The goal of this project team is for each member to attain an average presentation grade of a “B” or higher. The team has high academic expectations and will work hard to achieve this goal. The subsequent expectations will help build teamwork and trust; likewise, the policies act as incentives to fulfill the outlines expectations.
____________ will henceforth be referred to as the “team” in this contract.
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Expectation 1: All members are expected to "stay connected" with the team. Communication is important to building teamwork and getting work done. Staying connected will include:
◦ Responding to all E-mails, phone calls, or other messages within 48 hours (A response time limit ensures that all work is completed in a timely manner).
◦ Creating and maintaining a Gmail account as the main form of communication and to facilitate real-time changes to documents.
◦ Frequently checking the team's SM 299 Google document folder to ensure awareness of all documents being posted and edited by fellow team members, as well as making an effort to at least comment if not contribute to the editing process of said documents.
Policy 1: Should any member not adhere to Expectation 1, the following will occur:
◦ The "Procedure Manager" (see Procedure section) will acknowledge the lack of connection to the team and email the deviant member about his/her shortfall.
◦ The offending member must buy the team food and/or drinks (of their choice) for the next team meeting.
Expectation 2: All members are expected to attend all team meetings. Team meetings are necessary to ensure the team practices presentations together. Practicing together will result in clear and organized presentations. Concise presentations will hopefully result in higher grades and ultimately help the team achieve its goal.
◦ Team members will take turns reserving team rooms.
◦ If a member has a new priority the day of a planned meeting day, he/she is responsible for letting the team know and trying to arrange a new meeting at least 48 hours in advance.
◦ Members are expected to arrive on time or earlier and stay until the meeting has concluded.
◦ If a member misses a meeting, he/she is responsible for giving the team his/her work for the missed meeting in a timely manner. Policy 2: Should any team member not adhere to Expectation 2, the following will occur:
◦ Team members are allowed one excused absence. The absence date and excuse will be documented by the "Note-takers" (see Procedure section). The absent member must notify the Procedure Manager the reason of absence within 48 hours of the missed meeting.
◦ Tardy arrivals (defined as 10 minutes after a meeting has started) will be tolerated with an acceptable reason. Reasons will be voted acceptable or not by the members currently in the meeting. Each occasion and reason will be documented by the "Note-takers".
◦ Early departure is acceptable with reason and at least an hour's notice. The member is responsible for emailing the rest of the team as soon as possible.
◦ If a team member exceeds the absence limit, is constantly late or leaving early, he/she must buy the team food and/or drinks (of their choice) for the next team meeting.
Expectation 3: All members are expected to contribute to the projects. Projects are meant to be completed as a team because it is most efficient.
◦ After being assigned a project, the team will split the research and work.
◦ Each member is encouraged to do work beyond what was initially assigned.
◦ Proper preparations should be taken prior to meetings and presentations. These preparations will allow all members to efficiently work together and fewer team meetings may result.
Policy 3: If a member fails to contribute, the presentation is at risk of being incomplete and the team goal is compromised. In such cases, the following will occur:
◦ The Procedure Manager will notify the offending member that he/she is not contributing enough so that he/she can improve.
◦ If, by the end of a project, a member failed to constructively contribute, he/she will be poorly rated on TLA (a rating of 3 or less).
Procedure:
◦ All meetings will start at the designated time whether or not all team members are there.
◦ Offensive comments directed towards any person will not be tolerated. Constructive criticism of any ideas is encouraged.
◦ No excessive distractions (texting, phone calls, chit chat, etc) are allowed where it hinders a member’s ability to contribute.
◦ The Procedure Manager, _______, will be responsible for notifying the offending member of the team when he/she has failed to meet an expectation.
◦ The Note-takers, ________, will be responsible for taking detailed notes of each team meeting and posting them to the SM 299 Google documents folder. They will also take turns E-mailing announcements and reminders to other team members.
◦ Any member may raise a concern (whether it be related to the project or the team behavior) and have it dealt with at that time. All members are expected to acknowledge the concern and try to offer some kind of resolution. If no conclusion is met, the team will seek external help from the TA or professor. ---------------------------- We, _______________ promise to respect the expectations, policies, and procedure of this team contact.
Signed the 26th of January, 2010. 