Group Dynamics

Class Norms

• No one is as smart as the entire group.
  
• Everyone contributes and helps others.
  
• Everyone is responsible for understanding the full project.

Roles

Each person has two roles which may change across stages but must be clearly designated for each submission.

• Organizational role (group dynamics)
  • Project Manager: Keeps the group organized, schedules meetings, and maintains workflow plans.
    
  • Task Manager: Tracks individual progress and follows up between meetings. Calls meetings as needed.
    
  • Facilitator: Ensures all voices are heard. Encourages participation and prevents dominance.
• Technical role (project facilitation)
  • Director of Research: Oversees literature/background research, manages citations, coordinates searches.
    
  • Director of Computation: Designs and integrates code. Ensures all scripts and analyses align.
  • Reporter: Maintains documentation and compiles written materials. Edits and unifies final report.

Group Accountability

• Address workload imbalances with the instructor if necessary.
  
• All group members typically receive the same project grade.

Acknowledgements

This project is adapted from Dr. Jo Hardin’s Semester Project for her Introduction to Biostatistics course at Pomona College.