Team Formation and Charter and Team Discussions and iConnect Participation
- Teams will be formed by the instructor in Week 1.
- The teams and members will be posted in the Course Home under Announcementson Sunday – Week 1.
- Start using the Team Discussion to “get acquainted” and begin your team’s collective work.
- Begin to use the iConnect Team Meetings (tab located at the bottom of the left hand side of the eClassroom) to facilitate and record your team’s work.
- Each individual will share his/her personal resume with the team in its designated team discussion area. This will help identify skills and abilities of each team member.
- Read the other team members’ resumes and comment as to strengths and skills each individual brings to the team.
- Start discussing the requirements for the Final Presentation and Final Report.
- Select an appropriate and unique team name.
- Create a Team Contract for assignment and completion of duties through the rest of the course. In other words, this is a contract between the team members about how you will operate throughout the course (this is not a contract between your team and CanGo).
- The team contract should, as a minimum, include:
- How work will be divided
- How decisions will be made
- How disputes will be resolved
- How deadlines for submitting work will be determined
- Each team member will submit the Team Name and Contract to his/her Week 1 Dropbox signifying his/her agreement to the terms of the team’s contract.
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BUSN460 Team Contract
Successful
teams begin with guidelines that help to manage their work. For this class you
and your teammates will need to create a set of rules called a Team Contract.
As a team, complete all the sections listed below to build your Team Contract.Section I: Team Member
Skill Inventory
Each team member
must complete this section.Name
Strengths/Contributions
Not so strong areas
Section II: Work Plan
This
section should include a plan for communication and written work.·
How will the team members share their work?·
When will all members need to have their part of the project done
so that it can be turned in on time? What will you do if members turn in work
after the deadline?·
How will you manage team members who do not participate?·
How will you choose your team leader? What will be the
responsibilities of the team leader?Section III: Conflict Management
This section should include your plan for conflict management.·
What are potential
conflicts that might arise among or between team members during this course?·
How do team members
agree together that they will deal with these and other conflicts?Section
IV: Team Goals
This section should include your
team goals.·
What are your team goals? (These may include project assignment goals, group process goals, quality
level goals, etc.)·
What
are potential barriers to the achievement of these goals? How will you overcome
these potential barriers?The team contract must be signed
by every member of the team before submitting it individually to your dropbox.Name
Signature to agree
Date
