwork in a research setting?
Why is teamwork important?
Teamwork risks
An example: Jared and George
The End