Guidelines for Team Collaboration and Optional Peer Evaluation

Team Collaboration: All students are expected to conduct themselves in a responsible, courteous, and
professional manner in all course communications with both the professor and other class members. All
teams are expected to manage their own interpersonal group dynamics and allocate the workload
reasonably and equitably amongst all team members. While teams can arrange in-person group meetings if
they like, teleconferencing (e.g., phone, Skype, or other instant messaging) is also an acceptable method of
team communication. All students are expected to communicate promptly and properly with their team
members.

Optional Peer Evaluation: Within 48 hours of completing your team assignments, each student can
submit a peer evaluation form (see below) assessing his/her team members’ participation. The goal is to
ensure accountability in the equitable participation of each team members in the team assignment.

Students are expected to provide a fair and honest evaluation of your team members’ performance. This
peer evaluation will only be seen by the professor (i.e. it will not be shared with your team members) and
it will be consequential in that recommendations from peer evaluations may lead to significant grade
point deductions (up to 10%) in your team members’ team contribution score. To avoid deductions,
it is therefore critical that you make strong contributions to your team assignment and conduct yourselves
in a responsible manner. Submission of this form is optional. However, if you don’t submit your peer
evaluation, you let go of your right to voice your opinion of your contribution or that of a team member.

Important Note: Any student who does not perform his/her share of the work or remain in communication
with their team members can be given notice by the team, a minimum of 48 hours in advance. If the said
student does not contact team and/or make arrangements regarding their work share, that the student will
be fired from the team by the other members and/or at professor’s discretion. If fired, the student will be
required to do all the same amount of work on his/her own.

All responses will remain confidential between you and the instructor. Your responses may be shared with
other team members only with your prior consent.

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 Peer Evaluation Form (Submit this page)

1. Your Name:

2. List the full name of all the team member(s).

3. Rate your team members’ performance on a scale of 1 to 5 (5 being the highest score), given the
following criteria.

4. Lastly, add and report the total points earned by each team members (per column).

Your Member 1 Member 2 Member 3 Member 4

Name
Was helpful
in team
building,
communication,
and/or logistics
(1-5)
Had a positive
attitude towards
the teammates
and
the task at hand
(1-5)
Assumed a fair
share of the
workload (1-5)
Delivered on
commitments in
a timely and
competent
manner (1-5)
Total Points
Earned

Additional Comment/Explanation (positive or negative):

Does anyone in your team deserve point deduction for unsatisfactory performance per the criteria set
above? Explain, if applicable.

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