Group Contract – Hamburger Mini PBL

Members: Cassie Beck, Rachel Goldstein, Aaron Lesserson, Aaron Zupfer

Task List and Assignments:

-Provide a list of all the items required to make enough burgers based on the amount of students and money

-Determine a solution to make enough burgers that satisfies the budget and the students

-Google Doc Spreadsheet of a grocery list

-Google Doc Document that includes all calculations in dimensional analysis form

-A Google Doc presentation that consists of 5-10 slides that define the problem and explain how the group solved it

Group Constitution

Forward: This contract is a binding document and governs the group until the assigned

project deadline. If the group separates, or a member is fired, the basic contract laws

remain intact for both parties. However, being fired may cause work responsibilities to

shift.

Article I: Absence Policy

If a group member is absent, they should email the group leader. The group leader should tell them what happened in class that day and let them know what work they should do.

Article II: Work Policy

a. Each group member will work to the best of their ability, completing work that is

up to standards with punctuality.

b. If a group member commits plagiarism, they are solely responsible and incur the

punishment on their own.

c. To reduce the amount of time the group may need to work outside of class on

this project, each group member commits to complete focus on this problem while in

class.

Article III: Leadership

a.At the beginning of the project, a leader will be voted upon democratically. If a

group member is absent at the time of voting, they waive their right to participate in

voting. The person who wins the most votes becomes the leader. If there is an unclear

outcome (same number of votes for different people), the group will have no leader until

one can be chosen by a revote.

b.By being elected leader, the person must perform the following duties:

1. Organize group meetings.

2. Create and enforce a group agenda to govern group progress. This must be

updated daily showing what each student is working on and shared with the group

and Mr. Erickson or Mr. Scillia.

3. Organize any out of school project efforts.

4. Provide communication between group members in order to help individuals work

towards the project goal.

If they fail to perform these duties, or another person is also carrying them out, a revote

may be taken to determine whether to obtain a new leader.

c.If a leader fulfills his or her duties, they will receive five extra credit leadership

points at the end of the project. The current group leader will receive these points,

regardless of how long they lead the group. If no leader has been assigned, a majority

vote will decide who receives the leadership points.

Article IV: Work Ethics

a.If a group member does not complete work they were assigned, they will have two warnings and then they will be removed from the group.

b. At the end of the project, ‘hard workers’ can be designated by means of a

democratic vote. Points (up to two points per group member) can be given from one

group member to another. At least three group members must agree. The group’s

decision must be recorded.

Article V: Member Dismissal

Explain what the grounds for dismissal will be. How many times will a group member be

warned (at least twice) and how many times will the group meet with Mr. Erickson or Mr. Scillia aboutthe member before dismissal (at least twice)?

A group member will be warned twice and the group will meet with Mr. Ericson twice before dismissal

Article VI: Signature

By signing this contract the following group members abide to the articles above. If any

member fails to abide by the articles of this contract, they may be fired from the group,

as outlined in Article V above.

Signatures: Cassandra Beck, Rachel Goldstein, Aaron Zupfer, Aaron Lesserson