This assignment is to help us think about what good group expectations might look like for us, as individuals. Now that we’ve collaborated with peers to develop the group contract further we can refine the details of our contracts and finalize them.

These contracts might serve as a starting point for future groups (bring your contract to a future project and work on it as a team to improve it and make it more appropriate for the new group or team), and help students to practice thinking about what it means to be a productive and happy group member.

While working in a group, we are always working on identity management, interpersonal communication and intercultural communication, in addition to group communication.

By completing this assignment, you will be able to…

1. Examine values, assumptions and perceptions across cultures, contexts and perspectives to develop self awareness about one’s own communication behaviors
2. Reflect critically and emphatically on expressions of human experience, across cultures, contexts and perspectives, integrating perception, intellect, emption and imagination.
3. Use supporting evidence that supports written communication

To complete this assignment…

1. Review the following Scenario (NOT ACTUALLY WHAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR CLASS, it’s hypothetical)

   • (This is a scenario. Students will be working individually for the rest of the quarter. But for the purposes of this assignment, we are pretending we will be working in groups with peers.)

     For the purposes of this assignment, imagine you and your (imaginary) group will be working together through the duration of the quarter to complete each quiz and the final project together. (This is only for the purposes of this activity. Students will be completing the rest of the quarter on their own, as INDIVIDUALS.)

     You must create a group contract, as if you are one opinion in a group, to ensure there is group cohesion, and to minimize unnecessary disagreements throughout the rest of the quarter.

2. Review the following document
   • The University of Washington Group (Links to an external site.) Contract (Links to an external site.)
3. Create a Group Contract
   • This contract is an agreement for the group. Students agree that they will follow these guidelines and rules to ensure the group is successful.
   • Use this Google Document as an template: Group Contract Template (Links to an external site.)
     • To save a copy of the Template: open the template, click “File”, click “Save a copy”, then save it in your Google Drive. 
     • In the Google Document, go to the pencil in the upper right hand corner of the page and choose “Editing mode”
   • Answer the questions in the template with your own preferences when working as a part of a group. 
     • Generally, you would work together as a group synchronously to brainstorm ideas and make final decisions, but here, you’re just getting a feel for what might be included in a group contract. 
   • Consider ideas in the article, and from your chapters on Group Communication and the Additional Learning Materials, to inform your decisions.
4. Submit a link to your Google document
   • Getting a link: Share files from Google Drive 
   • to submit here: How do I enter a URL as an assignment submission
   • Be sure to make the Google link to your assignment viewable by “anyone with the link” or “anyone at Shoreline”

Grading Requirements

The Grading Rubric will be used to assign points for this discussion.

This is also where you should show student’s an example of a successful assignment. 

Overall, your assignment must meet the requirements stated above in a manner that is clear, concise, and proves you understand the content and assignmet