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== Teamwork Deficiency Penalty ==
Every student on the team is expected to participate and contribute to the project over the course of the semester. If there is/are member(s) who are not contributing equally, they may be subject to a Teamwork Deficiency Penalty. Please see the [[EG_Grading_Policy#Teamwork-related_Penalties|Grading Policy]] for more details. The Teamwork Agreement and CATME peer evaluations will be used to assess a Teamwork Deficiency Penalty.


==Comprehensive Assessment of Team Member Effectiveness (CATME) SMARTER Teamwork==
==Teamwork Agreement==
Teams are more effective when each member knows what is expected of them and how members of the team will work together. For this reason, one of your team’s first steps in the action series is to take the time to establish a teamwork agreement. Your group’s teamwork agreement should be simple and no more than a page. It will be the first tool the team can use if the team is not functioning as expected. It will also be the first document to refer to if any team issue occurs. It should outline:


===What is CATME?===
*Details the responsibilities of each member of the project
The Comprehensive Assessment of Team Member Effectiveness (CATME) SMARTER Teamwork is a system of secure, web-based tools that enable instructors to implement best practices in managing student teams. SMARTER Teamwork: System for Management, Assessment, Research, Training, Education, and Remediation for Teamwork. Since its release to the academic world in 2005, the system has been used by over 1,470,772 students and 17000 instructors. These users are all around the world, coming from over 2,200 institutions in 85 countries. The tools and training are supported by the literature on teamwork and training, along with independent empirical research. They are described in detail under the following list:
*Focus on the process of working as a team, not the design of your products
*Describes steps to take in the case that issues arise during the team project
*Proves that all members understand team goals with each member’s signatures


'''Team-Maker''': Assigns students to teams using instructor-specified criteria selected from a list of questions or written by the instructor. <br />
==What is CATME?==
'''Peer Evaluation''': Collects and summarizes student self and peer evaluations. Provides feedback to students and data to the instructor. <br />
When working on your Semester-long Design Project (SLDP), peer evaluations and self-evaluations are critical in assessing how effectively you could contribute to the team. In our course, your recitation professor will use evaluations at each Milestone and following final submission using a software called the Comprehensive Assessment of Team Member Effectiveness (CATME).
'''Rater Practice''': Evaluates and provides feedback on students’ ability to rate accurately. <br />
CATME is a non-profit recharge center in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. The CATME system enhances team learning by teaching students how to contribute effectively to teamwork and creating accountability for team-member contributions. The system facilitates communication among teammates and between students and their instructor. This helps student teams have the best chance of being successful so that students and instructors have positive and meaningful team learning experiences.


===How to create an account?===
The CATME SMARTER Teamwork is a platform of secure, web-based tools that enable instructors to implement best practices in managing student teams. Ever since its first debut in 2005, the system has been used by more than one million students within 2, 200 institutions worldwide [1]. All the training tools are based on the past literature and research on teamwork and training.  
You do not need to create an account on your end. Your account will be created automatically as soon as your instructor begins using the CATME system for your class. You will receive an email message with instructions on how to set your initial password. If you did not receive this email, you can use the “Forgot your password?” link to set up a new password.


===How to use CATME for EG1004?===
The CATME system allows you to understand how to be a responsible individual, potential team issues, and how to contribute to teamwork effectively. The system has a comprehensive evaluation tool for you to receive peer as well as instructors’ feedback at each milestone. The evaluation tool is based on five teamwork dimensions (Figure 1).
When working as group in Semester-long Design Projects, instructors often use peer evaluations and self-evaluations to assess how effectively each team member contributes to the team. The Comprehensive Assessment of Team Member Effectiveness (CATME) was developed for this purpose. The peer evaluation instrument is a behaviorally anchored rating scale. Your course instructor use the CATME Five Teamwork Dimensions as well as other sets of questions to understand team dynamics and stay alert of any potential team issues.


=== Teamwork Agreement ===
[[Image:CATME_1.png|frame|center|Figure 1. CATME five team dimensions for peer evaluation [2]]]
Teams are more effective when each member knows what is expected of them and how members of
the team will work together. For this reason, one of your team’s first steps in the action series is to take the time to establish a teamwork agreement. Your group’s teamwork agreement should be simple and no more than a page. It will the first tool the team can use if the team is not functioning as expected. It will also be the first document to refer to if there is any team issues occurred.


It should outline:
There are two major steps of using CATME:


Details the responsibilities of each member of the project.
*Rater Practice: Help to train to provide accurate peer ratings and written comments. Please see sample practice.  
#Focuses on the process of working as a team, not the design of your products.
*Peer Evaluation: Provide you with detailed feedback on how to improve your performance in a team project.
#Describes steps to take in the case that issues arise during the team project.
#Proves that all members understand team goals with each member’s signatures.


