Trials and tribulations in perfecting student collaboration and teamwork

Collaboration and teamwork are regarded as essential skills for students to develop in order to succeed in the modern workplace. They are ubiquitously listed as one of the key graduate attributes to develop and approaches to the development of teams are expected by Professional, Statutory, and Regulatory Bodies (PSRBs). However, perfecting, teaching, and assessing these skills giving weight and wider context can be challenging along with convincing students of their value. This presentation will explore a ten-year journey into the trials and tribulations in attempting to replicate and test many of the available examples to perfecting student collaboration and teamwork.