Team Contract Template

Team Name:

These are the terms of conduct and cooperation that we agree on as a team. In
making this agreement keep in mind that we will ask you to rate each team member
as to how well they abided by the team contract. Therefore, you might want to list
some examples of what would result in giving a poor rating on each item.

Goal: Our agreed goal is to … [ to get a H1, to pass, to get > 65%, to forget about
marks and concentrate on learning, to balance life and work, to find enjoyment in
learning, etc]
Participation: We agree to.... [consider what constitutes participation, consider
things like will there be roles, will you rotate the roles, contribute to team
capability, will you expect team members to teach each other, how will feedback
occur]
Communication: We agree to... [consider things like how you will contact each
other, what is an acceptable delay until a response, will there be a coordinator,
how you will document your communication, how will you ensure information is
both given and received for NESB students, distribution of staff feedback to team]
Meetings: We agree to.... [consider things like when to meet, face to face v online
meetings, how will decisions be made, how will minutes be kept, ]
Conduct: We agree to... [how to ensure opportunity to contribute, will you have a
regular team dynamics check or review, how to deal with unexpected
interruptions like illness, academic honesty issues, will you work on your tasks at
the same location to allow immediate interaction]
Conflict: We agree to... [consider things like when to contact academic staff, or
academic skills unit, how will you resolve conflict (by consensus, voting,
compromise, etc).]
Deadlines: We agree to... [consider things like intermediate milestones, time for
checking drafts before submission, who will submit, ]

Team Member’s Name Team Member’s Signature