Learning team charter – team 2”course title bscom46

1. LEARNING TEAM CHARTER – TEAM “2”
Course Title
BSCOM/465: Communication In Mediation And Conflict
Resolution
Team Members/Contact Information NamePhoneTime zone and
Availability During the WeekEmailKam Thomas708-466-
0511CST – 4pm – 11pmSunday thru
Thursday[email protected]Team Ground Rules and Guidelines
What are the general expectations for all members of the team?
I expect all Team members to participate and share information
so we can learn and grow and complete the assigned work.
Expectations for Time Management and Involvement
(Participation, communication with the team, accessibility, etc.)
I expect all team members to feel free to reach out to me in the
class as well as to the phone number and email I have provided.
Ensuring Fair and Even Contribution and Collaboration
What strategy will you use to ensure that all team members are

2. contributing and collaborating appropriately? Describe the
communication strategy you will use if a team member is not
contributing and collaborating effectively. How will the team
manage conflicts between team members?
If a member is not participating, I will reach out to them by
email and phone to see if they are ok or in any harm and offer
my assistance to help if I can. Things come up sometimes that
are out of our control so being understanding is crucial.
Special Considerations
What do you, as a team, agree will make this team experience
different from past team experiences?
I believe asking questions that one may not be clear about
would help us grow. Many times, in the past I have been on
teams and it came to my attention a member felt like their
question was a dumb question but the truth is there is no such
thing as a dumb question. Let’s all communicate with each other
to reach our goal.
The Learning Team Charter is provided as a tool to encourage
effective team collaboration. Please refer back to the Learning
Team Charter as you complete each of the Learning Team
assignments for your class. June 2010
SOURCES ESSAY DELIVERABLES
SOURCES:
In 1500 words describe the primary source or series of primary
sources you
decided to work with as your case study and 8-10 secondary

3. sources you have
identified to support your investigation of this source.
note sources in proper bibliographic format (see below). for
each, write a brief
paragraph to include a summary of the source’s thesis or focus,
the aim/intention
of the work, what it “adds” to the subject, a standout
aspect/detail, any
shortcomings or limitations you see in the work, what it triggers
in terms of ideas
for next steps.
DIAGRAMS:
what are you seeing in particular sources? have you been able
to identify
patterns of connection between sources?
ABSTRACT:
200 word statement of the argument and aims that structure your
research.
KEY WORDS:
a lexicon of operative terms for your project accompanied by
succinct
explanations of why they are.
TIMELINE:
like “key words” above, an identification of the historical
structures (broad and
specific) that are the context of your topic.
IMAGES:
key images from your primary source research (pure form);
make sure to include
attribution information.

4. BIBLIOGRAPHY:
comprehensive bibliography of what you have looked at. format
to follow
“chigago manual of style.”
INTRODUCTION (GROUP):
group effort to describe the conceptual umbrella that might
connect the
individual research topics represented in the class
TAKING NOTES IN GENERAL
TAKING NOTES IS INTEGRAL TO PROCESS / SEARCH:
--information
--visual aid
--strategizing organization
--easing return
SKIMMING
first impressions (quick guide to structure)
ORGANIZATION
noting the order represented
CODING
for sorting a given book / source amongst everything else you
have consuslted
RECORDING
Noting what you need for faciliating what you need to return to
this place / view/
book / object

5. keep track of searches: where, how searched (keyword vs.
subject), words used,
netted what, forward
SYMBOLS
(Q (quote), S (summary), P (paraphrase), M (mine)
OVERVIEW
Provisional thinking about fit of this thing / source to the arc of
your research
and what it suggests about next steps
LEXICON
Keep a list of words (including “danger words”) that are core
terms for your topic
(and thinking on it)
GETTING STARTED, IF YOU HAVEN’T……
browse reserve sources
see “taking notes” above
scan their bibliographies / notes
move on to related sources that interest you / seem promising
repeat