Forming Teams
The first, and most important thing to do is to find teammates! Ideally, you should form a project team in the first week of the course.
Rules around team formation
- Teams must consist of four people.
- Team members must all be enrolled in the same sections of the course.
- Everyone must commit to attending team activities, including attending in-person lectures.
Note that you CANNOT take this course if you are unable to attend in-person. This is not a course to take remotely, while on a work term.
Find other people
How do you find team members, or find an existing team to join?
- Join friends who are also taking the course! If you are in different sections, speak with the instructor to see if you can be moved to the same section.
- Post on Piazza to introduce yourself and find teams that are looking for people.
- If you’re in-class, introduce yourself to people sitting near you! We’ll even give you time at the end of lectures to meet.
This course moves quickly, and we need everyone to participate in order for it to work. We will do our best to help you find a team, but you also need to be active participants in the process!
In extreme cases, failing to join a team may result in you being removed from the course.
Discuss how to work together
Before agreeing to work together, make sure that you agree on some teamwork basics:
- Are you all registered in the same section? This is a course requirement.
- Are you all able to attend class?
- Do you have free time outside of class to meet?
Make sure to review the team contract guidelines. You will be required to complete a team contract as part of your Project Setup milestone.
Register in Learn
Once you have a team formed, register yourselves on Learn:
- Navigate to
Connect>Groupsand choose an empty team from the list - Add yourself and your team members.