Assignment:
In the Session Long Project for this course, you are working with several classmates as a virtual team on a competitive project. This project involves assessment of both group and individual work. Your team's process and task output will serve as the material for this SLP. Remember to respond to the Discussion that is set up for your team.
Review the rules for the team project, "Virtual Teams: 101 Tips." At this point your team has submitted one list of tips. You will now prepare a second list of original tips.
SLP Assignment Expectations
By the end of this module, submit your list of tips along with a 2 to 3 page analysis that addresses the norms that were developed by your team. It is possible that your list of norms could be quite lengthy. Try to limit your paper to a few of the most important ones.
Keys to the Assignment
1. Identify at least two communication and two task norms that operate in your team. Remember that norms can be "unspoken."
2. What problems/limitations did you run across due to lack of norms governing your team's behavior?
3. Did you try anything to overcome the obstacles? How did it work?
4. What norms do you think your team should have established to make your work go more smoothly?
This checklist may help you evaluate your team's norms. Many teams find it helpful to use the Discussion to discuss the norms on this checklist that apply to your team:
Team Norms. (n.d.).
Reference:
McGannon, B. (2009). Stealth Team Building.
The following two readings give examples of specific norms that can help build highly effective teams.
Settle-Murphy, N. (2012). "Untangle your Virtual Team with 10 Most-Needed Norms." Guided Insights online.
Labrose, M. (2010) "6 Rules for Better Communication in Virtual Teams." Computer World online.
Karten, N. (2003). Creating Team Norms.