Week 1 - 2 Introduction to Professionalism

Vocation vs Profession- two different occupational terms?

Most of the people considered profession and vocation two different terms carrying the same
meaning. Actually, it is not true; vocation and profession are two different terms with different
meaning, although they resemble each other.

Vocation vs profession

Vocation is an occupation for which an individual has innate, special ability and an individual is
trained while A profession is an occupation or employment obtained after having professed
expertise of particular field.

Vocation is a broader term than profession. The word vocation arises from a Latin word “Vocare”
meaning “to call”. It is a special call to someone to do something by God.

There are many vocations which although provide a useful service but technically can’t be
regarded as professions. Because profession is something different in which special power is
given by the state in return to commitment of a person to the public good. Examples are as
follows:

1. A hard work from a charity worker with a very low or no money: Although he is given a proper
training and provide a service to public but he is not given a power.
2. Video game designing and sports: For video game designing, a person should do the course
study of relevant field and must be very open minded and very creative. Similarly, a person, for
sport industry vocation, must be athletic, physically fit with talented and powerful particular skills.

A profession is your identity.

The most common features or parameters of someone’s identity are his name, designation/
occupation, education, behavior, talent and skills. Profession is a reflection of these abilities. It is
a “collective body of persons in a learned livelihood, engaged in a calling”. Profession is part of
our identity- as many peoples are known by their designation like doctors, lawyers and other
government officers, collectively known as professionals.

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What is a professional?
Professional is an individual who earns money by performing a specialised task or activity.
Professionals typically undertake significant education and training to build professional skills. A
professional requires competence and extensive industry knowledge. They typically obtain and
hone their skills through a series of professional examinations, adherence to codes of conduct
and the ability to maintain standards of ethics.

There's a range of criteria that helps determine whether different jobs are professional or
nonprofessional. Professional jobs typically require a college standard of education and
extensive professional training. The difference between professional and nonprofessional jobs
can also relate to how they pay. Professionals usually benefit from an annual salary rather than
hourly wages.

Types of professionals
There are a variety of different professional careers that you may be able to pursue. The
different categories and groups of professionals can involve a wide set of skills. Different types
of professionals include:
● primary and secondary school teachers
● medical doctors
● dentists
● accountants
● solicitors
● barristers
● engineers
 ● architects
● writers
● artists
● fashion designers
● pharmacists
● editors
● medical scientists
● registered nurses
● registered midwives
● technicians
● psychologists
● dieticians
● research analysts
● electricians
● mechanics
● business consultants
● computer scientists
● computer programmers

Standards of professionals
As a professional, you may adhere to a range of standards to uphold the group of professionals
you're a member of. These standards include ethics, practices and other behaviours. Typically,
the industry's governing professional body set standards for professionals in their given fields.
This professional body represents the interests of the group. Examples of common standards
that governing bodies are likely to expect of you as a professional include:

● Accountability: You're responsible for your own actions and for upholding the values of
your professional body.
● Autonomy: Professionals often have a degree of autonomy, meaning you can choose the
type of work you take on or the clients you meet.
● Confidentiality: As a professional, you may deal with sensitive information during your
time working for clients, so it's important to have a discreet manner and keep this
information private.
● Honesty: Professionals may deal with different clients in various scenarios and maintain
an honest relationship.
● Integrity: Professionals are generally expected to maintain integrity. This is the ability to
uphold strong moral principles.
● Lawfulness: Professionals also maintain a lawful lifestyle and participate in activities
within this boundary. This is to uphold the safety and protection of yourself and others.
● Impartiality: Professionals are impartial when performing work-related tasks.
How to act professionally at work
Professionals uphold various standards and ethics. As a professional, you may work with a
variety of team members and maintain these standards at all times in the workplace. This can
mean you take certain actions or act specifically to succeed in your day-to-day activities at work.
Here are some key considerations for acting professionally at work:

1. Keep up with industry standards

Professionals adhere to general guidelines at work, like being respectful to colleagues and
clients, being punctual and acting politely. You can adjust how you work based on the location
you're in and the industry standards that relate to your position. Certain professional jobs may
require different standards from others.

