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GUNTHER ROLAND: So teamwork
is extremely important,

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both in 8.13 and 8.14.

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And again, that's one of
the things that many of them

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really learn in Junior
Lab for the first time,

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that they have the
partner and they really

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have to figure out how to
make sure that the two of them

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join forces in doing this.

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So it's not just
dividing the work,

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but really working together
to make the most out

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of their time.

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And I think it's really
the most successful teams

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are the ones that
work closely together

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and don't just meet in the lab
and then split up afterwards.

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And I think impressing that
on the students, the value

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of collaboration,
is one of the goals

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that we have in 8.13
and then in 8.14.

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At the beginning of 8.13, we
have lectures on collaboration

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by one of the WRAP instructors.

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And the students
at the beginning

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are sometimes a little bit
bemused at these lectures,

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because they spell out concepts
that seem rather natural.

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But once this gets translated
into practice in 8.13,

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I think--

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I hope that the students realize
that these concepts really

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are important for their work
and to be able to be reliable,

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to be able to trust
the other person,

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to be able to take criticism
from their partner,

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to be able to really split
the work in an effective way,

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but then also collaborate
on cross-checking

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each other's work.

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These are things that we
discuss at the beginning

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and then try to
monitor continuously

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throughout the semester.

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And I find that, often, that the
students that find their time

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management towards the end
of the semester the most

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challenging are the
ones who didn't really

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develop a good style
of collaboration

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with their partner.

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So this is sort of
one of the predictors

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of what causes difficulties
towards the end

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of the semester, when
many things come due

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in a very short time.