Setting up a Group Contract for my research group.
I was tasked with setting up my research groups group contract. This task helped me define what behaving in a professional manner characterised as. Setting and enforcing these boundaries through contract developed my professionalism.
Example from Group Contract:
EXPECTATIONS (GROUND RULES)
Preparation for and attendance at group meetings:
Group members should endeavor to complete there assigned work before a meeting. Every group member should ensure that they are available for more than 80% of the meetings held to discuss and make decisions regarding the assignment.
Frequency and duration of meetings:
Once a week on Wednesdays to discuss, work on and to finalize projects such as compiling documents and editing the final draft as well as submitting to the tutor for feedback. Occasionally we will meet two days a week, if it is necessary. Meeting durations may vary between 1 hour and 3 hours at most.
Communication:
All formal correspondence, tasks of the week that have been allocated by the lecturer, will be issued via email on Monday. Conversing on group projects, asking and clarifying any questions that the team has, and timelines that the group has set will be through WhatsApp. The Teams app will be strictly for having online meetings, when meeting up in person is not possible.
Behaviors that will be expected of all group members.
P A R T I C I P A T I O N
M A N A G I N G M E E T I N G S
D E C I S I O N M A K I N G