Group project 2
- 6. Decide on a Group Leader: they have the responsibility of submitting assignments, facilitating team schedules, asking questions on behalf of the team Mode of Communication: Use the group tools as much as possible Frequency of Communication: daily? every other day? Monday? Saturday? Morning? Evening? Alternate Contact Info: optional
- 7. Define Individual Roles: for example: Researcher, Writer, Editor, Graphics, Multi- media, Live presenter… Define Agreed-upon Behavior: ◦ Supportive ◦ Help in need ◦ Responsive ◦ Dependable Define consequences
- 8. Face-to-face or synchronous online meetings Phone, instant messaging communication Team Leader should not control or police the project Team Leader should not be expected to make all decisions – this is a collaborative project
- 9. Active participation Dependability Communication Original ideas No “squashing” of ideas Constructive suggestions Decide on acceptable file formats, i.e. most people can share .rtf, .doc, .ppt (not .wps) Peer review
- 10. A fact of life Do not wait for all members to get started Try direct communication If a team member is not contributing: they can be “fired” – contact the instructor No “late-comers” – contact the instructor
- 11. Be original and creative Work as a team – reach consensus Equal workload Include research, properly cited Reflect an understanding of readings from the text book