Assignment on Evaluation of Group Processes

Maximum Marks: 10
This assignment is comprised of three parts:
1. Submission of a Team contract (group submission) Deadline: Monday 04th July by 5:30
pm
2. An assessment of your group members (individual submission) Deadline: Friday 02nd
September by 5:30 pm
3. Assessment of group processes (group assignment) Deadline: Friday 02nd September by
5:30 pm
Given below are instructions and sample templates for each part of the assignment.
1. Team Contract
A team contract outlines the ground rules for a project team. Your project group should work
together to create the team contract and then use it to manage/improve its performance as you
work on the project. Benefits include promoting buy-in, commitment, and common values as
well as setting clear expectations and procedures for making decisions. Your team contract
should include the following:

Shared Goals
Participation expectations
Decision Making Rules
Meeting Guidelines
Norms for managing disagreements
Feedback giving

The team contract should be a document that every member of the team actively endorses. All
group members should actively participate in the discussion and are required to sign the contract.
You are expected to adhere to deadlines; groups that fail to meet deadlines will be penalized.

1. Sample Team Contract

Team Number and Section: _________________________ Date:___________________
GOALS: What are our team goals for this project?
What do we want to accomplish? What skills do we want to develop or refine?

EXPECTATIONS: What do we expect of one another in regard to attendance at meetings,

participation, frequency of communication, the quality of work, etc.?

POLICIES & PROCEDURES: What rules can we agree on to help us meet our goals and
expectations?

CONSEQUENCES: How will we address non-performance in regard to these goals, expectations,

policies and procedures?

We share these goals and expectations, and agree to these policies, procedures,
and consequences.

Team member name and signature

Team member name and signature

Team member name and signature

Team member name and signature

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Team member name and signature
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Team member name and signature
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Team member name and signature
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Team member name and signature

2. Sample Qualitative Peer/Self Evaluation

(Individual Assignment)
Name:

Section/ Team Number

In the table below, identify a major strength of each of your group members in relation to the groups goals and
processes. Provide one concrete example to substantiate your answer. Include yourself!

Group members name and

role in group

Strength

Example

In the table below, identify a weakness of each of your group members in relation to the groups process. Provide
concrete examples to substantiate your answers. Include yourself.

Group members name and

role in group

Weakness

Example

3. Sample template for Assessment of Group Processes

(Group Assignment)
Section/ Team Number:

a. In the space below, identify approaches your group tried that worked well, and explain
why they were effective.

b. In the space below, identify approaches your group tried that did not work well, and
explain why they were ineffective.

What are your learnings about managing group processes? What can you do to improve
contributions to a groups goals and processes that may facilitate group work in the next term?

In developing your answers, you can integrate experiences from your group-work, the course
readings, lectures and class discussions. We understand that there can be multiple right answers
and goals and norms will differ for groups. Thus, our grading criteria are not meant to judge or
evaluate your goals and expectations, rather we are looking for sound rationale and integration of
concepts learned with your insights and understanding of your groups processes.