Team Building Elements and Their Importance According to STEAM Students

Students who choose the STEAM system type of education are required to have a talent for natural sciences and master computer skills. But also, they must master soft skills, for example coping skills and ways to cooperate with other people. During their academic years, and later in their careers, students will surely find themselves in situations where they will have to work and research as a part of a team. That requires teamwork skills, to manage the process of working within a group of people to achieve a goal. To make teamwork as efficient as possible, team leaders often incorporate team building as an activity that strengthens the team. Even though every team has its way of working, every team building contains elements important for its functioning. The research that was conducted on a sample of 87 students at the Algebra University College, in the academic year 2021/2022, intended to investigate the extent to which students recognize the importance of certain elements of teamwork, such as team building, team development, cohesion, and identifying team members’ roles; and how they can be applied in teamwork and other fields related to this growing phenomenon.