Analysis of a Team Charter

Analysis of Team Charter
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MGT/521
June 14, 2010
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Analysis of Team Charter
Team C is comprised of four different people with different personalities, perceptions, skills and other traits that make each individual person unique.   These factors contribute to the team’s performance on completing assignments. To effectively manage any issues that may come up when working in teams, the Team Charter is created to address these issues as the class progresses. The Team Charter can be considered like a flow-chart in seeing what the team can contribute to assignments, what areas each member would like to further develop, and possible solutions if problems arise.
Why Learning Teams?
The learning team is a method that implements collaboration between students to complete assignments. This is one of the University’s fundamental learning goals (University of Phoenix, 2010) and is important to develop in all academic programs. Students who must collaborate will experience the different perspectives and mindsets that people bring when working together. Students will learn or sharpen their skills in areas of listening, collaborating, and conflict management, to name a few. The Team Charter will be used as one of the many tools that the University offers to improve performance and learning.
According to Dr. John Sperling, “learning teams fill several essential functions that are especially beneficial to working adult learners” (University of Phoenix, 2010). Some of the benefits of collaborative learning allows for students to share their knowledge and experience and provide a sense of community and support system.
Team Charter
The Learning Team Charter allows for identification of team members, their skill inventory, goals for the learning team, ground rules, and how conflict will be managed. A team should work together and bring out the best in each member and that will be reflected on the assignment. Team C consists of four individuals, three females and...