tP: Forming Teams

[Picture: The team that was at the top of early Google]

When to form teams

• Team forming will be done at the start of the week 3 lecture. If you are not there at the team forming time and others in the class are unaware which team you wanted to be in, we'll have to put you into a team randomly.

Team size

• The default team size is four.

Team composition

• You can either form teams yourselves or let us put you in teams.

• We may modify teams when circumstances call for it. There is no avenue for you to object. Staying with your preferred team is not guaranteed.

Team ID

• To be given to you after forming teams.

• Has the form {MODULE_CODE}-{TEAM_NUMBER} e.g, TIC4001-2 means you are in team 2.

Team Communications

• Use English for all team communications, both spoken and written.

• We recommend at least one 1-2 hour synchronous online project meeting per week, in addition to any asynchronous communicating. Reason: Having all members available at the same time will facilitate easier collaboration and more peer-learning.

  • Fix a weekly 1-2 hour time slot and a venue for project meetings after the team has been finalized (latest by the end of week 3 lecture). All members are expected to attend weekly project meetings (not doing so could lower the peer evaluation ratings you receive, which in turn will be factored into your grade).
  • The best time for the weekly project meeting is the period Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday i.e., soon after the lecture but well ahead of the deadline for weekly tasks. Reason: After the lecture → you'll have the knowledge required for upcoming project tasks; before the deadline → you can use the meeting to deal with weekly project tasks.