Another way you can determine if you're behaving professionally at work is to mimic the actions
and interactions of other professionals around you. You may pick up on actions or behaviours
from these professionals that can help you succeed. You may also benefit from observing
professionals when they're interacting with clients. If clients are leaving the interactions satisfied,
this can help you determine the acceptable behaviour these professionals adhere to.

2. Wear professional attire

To maintain your standards as a professional, it can help to take pride in the clothes you wear at
work. Clients and colleagues may notice and pay attention to the clothes you wear and your
appearance while you're performing the duties that relate to your role. Create and build a
professional wardrobe that mimics the standards of your industry. Professional attire can also be
useful if you're meeting with new clients, as it can help you make a strong first impression.

3. Monitor your performance at work

Monitoring your progress and performance over time is another way to help maintain
professionalism. The standards and ethics of professionals require you to perform your role to a
high standard. Your employer and place of work may influence your day-to-day performance as
a professional. For most professions, it's increasingly important to monitor professional
performance over time to achieve success in the workplace.

4. Work to a high standard

An employer may rely on a professional to work to a high standard. Part of being a professional
is having the ability to plan your work and having the foresight to execute successfully a
particular set of tasks within your role. You may risk your reputation and performance at work if
you let your standards fall. This can also impact the morale of other team members that you
work with. Some ways you can maintain a high standard of work include:

● being aware of others' personal boundaries

 ● maintaining a calm attitude and taking a moment to compose yourself when tensions
arise
● being punctual, both when reporting to work every day and when arriving at meetings or
joining calls
● respecting the time of others
● checking your work for any errors before submitting to avoid creating further work for
others

When you work to maintain a positive reputation among your colleagues and clients, you may
find that others truly appreciate the work you do as a professional. When your employer knows
they can count on your work being of a high standard, it can help you progress professionally. It
can also be useful for retaining clients and gaining more business in the future.

5. Be responsible for your behaviour

As a professional, you may have a degree of autonomy over your work, given the high level of
education and training you receive. This requires you to be responsible and take accountability
for the work you perform. While you may work to a high standard, it's also important to speak to
your employer or manager if you make a mistake. This ensures the relevant people can help
rectify the mistakes as quickly as possible with minimal damage. This also shows that you have
respect for the role and can take accountability for your decisions.

6. Adapt to new environments

As you execute your professional role, you can move to a different location or choose to work
for a different employer. While you may work in the same job and performing the same
functions, it's important to be aware of the potential change in company culture and values. You
may work on a new team that requires you to build strong relationships with your coworkers. It
may be helpful to assess fully whether your behaviour is suitable for the new environment you're
working in.

As a professional, you have a duty to ensure your behaviour aligns with the expectations of your
role, regardless of the setting you're working in. So the ability to adapt to new situations and
environments is important. Adapting your professional behaviour to align with the values and
culture of a new company, while maintaining high standards of work, is a sign of a true
professional.

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TOP 10 RESPONSIBILITIES OF WORKING
PROFESSIONAL
Responsibility is a very much essential and necessary aspect of life. The responsibilities of a
working professional is the primary priority what a company looks for. A responsible person is
the most trusted and accountable person at a working place. Being responsible makes life much
better.

A working professional’s main duty is to be responsible at work while adhering to company’s

terms and policies.

Being responsible reduces or lessens the burdens and chaos at work and helps us gain the
respect of people around us.

WORK CAREFULLY AND SERIOUSLY

Whatever be the work, understanding it and doing it carefully will fetch the best results. Take the
assigned tasks seriously be it small or big, stress on completing it without much mistakes.
Working professionals main aim should be on perfection at work and this is achieved only when
you are more careful and is the major sign of being a good and responsible human being.

PUNCTUALITY
Punctuality is a major sign of professionalism and tells us whether the employee is trustworthy
enough or not. Being punctual helps the working professional establish his/her reputation at the
working place. This is one of the major responsibility of a working professional and also people
judge you on this factor.

Being punctual increases the creditability, shows that you respect each other’s time and also
enhances productivity at work.

