Elsewhere Pinchot argues that team assignments strengthen learning.

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In our programme every class involved a blend of team and individual assignments, so good communication skills, both written and verbal, were essential to be successful on virtual teams.

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At a large company, your assignments or projects are likely to be contained within the scope of the team of which you are a member, and likely to some subsection of that scope that has been chosen for you.

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To test that ability, he gives potential employees challenging assignments to see how dedicated they are and how well they work in a team environment.

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These are given for good behaviour in class, finishing assignments on time, doing well in exams and helping other members of their team to do their homework.

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