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ARC: Teaching: Tips: The Ideal Student Group Member

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ARContribution by Hope Corrigan

Important items that contribute to being an ideal team member:

1. Able to use the library resources to collect information
2. Attends all team meetings
3. Comfortable using PowerPoint
4. Communicates well with other team members
5. Respectful of other team members
6. Displays an analytical business style
7. Gives constructive feedback
8. Has strong presentation skills
9. Meets assigned deadlines
10. Open to ideas from other team members
11. Organized
12. Enthusiastic attitude about the team assignments
13. Productive team member
14. Volunteers for tasks
15. Sets realistic deadlines
16. Shares the responsibility for team assignments
17. Submits quality work
18. Takes on a leadership role
19. Comes to team meetings prepared
20. Writes well and can edit other student’s work

References

• Brooks, Charles M. and Janice L. Ammons (2003), "Free Riding in Group Projects and the Effects on Timing, Frequency, and Specificity of Criteria in Peer Assessments," Journal of Education for Business, 78 (5), 268-271 [Full Text] . [Google Scholar]
• Dyrund, Marilyn A. (2001), "Group projects and peer review." Business Communication Quarterly, 64 (December), 106-112 [Google Scholar].
• Siciliano, Julie (1999), "A Template for Managing Teamwork in Courses Across the Curriculum," Journal of Education for Business, 75 (May/June), 261-264 [Google Scholar].
• Vik, Gretchen N. (2001) "Doing more to teach teamwork than telling students to sink or swim," Business Communication Quarterly, 64 (4), 112-119 [Google Scholar].