Ever since the beginning of my term, a few graduate students kept on telling me that they were annoyed by the teamwork as some members were not doing their job. I have discussed this with the RRU administration previously both in writing (Nov 28, 2022) and in our conversation (Jan 4, 2023). Today, I am glad to see that RRU Student Services is launching a research project to investigate the team experiences of RRU students and the result will be used for developing tools to “support accountability for student teams”. Below is a copy of the email,
Hello, RRU Students!
I am sending this message on behalf of the Team Coaching unit of Student Services to invite you to participate in their research project: Accountability Within RRU Student Teams. The goal of this research is to better understand your experience of student teamwork related to within-team accountability – so that tools, processes, and general approaches that support accountability for student teams at RRU can be improved or developed.
There are two ways to participate if you choose, and you can help by doing either or both.
A survey – The survey should take you about 10 minutes to complete, and your answers are completely anonymous. The survey will be open until April 30. LINK TO SURVEY. (Michael’s Note: the LINK to SURVEY is individual-based. Please refer to your email for your link.)
An interview – One-on-one interviews will be conducted by Tabea Berg, tabea.berg@royalroads.ca. Interviews will take about 45 minutes. You will be asked to share your perspectives, experiences, and opinions on within-team accountability, but to not identify any individuals. There are no right or wrong answers, and you can decline to answer any questions you don’t want to. Interview participants will be entered into a draw to win one of three $50 Save-On Foods gift cards. If you are willing to participate in an interview, please email Tabea directly by April 30.
For more information about either participation method, please see the attachments. You can also contact Tabea if you have any questions.
Thank you for considering participating. Your perspective matters, and your contributions are appreciated.
Sincerely,
Kyla McLeod, Ed. D., Director, Student Services