=== Rater Practice (Milestone 1) ===
==How to Access CATME==
The CATME Rater Practice Program is a game-based rating simulation that provides students the opportunity to practice rating their peers. In this simulation, students are given hypothetical teammates with certain traits to them. These traits represent behaviors that regular teammates could possess. They are then tasked with rating these teammates according to the CATME Five Teamwork Dimensions. At the end of the simulation, students are given immediate feedback on their ratings and ways to improve their ratings.
Your account will be created automatically as soon as your recitation professor begins using the CATME system. An email message will be sent to you, which has step-by-step instructions on how to set your initial password. If you did not receive this email, please use the “Forgot your password?” link for the purpose of setting up a new password.


=== Peer Evaluations (Milestone 2+3) ===
==How to use CATME for EG1004?==
When using teams in education, instructors often use peer evaluations and self-evaluations to assess how effectively each team member contributes to the team. The Comprehensive Assessment of Team Member Effectiveness (CATME) was developed for this purpose. This web-based instrument collects data on team-member effectiveness in five areas that research has shown to be important.
Your recitation professor uses CATME to review the rating as well as individual comment. Your recitation professor also uses the five dimensions as well as other sets of questions to understand team dynamics, stay alert and respond to any potential team issue in a timely manner. Overall, there are three major steps for using CATME: Rater Practice, Peer Evaluation I, and Peer Evaluation II. Each of them is due at 11:59pm EST, one day before the milestone presentation.  


#Contributing to the Team’s Work
Every student on the team is expected to participate and contribute to the project over the course of the semester. If there is/are member(s) who are not pulling their weight, they may be subject to a Teamwork Deficiency Penalty.
#Interacting with Teammates
#Keeping the Team on Track
#Expecting Quality
#Having Relevant KSAs (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)


=== End-semester Peer Evaluations ===
If the recitation professor finds any potential team issues happening at Peer Evaluation I, he or she will contact relevant team members and consider applying a temporary individual teamwork deficiency penalty if it is necessary. If the recitation professor does not see any significant improvement and the same issues still happen after Peer Evaluation II, the individual team penalty will be permanent on your gradebook. Please see the Grading Policy for more details.
At the end of semester, information on peer evaluation will be used to evaluate each team member's performance. Individual penalty may be applied if there is no improvement been seen throughout the semester.  


=== Teamwork Deficiency Penalty ===
==Rater Practice (Milestone 1)==
Every student on the team is expected to participate and contribute to the project over the course of the semester. If there is/are member(s) who are not pulling their weight, they may be subject to a Teamwork Deficiency Penalty. Please see the [[EG_Grading_Policy#Teamwork-related_Penalties|Grading Policy]] for more details.
The CATME Rater Practice is a game-based rating simulation to let you familiarize with the CATME peer evaluation tool [1]. In this simulation, you are put in a virtual team of teammates with distinctive and representative traits from real-world scenarios. You are then asked to rate these teammates based on five dimensions. At the end of the Rater Practice, you are given immediate feedback and how to improve your ratings. You are also trained on how to write effective feedback during recitation.
 
[[Image:CATME 3.png|frame|center|Figure 2. CATME Rater Practice interface [3]]]
 
==Peer Evaluation I (Milestone 2)==
Your recitation professor uses peer evaluations and self-evaluations to assess how effectively each team member contributes to the team. The Comprehensive Assessment of Team Member Effectiveness (CATME) was developed for this purpose. The peer evaluations are submitted by you one day before the Milestone presentation. The score range for peer rating is between 1 and 5. In addition, you are expected to leave peer comments. After you submit the peer evaluation (peer-to-peer rating scores and written comments), your recitation professor will review them and notify you of any potential issue within a week of submission. Your peer-to-peer rating scores and written comments are also viewable to your team members.
*Contributing to the Team’s Work
*Interacting with Teammates
*Keeping the Team on Track
*Expecting Quality
*Having Relevant KSAs (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)
 
[[Image:CATME 2.jpg|frame|center|Figure 3. CATME peer evaluation interface [3]]]
 
==Peer Evaluation II (Milestone 3)==
You will receive the same set of questions as Peer Evaluation I. Your peer-to-peer rating scores and written comments are viewable to your team members. Your recitation professor will evaluate your team performance and decide Individual penalties should be applied if there is no improvement on team performance by Milestone 3.
==References==
[1] Purdue University, "About CATME" [Online], Available: https://info.catme.org/
 
[2] Purdue University, "Peer Evaluation: The Original Comprehensive Assessment" [Online], Available: https://info.catme.org/features/peer-evaluation/
 
[3] Purdue University, "Rater Practice: Providing Feedback for Evaluations" [Online], Available: https://info.catme.org/features/rater-practice/

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Teamwork Deficiency Penalty

Every student on the team is expected to participate and contribute to the project over the course of the semester. If there is/are member(s) who are not contributing equally, they may be subject to a Teamwork Deficiency Penalty. Please see the Grading Policy for more details. The Teamwork Agreement and CATME peer evaluations will be used to assess a Teamwork Deficiency Penalty.

