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BUYE 2021
Lost at Sea
Team Dynamics Exercise: LOST AT SEA

You and your group will do the following:
 -  Identify any unknown words and make a list of them on this worksheet with their definitions
 -  The two columns you need to fill out are in GREEN.
 -  Go through the exercise individually first and give your personal rankings.
 -  After listing your personal rankings, come back as a group and make decisions as a team. Be sure to express your reasoning / logic.
 -  As a group, please explain how you would use the items (Example: We decided to use the rope to help rescue someone if they needed it.)

SITUATION:
You are adrift on a private yacht in the South Pacific.  As a consequence of a fire of unknown origin, much of the yacht and its contents have been destroyed.  The yacht is now slowly sinking.  Your location is unclear because of the destruction of critical navigational equipment and because you and the crew were distracted trying to bring the fire under control.  Your best estimate is that you are approximately one thousand miles south-south-west of the nearest land.

Below is a list of fifteen items that are intact and undamaged by the fire.  In addition to these items you have:  
 -  A serviceable, rubber life raft with oars which is large enough to carry yourself, the crew and all the items listed below.
 -  The total contents of all survivors’ pockets are a package of cigarettes, several books of matches and five one-dollar bills.
Your task is to rank the 15 items in terms of their importance for survival.  Using the scoring sheet provided place number one (1) by the most important, and so on through number 15, the least important.
 -  Sextant
 -  Shaving mirror
 -  Five-gallon can of water
 -  Mosquito netting
 -  One case of U.S. Army C rations
 -  Maps of the Pacific ocean
 -  Seat cushion (flotation device approved by the Coast Guard)
 -  Two gallon can of oil-gas mixture
 -  Small am/fm radio
 -  Shark repellent
 -  Twenty square feet of opaque plastic
 -  One quart of 160-proof rum
 -  Fifteen feet of nylon rope
 -  Two boxes of chocolate bars
 -  Fishing kit

You and the other members of your ” design team” will take this test individually, without knowing each other’s answers, then you will retake the test as a group.  When working as a group you will share your individual solutions and reach a consensus - one ranking for each of the 15 items that best satisfies all group members.


Adapted from S. Batil, NSF Conference at Purdue University, July 1999





| items                                                       | kilians | thomas | tugce | team ranking | usage                                        |
| ----------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ------ | ----- | ------------ | -------------------------------------------- |
| Sextant                                                     | 6       | 1      | 4     | 3            | using for navigation                         |
| Shaving mirror                                              | 13      | 10     | 5     | 12           | making fire                                  |
| Five-gallon can of water                                    | 1       | 4      | 2     | 1            | drinking                                     |
| Mosquito netting                                            | 14      | 9      | 10    | 15           | maybe also fishing                           |
| One case of U.S. Army C rations                             | 4       | 5      | 11    | 5            | eating                                       |
| Maps of the Pacific ocean                                   | 5       | 2      | 3     | 2            | for navigating                               |
| Seat cushion (flotation device approved by the Coast Guard) | 9       | 15     | 15    | 14           | for emergency as floating device             |
| Two gallon can of oil-gas mixture                           | 12      | 11     | 6     | 6            | signaling fire                               |
| Small am/fm radio                                           | 7       | 12     | 7     | 4            | for time reference for loacting with sextant |
| Shark repellent                                             | 15      | 3      | 1     | 13           | defend from aggressive sharks                |
| Twenty square feet of opaque plastic                        | 2       | 14     | 12    | 11           | protect from sun at day and coldness at night                                            |
| One quart of 160-proof rum                                  | 11      | 7      | 13    | 7            | to desinfect wounds                          |
| Fifteen feet of nylon rope                                  | 8       | 13     | 14    | 10           | for fixing damaged items or the boat         |
| Two boxes of chocolate bars                                 | 10      | 8      | 8     | 9            | for eating and having a good mood                                             |
| Fishing kit                                                 | 3       | 6      | 9     | 8            | ensure food provision                        |















