Yıldız Arıkan Oguz Baburoglu September 17. 2008 CAP PROCESS 2008-2009 Yıldız Arıkan Oguz Baburoglu September 17. 2008

Practice Sharing Course PS is an integral part of CAP Process! Objectives To share and learn from ongoing project practices by Facilitating action learning and project management practice in collaboration with the project faculty advisors for all project teams Produce reflective practitioners through a systematic questioning, reporting and discussion process

Teams’ Performance Team Contract Monitoring of Teams’ and Individuals’ Performance Assessment of Teams’ and Individuals’ Performance

Monitoring Teams’ & Individuals’ Performance “Evaluation of Progress toward Effective Team Functioning Form “Problem solving sessions” “Team Member Evaluation Form” “Peer Rating of Team Members” Project Related Reports Project Related Presentations

Project Related Reports Project Proposal Weekly Progress Reports Project Progress Report (end of first semester) Project Final Report ( end April)

Project Related Presentations In-class Presentations 1 (advisor + sponsor) Developing and agreeing on a common understanding of the project (A few weeks after the project starts) In-class Presentations 2 (advisor + sponsor) Presenting the VA created both to the company and students (before the end of the academic year)

Grading Practice Sharing Grade = (15%) (Attendance) + (15%) (Class participation) + (30%) (Final Examination) + (20%) (Weekly Progress Reports) + (20%) (Project Presentations)

Grading Advisor’s Grade = (20%) Contribution to the Project Proposal + (30%) (Attendance and Participation to regular project meetings with the advisor) + (30%) (Progress Report (Fall Semester) (10%) (Peer evaluations) + (10%) (Sponsor’s evaluation)

TEAM CONTRACT Name of Team: EXAMPLE 1. Code of Conduct As a project team, we will: 1.1. 1.2. 2. Team goals regarding project requirements: 2.1. 2.2 3. Team goals regarding relationships between team members: 3.1. 3.2. Team Procedures 4.1. Our team will meet twice a week regularly 4.2. …..

Team Expectations 5.1. Work Quality 5.1.1…. 5.2. Team Participation 6. Personal Accountability 6.1. 6.2 7. Sanctions 7.1. 7.2. 8. Review of Contract The contract, team goals, and team procedures will be reviewed in every xx months and necessary modifications will be made.

Team goals regarding project requirements Team goals regarding relationships between team members What we need to achieve these goals : Communication methods – types of communication, frequency of communication, level of openness Decision making processes Involvement in the projects

Deadlines Dealing with conflicts and disagreements Quality control and coordination Differentiation vs. homogeneity of team member roles Leadership (e.g., equality, one leader) Reviewing the contract, team goals, and team processes during the school year Sanctions/consideration of contract violations Other dimension of team contract that we want to include