Teamwork Agreement

Teams are more effective when each member knows what is expected of them and how members of the team will work together. For this reason, one of your team’s first steps in the action series is to take the time to establish a teamwork agreement. Your group’s teamwork agreement should be simple and no more than a page. It will be the first tool the team can use if the team is not functioning as expected. It will also be the first document to refer to if any team issue occurs. It should outline:

  • Details the responsibilities of each member of the project
  • Focus on the process of working as a team, not the design of your products
  • Describes steps to take in the case that issues arise during the team project
  • Proves that all members understand team goals with each member’s signatures

What is CATME?

When working on your Semester-long Design Project (SLDP), peer evaluations and self-evaluations are critical in assessing how effectively you could contribute to the team. In our course, your recitation professor will use evaluations at each Milestone and following final submission using a software called the Comprehensive Assessment of Team Member Effectiveness (CATME).

The CATME SMARTER Teamwork is a platform of secure, web-based tools that enable instructors to implement best practices in managing student teams. Ever since its first debut in 2005, the system has been used by more than one million students within 2, 200 institutions worldwide [1]. All the training tools are based on the past literature and research on teamwork and training.

The CATME system allows you to understand how to be a responsible individual, potential team issues, and how to contribute to teamwork effectively. The system has a comprehensive evaluation tool for you to receive peer as well as instructors’ feedback at each milestone. The evaluation tool is based on five teamwork dimensions (Figure 1).

Figure 1. CATME five team dimensions for peer evaluation [2]

There are two major steps of using CATME:

  • Rater Practice: Help to train to provide accurate peer ratings and written comments. Please see sample practice.
  • Peer Evaluation: Provide you with detailed feedback on how to improve your performance in a team project.

How to Access CATME

Your account will be created automatically as soon as your recitation professor begins using the CATME system. An email message will be sent to you, which has step-by-step instructions on how to set your initial password. If you did not receive this email, please use the “Forgot your password?” link for the purpose of setting up a new password.

How to use CATME for EG1004?

Your recitation professor uses CATME to review the rating as well as individual comment. Your recitation professor also uses the five dimensions as well as other sets of questions to understand team dynamics, stay alert and respond to any potential team issue in a timely manner. Overall, there are three major steps for using CATME: Rater Practice, Peer Evaluation I, and Peer Evaluation II. Each of them is due at 11:59pm EST, one day before the milestone presentation.

Every student on the team is expected to participate and contribute to the project over the course of the semester. If there is/are member(s) who are not pulling their weight, they may be subject to a Teamwork Deficiency Penalty.

If the recitation professor finds any potential team issues happening at Peer Evaluation I, he or she will contact relevant team members and consider applying a temporary individual teamwork deficiency penalty if it is necessary. If the recitation professor does not see any significant improvement and the same issues still happen after Peer Evaluation II, the individual team penalty will be permanent on your gradebook. Please see the Grading Policy for more details.

Rater Practice (Milestone 1)

The CATME Rater Practice is a game-based rating simulation to let you familiarize with the CATME peer evaluation tool [1]. In this simulation, you are put in a virtual team of teammates with distinctive and representative traits from real-world scenarios. You are then asked to rate these teammates based on five dimensions. At the end of the Rater Practice, you are given immediate feedback and how to improve your ratings. You are also trained on how to write effective feedback during recitation.

Figure 2. CATME Rater Practice interface [3]

Peer Evaluation I (Milestone 2)

Your recitation professor uses peer evaluations and self-evaluations to assess how effectively each team member contributes to the team. The Comprehensive Assessment of Team Member Effectiveness (CATME) was developed for this purpose. The peer evaluations are submitted by you one day before the Milestone presentation. The score range for peer rating is between 1 and 5. In addition, you are expected to leave peer comments. After you submit the peer evaluation (peer-to-peer rating scores and written comments), your recitation professor will review them and notify you of any potential issue within a week of submission. Your peer-to-peer rating scores and written comments are also viewable to your team members.

  • Contributing to the Team’s Work
  • Interacting with Teammates
  • Keeping the Team on Track
  • Expecting Quality
  • Having Relevant KSAs (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)
Figure 3. CATME peer evaluation interface [3]

Peer Evaluation II (Milestone 3)

You will receive the same set of questions as Peer Evaluation I. Your peer-to-peer rating scores and written comments are viewable to your team members. Your recitation professor will evaluate your team performance and decide Individual penalties should be applied if there is no improvement on team performance by Milestone 3.

References

[1] Purdue University, "About CATME" [Online], Available: https://info.catme.org/

[2] Purdue University, "Peer Evaluation: The Original Comprehensive Assessment" [Online], Available: https://info.catme.org/features/peer-evaluation/

[3] Purdue University, "Rater Practice: Providing Feedback for Evaluations" [Online], Available: https://info.catme.org/features/rater-practice/