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TEAM CONTRACT
Team: Team Members:

A. Team Procedures
1. Day, time, and place for regular team meetings: Team will gather twice every week throughout the trimester 1st group meeting Tues!ay" 1pm to #pm every week $n! group meeting Thurs!ay" 1%am to &pm every week Total hours per week ' hours 2. Preferred method of communication in order to inform each other of team meetings, announcement, updates, reminders, problems: Team mem(ers will keep in touch (y using some communication tools as well as the )ace to )ace meeting* The !iscussion will (e mostly (y emails* In case o) emergency" mo(ile phone is pre)erre!* Some ways to communicate Email +ace to )ace meeting ,nline meeting -ell phone A)ter receiving the message" the receivers are re.uire! to answer within $& hours* A )ine will (e applie! i) violate!* /ulti0repeate! violation will (e applie! accor!ing to the crisis management* 1

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3. Decision-making policy: Team mem(ers will !iscuss an! vote* Every single !ecision will (e approve! (y group consensus* 4. Method for setting and following meeting agendas 1ustin will (e in charge as a group lea!er with the man!atory tasks o) setting up the agen!a an! (eing the key contact person o) the group* The ne2t week agen!a o) meeting will (e !iscuss right a)ter the last 3 minutes en!ing o) the last meeting* 1ustin will also in charge o) in)orming all mem(ers i) there are any changes in the sche!ule . Method of record keeping !"ho will be responsible for recording # disseminating minutes$ %ow # when will the minutes be disseminated$ "here will all agendas # minutes be &ept$': Nga will (e the secretary o) the team an! help !o the meeting minute a)ter each meeting Nga will (e responsi(le )or sen!ing out the meeting minute (y email an! sms to remin! at the same time* Nga also remin! the progress one !ay prior the meeting* 4e store the meeting minutes (y email" !rop(o2*com an! on private laptop*

B. Team Expectations
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1. Project standards !"hat is a realistic le(el of )uality for team presentations, collaborati(e writing, indi(idual research, preparation of drafts, peer re(iews, etc.$': $er# Poor Team presentations Co""aborati%e (ritin& )ndi%idua" researc* Preparation o+ dra+ts Peer re%ie(s 2. Strategies to fulfill these standards: 5egularly checking an! meeting Peer cross checking -onsulting the supervisor Accessing various materials (y !i))erent channel such as li(rary" internet etc* Team Participation 1. *trategies to ensure cooperation and e)ual distribution of tas&s: A)ter each meeting" the pro6ect lea!er will assign the task to most capa(le mem(er* In case the mem(er is not capa(le in han!ling well the task" the pro6ect lea!er has the right to re0assign the task accor!ingly* Poor A%era&e 'ood Exce""ent

2. *trategies for encouraging+including ideas from all team members !team maintenance':

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Team mem(ers are encourage! to share the i!eas (y email or )ace to )ace meeting* The team mem(ers are re.uire! to give the )ee!(ack o) all i!eas given to show the attention o) the one who contri(ute the i!ea*

3. *trategies for &eeping on tas& !tas& maintenance': 5egular meeting an! S7$ )ine applie!* /ulti0repeate! violation will (e reviewe! (y the team accor!ing to the crisis management !ocument 4. Preferences for leadership !informal, formal, indi(idual, shared': Each one will (e in charge o) in!ivi!ual lea!ership an! will (e evaluate! (y the team lea!er as well as the other mem(ers

Persona" Accountabi"it# 1. ,-pected indi(idual attendance, punctuality, and participation at all team meetings: Each in!ivi!ual is accounta(le )or his8her own tasks an! will (e remin!e! (y Nga one prior !ay (y email* 2. ,-pected le(el of responsibility for fulfilling team assignments, timelines, and deadlines: /em(ers are re.uire! to su(mit their own tasks on Satur!ay each week so that the team will have time to !iscuss an! )i2 it on /on!ay an! Tues!ay* 3. ,-pected le(el of communication with other team members:

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All mem(ers are encourage to interact with other mem(ers anytime to !iscuss a(out the task (y email" chatting or phone 4. ,-pected le(el of commitment to team decisions and tas&s. All mem(ers have to agree" con)irm on the task* Else" the team has to consult )or the )inal !ecision

C. Conse,uences +or -ai"in& to -o""o( Procedures and -u"+i"" Expectations

Describe, as a group, you would handle infractions of any of the obligations of this team contract: +irst in)raction will (e warne! (y team mem(ers Secon! violation will (e )ine! S7$ Thir! violation will (e reporte! to the supervisor

999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 a: . respect my colleague and treat each other with courtesy and honesty (: . will do the parts of the plan that . commit to do, and do them on time c: . will spea& openly and honestly if . feel another team member is not pulling their weight, in the spirit of finding a solution !: . participated in formulating the standards, roles, and procedures as stated in this contract. e: . understand that . am obligated to abide by these terms and conditions.

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): . understand that if . do not abide by these terms and conditions, . will suffer the conse)uences as stated in this contract.

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