The Learning Group approach to collaboration in a group project assumes that each member of the group will be responsible for certain tasks of the project, but all the members of the group will be collectively responsible for its outcomes. In forming your Learning Group, you and your fellow members should complete the following:

Introduce yourselves to your fellow group members. This is done best face to face using a medium like Zoom or Teams Online Meetings. Discuss your interests and your present work. Complete the portion of the Learning TeaThe Learning Group approach to collaboration in a group project assumes that each member of the group will be responsible for certain tasks of the project, but all the members of the group will be collectively responsible for its outcomes. In forming your Learning Group, you and your fellow members should complete the following:

Introduce yourselves to your fellow group members. This is done best face to face using a medium like Zoom or Teams Online Meetings. Discuss your interests and your present work. Complete the portion of the Learning Team Agreement with your name and contact information. In this step, select the person who will be the lead for Part 1.

Review the Learning Team Agreement. You will find the tasks that your group will achieve over the next six weeks. Also, notice that you will be graded on several of the parts of the project as well as its final report. Complete a Learning Team Agreement, including your designation of an overall group leader and a lead person for each part of the Learning Group Project.

Discuss the kind of organization you would like to research in the course. This can be a corporation, small business, or non-profit. It can be an organization that employs one of you or an organization with no direct connection to the group. The most important criterion for selecting an organization is availability of information.

Discuss among the group the kind of research activity that interests you the most. Are you interested in investigating a company or other organization through online resources? Would you prefer looking at academic resources in the YU online library? Do you consider yourself skilled in developing PowerPoint presentations? Are you good at structuring a research paper based on the course rubrics? All members of your group will engage in all these activities, but your collaboration will be improved by selecting a member of the group with the talents to lead each activity.

Select the organization you will research. Discuss why you think that this organization is a good one for this project. As a group, prepare a 250 word, double spaced, 12-point font description of the organization that your Learning Group chose to investigate, including your reason for selecting it. Submit this description as a deliverable for this unit.

Complete the Learning Team Agreement. Notice that each member of the group will be responsible for at least one part of the projects development. Other members of the group are expected to support that group member as you complete that segment of the project. The leader of each part will evaluate fellow group members contributions. Submit your Learning Group Plan as a deliverable for this unit.

Submit your completed Learning Team Agreement and one-page organization description. Note: Your instructor may review your plan and return it to your group for revision.