BE HONEST
Being honest is every working professional’s important responsibility. Honesty will build trust in
that company and also confidence. Honesty is one such thing which is valued more in a working
place, it is not at all wrong to say that it is the fundamental need that needs to be built among
the professionals. Being honest and stating the facts will help the projects to get rectified in a
proper way and will benefit the team and company.
WORK FOR GOAL
Staying focused, aiming high and working towards the set goal is one of the main characteristics
of a good working professional. Setting goals and working towards it boosts one performance
and also motivates other employees at the workplace. If a bigger target is given to you, take
responsibility of breaking the work while in a team and set smaller goals so as to achieve with
utmost results.

FOLLOW UP INSTRUCTIONS
When working professionals follow up all the given instructions properly the risk of doing
mistakes and approximations are almost zero,which will contribute for 100% results. It is the
responsibility of each working professional to listen and understand the given instructions
patiently and work towards it. Thinking out of box is great but not by breaking the company’s
policies or instructions , know the limitations and then work in a unique way.

NOT TO MISUSE THE CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

In this highly competitive world maintaining the confidentiality is very important . If a working
professional is informed with some confidential matter it is only because of the trust that his
mentor or manager has on that person and hence it is one’s responsibility to keep it confidential
and see to it that it does not leak and once you gain the trust you will always be trusted, but if
you leak it once, its is always gone.

ADAPTABILITY
Being open-minded and having a broader vision at work is a working professional’s topmost
responsibility. Broadminded working professional tend to cope up more with colleagues and
mentors. Showing acceptance and welcoming all the goods and bads is important. Listen to
your colleagues to accept the suggestions and adapting to the working environment will help
one grow in a career as well.

MAINTAINING THE DECORUM OF THE WORKPLACE

Each place has its own decorum to be followed, people have to be aware of it. In a working
place, the way you speak, dress up, do work all these manners play an important role. This
responsibility of maintaining proper decorum will add up to your character.

RESOLVING PROBLEMS AND COMPLAINTS

Active participation in working place is very important. Whenever a problem strikes the working
professional always have that attitude to find solutions and don’t wait for it to get resolved. If
complaints are coming your way take the responsibility of finding its root cause and trying to
rectify them.
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Timothy Snyder writes: “Life is political, not because the world cares about how you feel, but
because the world reacts to what you do.”

In this one sentence, Snyder captures the essence of professionalism. As a professional project
manager, you have impact. And your impact comes from your actions. As a professional
practitioner, you can be trusted with the knowledge that has been created over the years – you
can be trusted with defining the purpose of a project and how it will affect the lives, well-being,
wealth, hopes and aspirations of fellow citizens in a modern society. You can be trusted to put
your expertise and experience to good use and enhance rather than diminish the lives of others.

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Professional Unions and Associations

Profession was defined as ‘a paid occupation, especially one that involves prolonged training
and a formal qualification’. Think of doctors, accountants, architects, teachers, engineers and
others. These are all regulated by law and typically by a professional body.

Sometimes known as professional organisations, associations or even societies, professional

bodies exist primarily to further the interests of that profession and of individuals within it, and to
defend the public interest. They oversee professional practice and often have an important role
in monitoring and maintaining professional standards, together with developing and awarding
professional qualifications. They may also have an important regulatory role in making sure that
professionals are doing their jobs properly and in investigating complaints against their
members.

Very often, membership of the appropriate professional body is necessary for an individual to
practice in that field; a good example of this in the UK is the Law Society, to which all solicitors
must belong before they can practice.

Functions of professional bodies

The overall functions of professional bodies vary widely according to how they are set up and
organised, but the following list is fairly comprehensive:

● set and assess professional examinations

● provide support for continuing professional development (CPD)
● publish professional journals or magazines
● provide networks for professionals to meet and discuss their field of expertise
● issue a code of conduct to guide professional behaviour
 ● deal with complaints against professionals and implement disciplinary procedures
● represent their members in lobbying government about relevant legislation
● promote fairer access to the profession to people from all backgrounds
● provide careers support and opportunities for students, graduates and people already
working in the profession.

Trade unions
Trade unions have been around for many years in the UK, having their origins in the early
nineteenth century and growing stronger until they reached their peak membership in the 1970s
and 1980s. Since then, especially in the private sector, their influence has waned somewhat, but
they still represent around 6.4 million workers and are particularly powerful in the public sector.

