Ohio State Engineering First-Year Engineering
Team-Working Agreement
Spring 2019
Created Date: 1/14/19
1. Group Information
Lab Section # 1:30 – 2:50
Table Letter: D
Instructor: Dr. Elsaadany
GTA: Wes
2. Contact Information
Preferred Method(s) of Contact
Texting
Expected Response time(s)
1 day
Table with Name and Contact Information
Jamey Lee 740 – 692 – 3715 lee.8166@osu.edu
Troy Sayers 740 – 262 – 5116 troy.k.sayers@gmail.com
Zach Zambile 937 – 305 -1477 zambille.1@osu.edu
Cam Perry 614 – 406 – 5238 perry.2194@osu.edu
3. Team Goal
What are the team’s expectations of quality level? Top goals? Minimum acceptable goals?
We expect everyone’s best effort and everyone to do their part. Our goals are to have a team that
works cohesively and equally contributes to the assignments. We expect nothing less than everyone’s best
effort, that is all we can ask.
4. Meetings
Frequency – How often do you plan on meeting to achieve your goals? (Do you anticipate this changing
throughout the semester?)
We plan on meeting once or twice a week. As the course progresses we will plan on meeting more to
keep up with the demand of the class.
Primary Meeting Day/Time/Location
Our primary meeting day is immediately after our 1182 class in the 1182 classroom
Secondary Meeting Days/Times/Location
Our second primary meeting day is Tuesday at 1 in the library.
Individual(s) in charge of agenda(s)
Jamey Lee
Individual(s) in charge of reminders(s)
Troy Sayers
Individual(s) in charge of minutes(s)
Cam Perry
5. General Team Member
What are team member expectations regarding attendance?
Either a clear excuse must be identified, or a warning must give to the rest of the team or
attendance is expected.
How are team members expected to behave during lab/class periods?
They are to be attentive, apply the knowledge, and be engaged in the discussions.
How are team members expected to behave during team meetings? (What are the norms?)
Everyone needs to do their specific responsibility and engage in the discussions and projects at hand.
What are acceptable/unacceptable types of interaction?
Bad communication. Our group needs speedy responses and everyone to be prepared for meetings
with a positive attitude and a desire to help.
What are team members meant to do between classes? Lab/class preparation?
We will assign specific tasks to complete in between team meetings and classes. The tasks should be
completed so that we will be able to move forward to other assignments.
How are team members meant to ensure the team stays on track?
Jamey Lee will keep track of all things that are to be discussed during the meeting and make sure that all
the information gets covered.
How are documents expected to be shared? (e.g. Buckeye Box?)
Google Drive and outlook.
How many days before an assignment is due should everybody have their portion completed for review?
We plan for at least 3 days.
When should team members first notify the group if they are struggling?
As soon as they have given their effort to solve the problem. There should have been some effort done
to try to fix the problem, but we will not hesitate to reach out to each other.
6. Individual Team Member Responsibilities/Deadlines?
What roles do team members have?
Meeting Organizer – Jamey Lee
Quality Control – Cam Perry
Design Engineer – Troy Sayers
Program Engineer – Zach Zambile
What tasks are team members in charge of?
Cad Design – Troy Sayers
Coder and Note Taker– Zach Zambile
Writing and Website – Jamey Lee
Building – Cam Perry
How often will these roles/task rotate?
These tasks will rotate every two weeks so that everyone gets exposure to different tasks and
responsibilities.
7. Conflict Resolution
Once the team goals, general member expectations, and individual team member responsibilities have been
established, candid, non-threatening discussion must be held when the group or individuals are not meeting the
agreed upon terms.
How will team members above be held accountable?
All team members will be held accountable by each other.
How will team members that are not meeting expectations (not contributing to the team effectively) be
addressed?
First, we will try to solve it internally and if the problem does not get fixed then we will talk to the professor.
How will team members that are not interacting appropriately with team members be addressed?
First, we will try to solve it internally and if the problem does not get fixed then we will talk to the
professor.
When is it okay to redefine goals, expectations, and responsibilities?
When the work is not equally divided among the group members.
When will UTAs, GTAs, or the instructor become involved?
When we need help with an assignment, having trouble with a teammate, or have any other general
questions.
8. Expectations of Faculty and GTAs
If a team member fails to live up to this agreement, the situation may be reported to the staff, but the team will
still be responsible for submitting a completed assignment. Staff will be available to meet with teams to resolve
issues.
9. Team Signatures
Troy Sayers
Cam Perry
Jamey Lee
Zach Zambile