Ohio State Engineering
First-Year Engineering
Team-Working Agreement
Team Working Agreement
Term: Spring 2019
Created Date. 3 – Feb – 2019
1.Group Information
Lab Section #9529
Table H
Instructor: Bill Cohen
GTA: Sheng Zhu
- Contact Information
Preferred Method(s) of Contact: GroupMe
Expected Response time(s): Within 24 hours
Larenz Coles | coles.70 | 614-625-0478 |
Tara Maynard | maynard.285 | 614-558-8376 |
Brittany Shine | shine.47 | 513-917-9271 |
Allan Thomas | thomas.379 | 330-800-6970 |
- Team Goal
At minimum, the project will be complete, functional, and on time. Our top goal is to exceed expectations on the project. Our expectations on quality level are that every member does their best work in every submission.
- Meetings
Frequency: Team will meet as many times as necessary to complete weekly assignments.
Primary Meeting Day/Time/Location: Sunday afternoons in Drackett lobby around 4pm
Individual(s) in charge of agenda(s): Larenz Coles and Allan Thomas
Individual(s) in charge of reminders (s): Brittany Shine
Individual(s) in charge of minutes: Tara Maynard
- General Team Member expectations
What are team member expectations regarding attendance?
- Every member must come to scheduled meeting time on time and prepared, or member must communicate conflicts in advance.
How are team members expected to behave during lab/class periods?
- Members are expected to be respectful to staff and peers, as well as willing to contribute to the team.
What are acceptable/unacceptable types of interaction?
- Acceptable: Open-minded, respectful, hardworking
- Unacceptable: Not open to suggestions, unwilling to work, unfocused
What are team members meant to do between classes?
- The team will discuss what must be done at each meeting, and every member is expected to complete what they have been assigned by the time discussed.
Lab/class preparation?
- Each member is expected to do preparation material assigned on Carmen
How are team members meant to ensure the team stays on track?
- The team will not discuss topics outside of the assigned work within the scheduled meeting time
How are documents expected to be shared? (e.g. Buckeye Box?)
- GoogleDrive, AEV team drive
- GroupMe
How many days before an assignment is due should everybody have their portion completed for review?
- Members should have their assignment completed at least 24 hours before the due date so other members can review
- More than 24 hours may be required for larger portions of the project
When should team members first notify the group if they are struggling?
- Members should notify the team as soon as any problems occur once they have given full effort individually
- The team can then discuss further action (ie. Additional meetings, attending office hours, etc.)
- Individual Team Member Responsibilities/Deadlines
What roles do team members have?
- Larenz Coles: Coding
- Tara Maynard: Note Taking
- Allan Thomas: Scheduling and timing
- Brittany Shine: Managing website
How often will these roles/task rotate?
- At each meeting, members will discuss each members role and whether roles will rotate.
- Throughout the project, each member will have had experience doing each part of the project
- 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 that are not meeting expectations (not contributing to the team effectively) be addressed?
- The team will collectively talk to the member and address issues in a respectful discussion
- If behavior is not changed in an appropriate time frame, a UTA or GTA will be asked to help appease the situation
How will team members that are not interacting appropriately with team members be addressed?
- The team will collectively talk to the member and address issues in a respectful discussion
- If behavior is not changed in an appropriate time frame, a UTA, GTA, or instructor will be asked to help appease the situation
When is it okay to redefine goals, expectations, and responsibilities?
- Goals, expectations, and responsibilities can be changed at any time necessary as long as all members have come to an agreed conclusion
When will UTAs, GTAs, or the instructor become involved?
- Instructors will only become involved if an agreement cannot be reached by members of the group through discussion
- Expectations of Faculty and GTAs
Suggested Statement: 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.
- Team Signatures
Larenz Coles
Tara Maynard
Brittany Shine
Allan Thomas