Learning Teamwork: Studies of Training in Software Development

科学家、工程师和技术管理人员经常在团队中工作。 作为团队的一部分工作的能力， 组织生产力。 然而，尽管有着强大的传统， 关于群体的理论和研究， 获得团队合作技能，特别是在技术领域。 这项研究调查了技术学生和专业人员如何 在软件开发中学习团队合作。 一个理论框架 研究个体和群体协调行为的变化 和团队合作能力的培养。 其次，研究了 学生软件开发团队的团队合作技能是 进行。 这项研究考察了学生学习的效果， 团队结构和沟通方面的经验， 团队协调模式如何与团队 个人表现和认知学习。 然后将分析扩展到实际组织中进行研究 软件中的协调和学习模式的变化 两个开发团队。 两项实地研究是 进行：（1）如何协调的横截面研究 团队中的模式与认知和态度有关 关于团队合作，以及（2）社会化的纵向研究， 团队合作，研究有经验的团队成员对 协调行为、认知和态度的变化 新手

Scientists, engineers and technical managers often work in teams. The ability to work as part of a team contributes importantly to organizational productivity. Yet despite a strong tradition of theory and research on groups, little is known about the acquisition of teamwork skills, especially in technical domains. This research investigates how technical students and professionals learn teamwork in software development. A theoretical framework for examining individual and group change in coordination behavior and teamwork skills is developed. Then, studies of the development of teamwork skills in student software development teams are conducted. The research examines the effect of students' experience on changes in team structure and communication, and of how patterns of team coordination are associated with team performance and with individual performance and cognitive learning. The analysis is then extended to actual organizations with studies of changes in patterns of coordination and learning in software development teams in two organizations. Two field studies are conducted: (1) a cross-sectional study of how coordination patterns in teams are associated with cognitions and attitudes about teamwork, and (2) a longitudinal study of socialization for teamwork, examining the influence of experienced group members on changes in the coordination behaviors, cognitions, and attitudes of novices.