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• Samples from Team Working Agreements
• Design Process Mockups and Prototypes
• Individual Team Review by Faculty

Week 2 Day 3
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Team Working Agreement - Samples

• Outline Organization, Communications, Decision
  Making, Conflict Management, Group Reflection
• Group meetings are used to discuss ideas and
  collect the work done by individuals, not for
  members to do their own work.
• At any point in time someone may call a pulse
  check Discuss tension and say how you feel
• Each team member will be responsible for placing
  his/her work in the team notebook upon completion

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Team Working Agreement - Samples

• Listen to others when they are speaking.
• On two to two decisions, a coin flip will decide
  the outcome.
• If one knows that he/she cannot finish a task on
  time, let the group know within a reasonable time
  not at midnight the night before something is
  due
• Remember that this is not life or death. Have a
  good time.
• Majority wins If you are absent your vote does
  not count.

4
Team Working Agreement - Samples

• Open door policy (Be able to provide a working
  environment for the team at your house.)
• Projects and tasks will be distributed as they
  are introduced and according to the type of task.
  As the Quarter progresses, distribution will be
  changed to best suit the groups strengths and
  weaknesses.
• Conflict management the disagreeing partys
  idea will be put to use as a back up plan.
• Responsibility for leading meetings and taking
  notes will rotate.

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Team Working Agreement - Samples

• A clear agenda should exist for each meeting
• Every member is responsible for the teams
  progress and success
• All team members will be responsible for keeping
  the other team members informed of their progress
  and responsibilities.
• This agreement is considered a working document
  and is subject to modification at any time.

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Models - Mockups and Prototypes

• Presentation developed by David Hawn, currently a
  Junior in Mechanical Engineering.
• David was in FEH 2000-2001, and a member of the
  team with the fastest robot.
• Time 15-25 minutes depending on questions
• Assignment for the day Build a mockup and
  drive it around the robot course

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Team Review by Faculty

• Meet with each team (5 8 minutes)
• Hand back and discuss the Brainstorming, Sketches
  and Strategy
• Check on the organization of the project notebook
• Check on the development of the project schedule
  (due Monday)
• Answer questions