Team Charter

Cecily, Janae, Aileen, Erin

Overall Broad Team Goals
Collaborate to write and research to produce a complete and effective
ethnographic report
Improve our knowledge in professional writing, with specific
concentration on psychology, neurobiology, and scientific writing.
Improve our writing, editing abilities, and collaboration skills
Specific Goals
Produce a final paper that is formatted correctly
Describe research based professional writing accurately and
respectfully
Individual/Personal Goals and Commitment
Every member should strive to contribute equally, ideally to the best of
their ability
Every member should work to meet deadlines and allow time for
revisions
Erins goal: to become more familiar with the writing style of research
psychologists and to present this in an easy-to-understand format
Cecilys goal: to strengthen her editing and writing skills.
Janaes goal: to understand the process of being a professional writer
Aileens goal: to refine her writing skills and learn more about what
professional writing involves.
Other Concerns
It may be difficult to find times to meet as a group of 4 given everyone
has a busy schedule
Continued communication should be maintained to make sure
everyone has the same level of comprehension of the approach.
Erins concern: it may be hard to maintain one style within the paper
so we will keep a close eye on consistency of voice and syntax.
Cecilys concert: she has a full-time job and may find making time
more difficult.
Janaes concern: time management because she has a full schedule
with many classes.
 Aileens concern: time management because she has a busy schedule.
Conflict Resolution
The goal is to produce a great ethnography; therefore, our actions
would be for the best of the group and the project, not of our own. We
would talk calmly and maturely about any issues we have first. If that
does not work, we would have the instructor intervene.
Missed Deadlines
Missed deadlines must be avoided at all costs. It is better to turn in
something that may not be completely done than to neglect turning it
in at all
Every member has the responsibility of ensuring that our work gets
submitted to ELMS on-time. Each student is responsible for turning in a
specific assignment (listed in Team Schedule). If she cannot do so or
has a time conflict, she must let the rest of the group know in advance
(at least 30 mins.) so that someone can turn it in instead.
Unacceptable Work
Rough drafts must be completed to the best of the team's ability.
Any final draft document must be completed in full, with attention and
revision by each group member
Group members must be reachable in some capacity for
communication near to deadlines

If any discrepancy arises that would refrain someone from doing their
part, she is expected to communicate her concern