Team Contract Assignment

Objective: The purpose of this assignment is to empower students to collaboratively create a comprehensive team contract that serves as a guiding document for successful teamwork throughout a project. This assignment aims to enhance communication, establish clear expectations, and foster a positive and productive team environment.

Instructions:

1. Introduction: Begin by researching the importance of team contracts and their role in effective teamwork. Explore academic articles, and reputable online resources to understand the key components that contribute to successful team contracts.

2. Components of a Team Contract: Identify and define the essential components that should be included in a team contract. These components may include but are not limited to:

• Team Purpose and Goals
• Individual Roles and Responsibilities
• Communication Guidelines
• Decision-Making Processes
• Conflict Resolution Strategies
• Meeting Protocols
• Accountability Measures
• Project Timeline and Milestones
• Expectations for Participation
• Methods for Assessing Team Progress

3. Research and Review: Conduct a thorough review of existing team contracts to gather insights into various approaches and structures. Analyze both successful and unsuccessful team contracts to understand the impact on team dynamics and project outcomes.

4. Team Collaboration: Form a team with your classmates and collaboratively develop a team contract. Ensure that each team member actively contributes to drafting and refining the document. Utilize your research findings to inform your decisions and choices in structuring the contract.

5. Documentation: Create a detailed and polished team contract document. Clearly articulate each component, use clear and concise language to ensure that the contract is easily understandable by all team members.The team contract should be well-organized, clearly written, and reflect a collaborative effort. The reflection should include personal insights into the teamwork process and lessons learned.

6. Assessment Criteria: Your team contract assignment will be assessed based on the clarity, completeness, and feasibility of the team contract, as well as the depth of understanding. Participation in the team collaboration process will also be taken into consideration.

Rubric below:

Team Contract Assignment Rubric

Criteria	Excellent (5)	Good (4)	Satisfactory (3)	Needs Improvement (2)	Inadequate (1)
Introduction	Clearly articulates the importance of a team contract and its purpose in guiding successful teamwork. Demonstrates an in-depth understanding of the role of team contracts.	Provides a well-detailed explanation of the importance of a team contract and its purpose in guiding teamwork. Shows a solid understanding of the role of team contracts.	Presents an adequate explanation of the importance of a team contract and its purpose. Demonstrates a basic understanding of the role of team contracts.	Offers a limited explanation of the importance of a team contract and its purpose. Understanding of the role of team contracts is unclear.	Fails to provide an adequate explanation of the importance of a team contract and its purpose. Lacks understanding of the role of team contracts.
Components	All essential components are clearly defined, well-structured, and effectively contribute to the overall clarity and functionality of the team contract.	Most essential components are well-defined and contribute to the overall clarity and functionality of the team contract.	Some essential components are defined, and their contributions to the team contract are evident.	Few essential components are defined, and their contributions to the team contract are unclear.	Many essential components are missing or poorly defined, hindering the functionality of the team contract.
Research and review	Thoroughly researches and reviews existing team contracts, integrating insights to inform the development of the team contract. Demonstrates a deep understanding of successful and unsuccessful team contracts.	Conducts comprehensive research and reviews existing team contracts, using insights to inform the development of the team contract. Shows a solid understanding of successful and unsuccessful team contracts.	Conducts basic research and reviews existing team contracts, incorporating some insights into the development of the team contract.	Conducts minimal research and reviews existing team contracts, with limited incorporation of insights into the development of the team contract.	Fails to conduct adequate research and review of existing team contracts, resulting in a lack of insights informing the development of the team contract.
Documentation	The team contract is well-organized, clearly written, and demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of each component. Explanations and justifications are thorough and compelling.	The team contract is well-organized, clearly written, and demonstrates a solid understanding of each component. Explanations and justifications are adequate.	The team contract is organized and clearly written, with an understanding of most components. Explanations and justifications are basic.	The team contract lacks organization and clarity, making understanding of components difficult. Explanations and justifications are minimal.	The team contract is disorganized and poorly written, hindering understanding of components. Explanations and justifications are absent or inadequate.