Introduction
Before you can begin working with your group members on the class project, it is important that group members begin by collaborating on a work plan. The idea behind this work plan is that it will function in two ways. First, it will become a road map for your project. Creating this “map’ will help you to get organized so that your project can be completed in a timely fashion.
The second benefit of the group work plan is that it can act as a sort of “checklist’ for group members. You will have a clear statement in which you have figured out your group’s goals, set your group’s priorities, and split the group’s work between members.
Remember, in group assignments, the labor is meant to be shared. No one person should bare the brunt of responsibility.
Your first task as a group is to produce your own group work plan. You should include all of the required information listed below, but it is up to you to design your final document in a way that is both clear and user-friendly. Please use MLA format.
Instructions
To create a collaborative Group Work Plan, complete the following steps:
Agree on a Vision
- What is your “vision’ for this project?
Identify and Prioritize Group Tasks
- What are the tasks that need to be accomplished?
- In what order do they need to be completed?
- Who should be responsible for each task?
Set Team Goals
- What general result do you want to achieve in each task?
- What are your goals for group interaction/communication/work?
Develop Strategies to Accomplish Goals
- For each goal, what strategies will you use to achieve the results you want?
- For each goal, who will be responsible for implementing each strategy?
Determine Necessary Tasks
- For each goal, what specific tasks must be done to carry it out?
- What resources are needed?
- Who will be responsible?
- When will it be done?
In addition to answering the questions above, please also complete a chart detailing the timeline for your project. Please include the dates when each draft and item will be completed in addition to listing the person responsible for each item.
Submission
When you submit your document, please format it like a memo, making use of headers, sub-headers, and spacing to create a readable and usable document. You will submit this assignment in one stage:
Final- Your document will be submitted to our class Google Drive folder. Look in Proposal folder and then the Group Work Plan folder. Please be sure you have submitted your document in the correct folder, and that the names of all group members are on the document.
Grading Criteria
This assignment will be graded according to the following criteria:
- How well the requirements for each document are followed
- How effective each document is in accomplishing the task involved
- How well the audience is considered
- Correct document format
- The mechanical and grammatical correctness of each letter
- Originality and creativity applied in completing the assignment
- Successful group collaboration