Unions represent the interests of their members, who normally work in a particular industrial or
business sector of the economy, and provide them with a collective voice in protecting wages
and working conditions. Unions affiliated to the Trades Union Congress (TUC) range in size
from those such as Unite, representing engineering, manufacturing, science, finance and media
workers; and UNISON, representing local government, health and public service workers; to
smaller ones such as the National Union of Mineworkers and the National Association of Racing
Staff.

Trade unions tend to be in the news when their members vote for industrial action during a
dispute with employers. Their lower profile work in conducting economic and industrial research
is less well-understood. Unions also provide financial, legal and health and safety advice to
members, and play an important role in education.

Trade associations
Trade associations – sometimes called trade bodies and employers’ associations – are
organisations funded by businesses operating within a specific industry. Their primary focus is to
promote their specific industry and its views to government, other legislative bodies and the
general public, to provide support to their member companies, and to foster collaboration
between their members with the broader interests of the industry in mind. Their main activities
centre on public relations and advertising, but they are also involved in lobbying, education,
publishing, running conferences, networking and charitable events, and providing education.

As with trade unions, these organisations provide a wide range of services to their members.
For example, the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) members ‘represent
companies of all sizes who invest in discovering the medicines of the future.’

The ABPI provides a significant amount of careers information for anyone interested in a career
in the pharmaceutical industry. It also oversees a patient organisation forum to ensure that the
views of organisations that engage with patients using drugs (such as the Teenage Cancer
Trust, the Epilepsy Society and the Liver Trust) are taken into account. Finally, it produces
information for schools on the pharmaceutical industry and provides a publications library that
lists reviews, posters, guidelines and industry information.

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The major difference between unions and professional associations is that unions focus on
relations with the employer, while professional associations cater to individual needs.
Professionals are drawn to associations for access to information, professional development,
and networking. They are often drawn to unions in response to trouble with the boss.

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Professional Associations related in IT

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
ACM is an organization compiled of educators, researchers, and professionals in computer science
and related fields and disciplines. ACM.org has information on local chapters and conferences and
additional resources. Visit their "career center" for current employment opportunities in computer
science.

Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI)

This association promotes research in, and responsible use of, artificial intelligence. Some AAAI
articles and other publications are freely accessible.

CompTIA
Through education, training, certifications, philanthropy and market research, CompTIA promotes
industry growth; the development of a highly-skilled workforce and a commitment to creating an
environment where innovation happens and the opportunities and benefits made possible through
technology are available to all.

Computing Research Association (CRA)

CRA members include North American organizations active in computing research. CRA.org
includes information on computer science educational programs, news in computing research, best
practice guidelines, and more.

IEEE Computer Society

This association connects computer science and technology professionals and promotes
information, inspiration, and collaboration. IEEE resources include international conferences,
peer-reviewed publications and a digital library, globally recognized standards, continuing education
opportunities, and more.

International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP)

IFIP is a non-governmental, non-profit organization that represents IT and information processing
societies from around the globe. IFIP publishes journals, newsletters and bulletins, and hosts
international forums and events.
Internet Society (ISOC)
The Internet Society is a global organization that focuses on advancing the development of internet
infrastructure, technologies and open standards, and advocating for internet policy.

Network Professional Association (NPA)

The NPA is a non-profit global organization for IT professionals. NPA.org has resources for students
and professionals alike, including publications, events information, and career resources and a job
board.

Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)

SIAM is an association of computational mathematicians, computer scientists, statisticians,
educators, physicists, and students from around the world. View job postings and special resources
for undergraduate students.

USENIX
USENIX, the Advanced Computing Systems Association, is a community of engineers, system
administrators, scientists, and technicians "working on the cutting edge of the computing world."
USENIX.org provides open access (with a registered, free account) to their conference proceedings
and to their list of available career and internship positions. Check out their "students" page for
special student memberships, grants, and awards.

