Team Simulation Quarter 1 | Unit 2 Assignment
There are three assignments due this unit, one of which is ongoing.
Ongoing Assignment: Team Simulation Quarter 1 (Review the Simulation details, teamwork details and peer evaluation instructions.)
Starting in this unit you will participate in a business simulation
exercise as part of a team process. Your instructor has set up teams and
logon information to the simulation. If you have not logged into the Team Area
below Unit 6 and into the simulation, please do so ASAP. The purpose
of the Marketplace Business Fundamentals Simulation is to explore your skills
(and those of your teammates) in managing the various aspects (functional
areas) of the business system, a key component of business acumen. The
simulation is a low-risk opportunity to test your problem-solving,
decision-making, leadership, and business acumen skills. The greater effort you
make to grapple with your business system, the better your learning regarding
what it will take to move you toward mastery of your professional objective.
This simulation will also be the organization you will use to develop the Final
Team Presentation. Quarter 1 of the simulation is due this unit.
Marketplace Simulation
Unit 2: Complete Quarter 1
Unit 3: Complete Quarter 2
Unit 4: Complete Quarter 3
Unit 5: Complete Quarter 4
Use your Team Area (below Unit 6 on the left hand navigation) to
collaborate on ideas for your Marketplace Simulation.
You will need to access the Assignment grading rubric located in the
Course Resources area for additional details and grading criteria on each
Unit’s assignment.
Assignment 1: Team Introduction Paper
You will be working with your team this week on the 1st
quarter of simulation game play. Creating a good foundation for the team’s
progress, this Team Introduction Paper will include information on how the team
has prepared to conduct its work, both from a team organization and personal
contribution perspective. For this paper, you will be completing the Team Charter worksheet and
include the information as applicable throughout the relevant sections of this
paper.
In your Team Introduction Paper, you will need to complete the Traitify
evaluation from the Career Center. This will aid in your personal contribution
perspective.
You will need to view this video to learn about the
Traitify Evaluation.
Use your private Team Area (below Unit 6 in
the left-hand navigation) to learn about each team member and write a
paper introducing your team. View the grading rubric for full instructions.
Submission Instructions: One team member will be
submitting this Team Introduction Paper to the Unit 2 Assignment 1 Dropbox by
Tuesday night before end of the unit.
Assignment 2: Peer and Self-Evaluations
Peer and self-evaluations are completed in Units 2,4, and 6. You will
receive points for each completed evaluation. To receive full points, you must
give feedback to peers and evaluate your own performance on all team
activities, including work completed in the simulation. Comments will be
required to support your ratings.
NOTE: SUBSTANDARD EFFORTS IN THE TEAM PARTICIPATION PERFORMANCE CAN ALSO
IMPACT YOUR GRADE ON THE ASSIGNMENT
Process
The confidential evaluation process rarely takes more than 10 minutes to
complete
- Your
instructor will set up the evaluation to launch in Units 2, 4, and 6.
- You
will receive an email from the instructor through the Marketplace email
system to inform you the evaluation is live.
- Logging
into Marketplace will take you to the evaluation page, where you must
complete the evaluation by THE END OF THE UNIT TUESDAY NIGHT AT 11:45 EST.
- The
welcome screen will take you through each step of the process, which
includes confidentially evaluating all team members and yourself.
- If
you make an error in your evaluation scores and wish to revise them, send
an email to your instructor prior to the Tuesday night deadline to have
your evaluation reset.
- Evaluation
data will be released after the deadline for completion on Tuesday night.
• NOTE: You cannot see your
scores until you have completed all of your peer evaluations
The evaluation survey will ask you questions in these areas and will be used to
help evaluate team performance in the simulation
- Part
I - How does this person (or yourself) work on the team?
- Part
II- How does this person (or yourself) work with you (others)?
- Part
III- How helpful has this person (or yourself) been to the team?
- Comments
Section Please offer comments about your teammate’s (or your own)
performance, including strengths as a team member and areas for
improvement.
NOTE: As part of the comments area information, please include specific
information on overall team member and personal participation for all
team-based activities.
Reference
Musselwhite, C. (2007, January 1). Building and leading high performance teams. http://www.inc.com/resources/leadership/articles/20070101/musselwhite.html