Note that many, but not all, of the options below increase the structure of the project. If you strive for a balanced set of choices which provide students with guidance and support as well as some carefully selected constraints, you can make the learning experience more engaging, productive and efficient for your students. To enhance existing teamwork skills relevant to public management work 2. Instructor provides some specific alternatives with an option for students to propose a topic of their own. Students are assigned topics, often because of the limited availability of data, sites or other specific project resources.
Students have a wide choice of topics within a specific form or set of constraints.
Students select topics based on their experience and interests. Students self-select with no constraints on group membership. Mixed but not disparate abilities relevant to the project to facilitate equitable cooperation Common schedules to facilitate group meetings 5. Methods of Facilitating Group Communication Allot some class time for group meetings. Be available for conferences with groups outside of class.