A Longitudinal Study of Teamwork Quality in Design Teams

DS 116: Proceedings of the DESIGN2022 17th International Design Conference

Year: 2022
Editor: Mario Štorga, Stanko Škec, Tomislav Martinec, Dorian Marjanović
Author: Harshika Singh (1), Nikola Horvat (2), Stanko Škec (2), Niccolò Becattini (1)
Series: DESIGN
Institution: 1: Politecnico di Milano, Italy; 2: University of Zagreb, Croatia
Section: Design Education
Page(s): 2383-2392
DOI number: https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2022.241
ISSN: 2732-527X (Online)

Abstract

Teamwork quality (TWQ) is often associated with project success. Therefore, understanding TWQ is crucial to have better design project outcomes. Since most of the studies in the past have presented a cross-sectional analysis of TWQ, the current work focuses on capturing TWQ in a longitudinal way for a project-based learning (PBL) course. The results showed that the 6 facets differed significantly during the first half of the course than towards the end. In later phases of the PBL, TWQ and team performance were positively correlated than at the beginning.

Keywords: design education, design teams, collaborative design, teamwork, product development