You will need to do research in the library, learn about communication audits through readings I will place on reserve, conduct interviews with the individuals involved, perhaps develop surveys, conduct content analyses of printed materials, etc. Because a community agency and its various publics involve interdependent systems and cultures, there must be careful coordination for any recommendations to be practicable. At the end of the semester, the class will make a formal presentation on the project. At the end of this project, you will be asked to identify those you felt were particularly positive or negative in terms of their team impact, and to assess your own contribution. These peer assessments will be used in determining individual point additions or point subtractions from the overall team project class grade.
Teams have the responsibility to deal internally with participation or interpersonal problems.
In addition, team members have the right to report unresolved participation problems to me and I will have the option to conduct a team arbitration meeting. After this meeting I may exercise the option of confidentially adjusting an individual's project points in order to reduce inequities among team members based on the level of contribution. On occasion in the past, there have been a few students who have refused to participate fully in their team's project. In other words, not participating fully with your team will be considered a violation of the Gustavus code of honor for students. If you have bona fide conflicts like a sport or music ensemble which causes you to miss a team meeting, you are still expected to take on assignments the team provides you and to participate fully in the service learning project.