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TEAM WORKING AGREEMENT (TWA). Worth 20 points toward team project Due Sept. 28 (Friday recitations) or Oct. 1 (Monday recitations) Designed to enhance teamwork and to provide a positive team experience Violation of the TWA will result in loss of points for all team members. Why a Team?.
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TEAM WORKING AGREEMENT (TWA) • Worth 20 points toward team project • Due Sept. 28 (Friday recitations) or Oct. 1 (Monday recitations) • Designed to enhance teamwork and to provide a positive team experience • Violation of the TWA will result in loss of points for all team members
Why a Team? • Decision making in a vacuum • Lacks complete knowledge • Strong biases, tunnel vision One Individual
Why a Team? • Aggregate knowledge, diversity • Many insights • Mitigate biases Cooperative Team
1. Team Experience • Successful team • Unsuccessful team • Differences
2. Ideal Team • Characteristics • Fishbone diagram
3. Working on a Team • Thoughts • Things you look forward to • Things you have reservations about
4-7. Working Through Adversity • Dilemmas • Team Goals Statement
8. Team Working Agreement • Consider all questions carefully • One or two sentence answer to the questions • Include all names on the TWA • All members named sign the contract -- this establishes your team • Establish team leader, indicate on TWA