Team assessment

Warning

This is final-stage draft! It will be finalized before we discuss it in class.

What is this?

We have 5 marks left at the end of the term, and we want you provide an opportunity to tell us how it went, and award the top-performers on your team!

How does it work?

At the end of the term, after your final submission has been handed in, each person on the team needs to email the instructor, privately, with an email including:

  • A few sentences describing how the term went. Did the team work well together? Did everyone contribute? If things went well, tell me what worked; if they went poorly in some area, I want to know that too! It’s private, so you may include names and details if necessary.
  • Rate each team member (including yourself!) on a scale from 0-5:
    • 0=never showed up
    • 1=no contributions
    • 2=few contributions, poor quality
    • 3=average
    • 4=excellent
    • 5=key contributor

Rules

To avoid everyone giving all team members 5/5, we have some rules.

You have points points to distribute, where points = (number_of_team_members x 4)

  • You may divide these points any way that you like, using the ratings scale above. You cannot exceed this number of points, but you also do not have to use all of them.

e.g.,

A “typical” 4-person team would therefore have 16 points to distribute. Possible ratings from one person include:

  • Team participation was great, and we’re pleased with the results! Everyone gets 4 marks (16/16 used).
  • Two team members did most of the work, the others only showed up occasionally. 2x5 marks, and 2x2 marks (14/16 used).
  • Three of us did everything and one team member never showed up! 3x5 marks, 1x0 marks (15/16 used).

How to submit

Email the professor with your scores. Title the email Team assessment: ${your team number}.