I assign individuals to three teams during the semester. I try to establish teams with individuals of diverse interests and to reduce the number of individuals serving on different teams together. Interacting groups of individuals have greater success when they work cooperatively rather than competitively. Teams can take advantage of the different value systems that members of the group have and make products richer than individual products. The final product does not blame or credit individual work.
All members assume collective responsibility for the final assignment or examination.
Individuals perform different functions in the group. The roles of individuals vary and everyone will have to perform different roles on different weeks. Some teams will not want to determine a leader. If an individual prepares the group assignment, after input from the team, the team should review content and the presentation and format. As team members you must practice respect, restraint and responsibility.