Team Ground Rules and Guidelines
What are the general expectations for all members of the team?
Every team member will give 100% on every assignment in order to receive the best grade possible as a team. Everyone will communicate in a professional and respectful manner at all times. If conflict should arise, it will be dealt with in the team forum and will be forwarded to the facilitator or other faculty after all attempts at resolution have failed. Team members will check in at least 3 out of seven days when an assignment is due for submission. Team members should check in to the Learning Team forum at least once early in the week to ensure timely responses. Expectations for Time Management and Involvement
(Participation, communication with the team, accessibility, etc.) It would benefit the team for each member to fully participate in each activity, interact and provide feedback, alert the team of any constraints that might need to be addressed by the team, and focus on the common team goal for success.
Setbacks happen in life and there are occasional situation that arise which may delay a team member’s submission of their assigned portion. If this should happen, team members should give as much notice as they can so that the rest of the team can redistribute work to ensure that we submit our best work possible on every assignment. Clear communication is important to the success of a team. If a team member has difficulties understanding an assignment or concept, they should feel comfortable discussing issues in the Team Forum or contacting another team member for help. Team members should have their assigned portion of assignments by 2:00 PM (AZ/MT) Sunday, unless otherwise agreed upon, in order to the editing team member review and compile for review. . Final drafts will be posted by Sunday evening, but no later than Monday morning for team review prior to submission Monday evening (6:00 PM, AZ Mtn Time). The final draft of team assignments are to be posted to Learning Team forum for team members to view and make possible corrections prior final assignment submission for the facilitator to grade.
Ensuring Fair and Even Contribution and Collaboration
What strategy will you use to ensure that all team members are contributing and collaborating appropriately? Describe the communication strategy you will use if a team member is not contributing and collaborating effectively. How will the team manage conflicts between team members?
Every team member will make equal efforts for assignment completion in order to receive credit during submission. Work will be delegated and dispersed equally unless an emergency arises, at which time the work load distribution will be discussed by remaining