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Responsibilities of Computing Professionals

RESPONSIBILITIES TO CLIENTS AND USERS
Whether a computing professional works as a consultant to an individual or as an employee in a
large organization, the professional is obligated to perform assigned tasks competently,
according to professional standards. These professional standards include not only attention to
technical excellence but also concern for the social effects of computers on operators, users,
and the public. When assessing the capabilities and risks of computer systems, the professional
must be candid: the professional must report all relevant findings honestly and accurately. When
designing a new computer system, the professional must consider not only the specifications of
the client, but also how the system might affect the quality of life of users and others. For
example, a computing professional who designs an information system for a hospital should
allow speedy access by physicians and nurses, yet protect patients’ medical records from
unauthorized access; the technical requirement to provide fast access may conflict with the
social obligation to ensure patients’ privacy.

Computing professionals enjoy considerable freedom in deciding how to meet the specifications
of a computer system. Provided that they meet the minimum performance requirements for
speed, reliability, and functionality, within an overall budget, they may choose to invest
resources to decrease the response time rather than to enhance a graphical user interface, or
vice versa. Because choices involve tradeoffs between competing values, computing
professionals should identify potential biases in their design choices (6). For example, the
designer of a search engine for an online retailer might choose to display the most expensive
items first. This choice might favor the interest of the retailer, to maximize profit, over the interest
of the customer, to minimize cost.

Even moderately large software artifacts (computer programs) are inherently complex and
error-prone. Furthermore, software is generally becoming more complex. It is therefore
reasonable to assume that all software artifacts have errors. Even if a particular artifact does not
contain errors, it is extremely difficult to prove its correctness. Faced with these realities, how
can a responsible software engineer release software that is likely to fail sometime in the future?
Other engineers confront the same problem, because all engineering artifacts eventually fail.

To acknowledge responsibilities for the failure of software artifacts, software developers should
exercise due diligence in creating software, and they should be as candid as possible about
both known and unknown faults in the software—particularly software for safety-critical systems,
in which a failure can threaten the lives of people.

RESPONSIBILITIES TO EMPLOYERS
Most computing professionals work for employers. The employment relationship is contractual:
the professional promises to work for the employer in return for a salary and benefits.
Professionals often have access to the employer’s proprietary information such as trade
secrets, and the professional must keep this information confidential. Besides trade secrets, the
professional must also honor other forms of intellectual property owned by the employer: the
professional does not have the right to profit from independent sale or use of this intellectual
property, including software developed with the employer’s resources.

Every employee is expected to work loyally on behalf of the employer. In particular,

professionals should be aware of potential conflicts of interest, in which loyalty might be owed to
other parties besides the employer. A conflict of interest arises when a professional is asked to
render a judgment, but the professional has personal or financial interests that may interfere
with the exercise of that judgment. For instance, a computing professional may be responsible
for ordering computing equipment, and an equipment vendor owned by the professional’s
spouse might submit a bid. In this case, others would perceive that the marriage relationship
might bias the professional’s judgment. Even if the spouse’s equipment would be the best
choice, the professional’s judgment would not be trustworthy. In a typical conflict of interest
situation, the professional should recuse herself: that is, the professional should remove herself
and ask another qualified person to make the decision.

RESPONSIBILITIES TO OTHER PROFESSIONALS

While everyone deserves respect from everyone else, when professionals interact with each
other, they should demonstrate a kind of respect called collegiality. For example, when one
professional uses the ideas of a second professional, the first should credit the second. In a
research article, an author gives credit by properly citing the sources of ideas due to other
authors in previously published articles. Using these ideas without attribution constitutes
plagiarism. Academics consider plagiarism unethical because it represents the theft of ideas
and the misrepresentation of those ideas as the plagiarist’s own.

Because clients cannot adequately evaluate the quality of professional service, individual
professionals know that their work must be evaluated by other members of the same profession.
This evaluation, called peer review, occurs in both practice and research. Research in
computing is presented at conferences and published in scholarly journals. Before a manuscript
that reports a research project can be accepted for a conference or published in a journal, the
manuscript must be reviewed by peer researchers who are experts in the subject of the
manuscript.

