301+Group+contract

Guiding Principles
We work together in a spirit of respect, openness, sharing, learning, responsibility and fun.

Time Commitment
Each group member contributes equally. If any group member does not fulfill their obligations on a given assignment, they will be responsible for completing extra work on the next assignment.

Conflict Resolution and Decision Making Process
In the event of a conflict, we will make decisions based on consensus. The Project Manager for the assignment will attempt to resolve any disputes, and the guiding principal for conflict resolution will be to be as inclusive as possible. In the unlikely event of a drawn out disagreement, the most vocal individual from each side of the disagreement will be charged with the responsibility of working together to come up with a recommendation for the best way forward.

Brainstorming is necessary in the beginning of discussion to produce a concrete direction. Directions will be decided upon based on consensus. For any reason if there are people who oppose a decision, they are responsible for forming a subcommittee to discuss their viewpoints further. Following this, all suggestions are to be reevaluated with the best interest of the team. As a final resort, the group will make a decision by voting.

A dateline will be provided to every individual on their group’s tasks, to make sure the tasks are completed accordingly, before handing it to their program manager (PM).

**Assignment Leads**
Each assignment will have a Project Manager. Their responsibility will be:
 * to ensure everyone has a task for the assignment
 * to promote group cohesion while completing the assignment
 * to facilitate the resolution of any conflict that may arise during the assignment
 * to ensure that each person's component of the assignment is completed on time
 * to hand in the final assignment

Assignments
1. Group Contract PM: Nigel Tunnacliffe Worth 0% Due at the end of this week. Lets try to get it done by Friday Jan 16

2. Blog outline PM: Chris Mannell worth 10%, and has extra value because the better the outline, the better the final assignment will be. Due week 5. Lets try to get it done by Wednesday Feb 4

3. Group case study PM: Katherine Bemben worth 10% Due week 8. Lets try to get it done by Wednesday Feb 25

4. Group blog assignment PM: Mimi AuYeung and Jia Hui Thong worth 20% Due week 11. Lets try to get it done by Wednesday March 18

Group Members
Nigel Tunnacliffe Chris Mannell Jia Hui Thong Mimi AuYeung Katherine Bemben