Running a group project · 推进一个小组项目
| English | 中文 | Pinyin · 拼音 |
|---|---|---|
| scope/skəʊp/ | 范围 | fàn wéi |
| dependencies/dɪˈpendənsiz/ | 依赖关系 | yī lài guān xì |
| milestones/ˈmaɪlstəʊnz/ | 里程碑 | lǐ chéng bēi |
The slides are ready, but the data is missing
- A team has a polished title slide and no survey responses. The presentation cannot yet answer its research question.
- Start by identifying the result you must deliver, then plan the work that makes that result possible.
Set a boundary you can deliver
- Scope 范围 defines the question, audience and output. “A survey of our class's journey to school” is smaller than “transport in our city”.
- State limits: one class, no names collected, and a descriptive chart rather than a claim about the whole city. Check the task brief and obtain any required approval before collecting data.
Which scope is feasible and accurately bounded for a class survey? · 对于班级调查而言，哪个研究范围既切实可行又界定准确？
A defined class sample supports a description of respondents, not a claim about every resident. · 一个特定的班级样本仅能支持对受访者的描述，而不能代表所有居民的情况。
Find the work that must come first
- Dependencies 依赖关系 link tasks: analysis needs responses; collecting useful responses needs reviewed questions. A dependency is a real input, not just a preferred order.
- Draft a slide outline early if it helps, but wait for checked analysis before completing the results slides.
Put these dependent survey tasks in order. · 将这些依赖性的调查任务按顺序排列。
Each task uses an output of the previous task. An early outline is possible, but completed results need checked data. · 每项任务都以前一项任务的输出为基础。可以提前制定大纲，但完成的结果需要核对数据。
Make progress observable
- Milestones 里程碑 state a dated result: “By Friday, Mei has piloted the five questions with two volunteers and logged changes.”
- Assign one accountable owner and a reviewer to each task. Estimate time, leave a review buffer and check progress against the deliverable.
Week 1: approve and pilot questions. Weeks 2–3: collect responses. Week 4: check and analyse data. Week 5: finish slides and peer-review. Week 6: rehearse and submit. This is a sample plan, not a required GAC timetable.
Writing “the group” as the owner is enough to make responsibility clear. · 仅将“小组”列为负责人就足以明确责任。
Name one accountable owner and identify who reviews the work. · 指出一位负责任的负责人并确认谁来审核工作。
Write a milestone for piloting five survey questions. Include a deadline, owner and checkable output. · 为试运行五道调查题目设定一个里程碑。需包含截止日期、负责人以及可核查的成果。
Example: “By Friday of week 1, Mei will pilot five questions with two volunteers and log the changes.” · 示例：到第1周的周五，梅将带领两名志愿者测试五道题目并记录变更。
Match the planning term to its purpose. · 将规划术语与其用途相匹配。
These serve different purposes: boundary, task relationship and progress evidence. · 它们服务于不同的目的：边界、任务关系和进度证据。
Respond to a delay with a decision
- If only 12 of 20 planned responses arrive, record the actual count. Discuss extending collection or reporting a smaller sample with its limits.
- Update dependent dates and tell the team early. Do not invent responses or silently remove required work to make the schedule appear successful.
A plan is an estimate. Review it when evidence changes; an unchanged timetable is not proof that the project is on track.
Only 12 of 20 planned responses arrive. Which are honest responses? Select all that apply. · 在计划回复中仅有12份来自20到达。哪些是真实回复？请选择所有适用项。
The count must stay real. Discuss the schedule and the limits of the evidence rather than fabricating data. · 计数必须保持真实。讨论时间表和证据的局限性，而不是编造数据。
Agree how the team will work
- Record meeting times, communication, review decisions and how missed tasks will be reassigned fairly. Ask the teacher for help when the team cannot resolve a problem.
- Apply this to a project: draw its dependency chain, write three dated milestones and identify one risk with a realistic response.
Question → scope → dependencies → owned milestones → review and adjust. Keep the evidence and the plan honest.
When is a good time to agree meeting and missed-task procedures? · 何时是商定会议及遗漏任务处理程序的最佳时机？
Early agreement gives the team a starting procedure; fair adjustments may still be needed. · 早期达成一致可为团队提供启动程序，但仍可能需要公平的调整。
The analysis deadline slips by three days. What should the team do? · 分析截止日期推迟了三天。团队应该怎么做？
A dependency delay may affect slides and rehearsal. Make the effect visible and agree a feasible revised plan. · 依赖项延误可能影响幻灯片和排练。使影响可见并商谈一份可行的修订计划。