Because computing professionals work together, they must observe professional standards.
These standards of practice are created by members of the profession, or within organizations.
Senior professionals have an obligation to mentor junior professionals in the same field.
Although professionals are highly educated, junior members of a profession require further
learning and experience to develop professional judgment. This learning is best accomplished
under the tutelage of a senior professional. In engineering, to earn a P.E. license, a junior
engineer must work under the supervision of a licensed engineer for at least four years. More
generally, professionals should assist each other in continuing education and professional
development, which are generally required for maintaining licensure.

Professionals can fulfill their obligations to contribute to the profession by volunteering. The peer
review of research publications depends heavily on volunteer reviewers and editors, and the
activities of professional associations are conducted by committees of volunteers.

RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE PUBLIC

According to engineering codes of ethics, the engineer’s most important obligation is to ensure
the safety, health, and welfare of the public. Although everyone must avoid endangering others,
engineers have a special obligation to ensure the safety of the objects that they produce.
Computing professionals share this special obligation to guarantee the safety of the public, and
to improve the quality of life of those who use computers and information systems.

As part of this obligation, computing professionals should enhance the public’s understanding of
computing. The responsibility to educate the public is a collective responsibility of the computing
profession as a whole; individual professionals might fulfill this responsibility in their own ways.
Examples of such public service to include advising a church on the purchase of computing
equipment, and writing a letter to the editor of a newspaper about technical issues related to
proposed legislation to regulate the Internet.

It is particularly important for computing professionals to contribute their technical knowledge to

discussions about public policies regarding computing. Many communities are considering
controversial measures such as the installation of Web filtering software on public access
computers in libraries. Computing professionals can participate in communities’ decisions by
providing technical facts. Technological controversies involving the social impacts of computers
are covered in a separate article of this encyclopedia.

When a technical professional’s obligation of loyalty to the employer conflicts with the obligation
to ensure the safety of the public, the professional may consider whistle-blowing, that is, alerting
people outside the employer’s organization to a serious, imminent threat to public safety.
Computer engineers blew the whistle during the development of the Bay Area Rapid Transit
(BART) system near San Francisco (9). In the early 1970s, three BART engineers became
alarmed by deficiencies in the design of the electronics and software for the automatic train
control system, deficiencies that could have endangered passengers on BART trains. The
engineers raised their concerns within the BART organization without success. Finally, they
contacted a member of the BART board of directors, who passed their concerns to Bay Area
newspapers. The three engineers were immediately fired for disloyalty. They were never
reinstated, even when an accident proved their concerns were valid. When the engineers sued
the BART managers, the IEEE filed an amicus curiae brief on the engineers’ behalf, stating that
engineering codes of ethics required the three engineers to act to protect the safety of the
public.

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Trust, Honesty, and Integrity

1. Trust may be based on a feeling that you have the other person’s back when he or she
is not in the room. It may be the confidence you will advocate the other person’s point of
view with clarity and understanding. Or, trust may be gained as you’re seen to act in the
best interest of the team or organization rather than acting primarily to advance your
personal agenda.

2. Honesty may be seen as transparency and openness- your willingness to communicate

what you’re thinking or feeling, even when it is uncomfortable or unpopular. Honesty may
be seen as a willingness to listen and discuss issues before the data is completely
thought through, when available alternatives are not fully crystallized, and when
decisions are not yet final. It may also be seen as keeping your word, following through
on promises, and delivering on time.

3. Integrity in leadership is often equated with courage- courage to speak up when your
point of view is at odds with a manager’s perspective or with a commonly held belief
about how things should be done. Integrity may also be interpreted as work ethic- in
early, staying late to get the right things done for the company.
Do What it Takes
While most everyone is adamant that ethical leadership ought to demonstrate integrity, honesty
and trust, they do not define or understand those terms consistently. The differences in
perception make it critical for you to find out more specifically what your managers, colleagues,
direct reports, and other key stakeholders are looking for when it comes to leader integrity,
honesty, and trust.

It may not be enough for you to simply tell the truth when challenged or to turn in accurate
expense reports. To be known for your integrity, honesty, and trust, you may need to
demonstrate more personal courage; you may need to create an environment that is more open
and transparent; or, you may need to build a stronger sense of teamwork and cooperation.

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