As a team, establish group norms and write a group contract. (It can follow the outline format below.)

Your contract should include:

1. Team Introduction

• Team name
• Team members
• Roles

2. Communication

• When
• How often
• Response time
• Preferred tool(s)

3. Working meetings

• When
• How often
• Common document location and version rules

4. Problem resolution

• Specific steps for identifying a problem and communicating it among team members
• Steps for conflict resolution (how to fix the problem)

5. Overall Expectations

• Performance level (grade/outcome objective)
• Participation (engagement) distribution
• Contribution (workload) allocation

6. Team Member Evaluation

• Criteria (4-6 criteria and their definitions), such as:

1. How will your team define success at the end of the project?
2. Name specific criteria and define them so everyone knows what is expected.
3. At the end of the semester, you’ll evaluate each one of your team members on these criteria.