HDG TRACK DEV.

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ON TKOF AT DFW WE WERE TOLD TO FLY 185 DEG HDG; AND THAT THERE WAS TFC AHEAD THAT WOULD BE TURNING WBOUND AT THE MARKER. THE CAPT WAS AT THE CTLS. I ROGERED THE CLRNC AND WE DEPARTED. WE GOT AIRBORNE AND WERE TOLD TO SWITCH DEP. I CHKED IN WITH DEP AND BEGAN TO DO MY AFTER TKOF FLOW. DURING THIS TIME THE CAPT BEGAN A TURN TO THE W. SHORTLY THEREAFTER DEP CALLED US AND TOLD US TO TURN IMMEDIATELY BACK TO 185 DEGS. EVIDENTLY; WHEN TWR GAVE US OUR CLRNC; THE CAPT THOUGHT WE WERE SUPPOSED TO TURN W AT THE OM. BEING NEW ON THE ACFT; I WAS PREOCCUPIED WITH THE CHKLISTS AND COMS AND DID NOT NOTICE HIM TURNING. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO MY NOT XCHKING HIS DEP ARE THE FACT HE HAS OVER 14000 HRS OF FLT TIME; AND WHEN WE HAD FLOWN TOGETHER PREVIOUSLY; HE HAD NOT BEEN VERY RECEPTIVE TO MY INPUT; SO I TENDED TO JUST CONCENTRATE ON DOING MY JOB AND ASSUMING THAT HE DIDN'T NEED OR REALLY WANT MY ASSISTANCE. IN THE FUTURE; I WILL ENSURE I AM MORE INVOLVED IN THE AVIATING OF THE AIRPLANE WHEN I'M NOT FLYING; AND GET THE CHKLISTS AFTER BACKING UP THE PF; ESPECIALLY IN CONGESTED AREAS. ADDITIONALLY; I NEED TO REALIZE ANYONE CAN MAKE A MISTAKE; NO MATTER HOW EXPERIENCED. ONE OTHER FACTOR; WHICH IS A LITTLE OUT OF MY CTL; WAS A LACK OF 2-WAY COM. I FELT HE DID NOT WANT INPUT FROM ME ON HOW TO FLY THE AIRPLANE. EVEN THOUGH I'M INEXPERIENCED ON THE AIRPLANE AND THE RTES WE'RE FLYING; THE CAPT NEEDS TO REALIZE I'M AN IMPORTANT MEMBER OF THE CREW AND ENCOURAGE MY PARTICIPATION.